Filling Empty

Members of the 中国残疾人艺术团简 (China Disabled Peoples Performing Art Troupe) perform “My Dream” at Jorge Eliécer Gaitán Municipal Theatre in Bogotá, Colombia. The company, composed of artists with hearing, mental, motor, visual or speech disabilities, was founded in 1987 and is currently both an honorary and goodwill ambassador of UNESCO for its example of inclusion. Photo: John Vizcaíno/AFP/Getty Images.

Filhos do silêncio (Children of a Lesser God)

Fireworks explode during the opening ceremony of the fifteenth Summer Paralympic Games at Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Photo: Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images.

The First and the Last

Dancers perform during the opening ceremony of the fifteenth Summer Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Photo: Matthew Stockman/Getty Images.

Afghanistan’s team was the first to enter the stadium. Photo: Sergio Moraes/Reuters.

China sent the largest team, 307 athletes. Photo: Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters.

The Importance of Not Being Arcovazzi

Dancers perform during the opening ceremony of the fifteenth Summer Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Photo: Atsushi Tomura/Getty Images.

A beach scene was created using special effects as dancers enacted a day at the seaside during the opening ceremony. Photo: Szilard Koszticsak/EPA.