Panasonic helps create Kabuki show for Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas

It is one of the largest aquatic productions in the world., made on the Bellagio fountains, in which they have been used 16 PT-DZ21K2 Evo projectors, installed on scaffolding temporarily mounted over the water. This is the first in a series of shows that have been launched to celebrate Japanese art and culture, in which Kabuki theater is made known.

Kabuki is a form of classical Japanese theater, known for the stylization of his dramatic art. Panasonic has helped create one of the world's largest water screen projections with a series of Kabuki shows at the Bellagio Hotel, propiedad de MGM Resorts International.

The work on the Bellagio fountains, producida por Shochiku, has been baptized as 'Panasonic presents the Kabuki show at the Bellagio fountains: Koi-Tsukami’ (Fight with a carp). It is the first in a series of shows to celebrate Japanese art and culture, in which Kabuki theater is made known globally.

On a stage that floated above the famous artificial lake of the Bellagio Hotel, the main actors Ichikawa Somegoro and Nakamura Yonekichi offered a taste of the new Kabuki, which combines the traditional Japanese theatrical title of Kabuki art “Fight with a carp” with modern digital art.
The attraction includes a total of 1.214 fountains that expel jets of water 140 meters in the air.

Panasonic projectors showed images of 18 meters high and 300 meters wide.
“This work of digital art, combined with an unconventional environment, the surface of an artificial lake, demonstrates how audiovisual projections can expand the frontiers of entertainment”, notes Joseph M.. Taylor, President and CEO of Panasonic Corporation in North America.

In the event they use 16 Panasonic PT-DZ21K2 Evo projectors, installed on scaffolding temporarily mounted over the water. This equipment offers easy maintenance and reliable operation, con 20.000 lumens of brightness and a set of advanced creative features. Besides, The projector comes in a very compact housing.

“As a rule, Transporting items to the platform is quite a feat. Cranes and other instruments are needed but these projectors can be easily carried by hand. Another fundamental characteristic is its energy efficiency. We install small generators next to the projectors. The ability to operate on the power of small generators is another essential advantage of these projectors.”, apunta Morio Matsumoto, Chief Product Manager for Panasonic System Communications Company in North America.

PT-DZ21K2 Evo series has been used in the rental and stage industry. Recently, at the 'Circle of Light' festival in Moscow, where were they used 142 projectors to break a new Guinness record with the largest image projected to date.

Junto a Panasonic y Shochiku, a key collaborator was TeamLab, who is known for his digital art. In grand Las Vegas style, The event offered the Casino City audience access to a traditional Japanese art with a rich history spanning more than 400 years. The same team met in April 2016 y, with the help of 13 PT-DZ21K2 projectors, digitally represented the story of an aquatic samurai battle with the help of fountains as a gigantic screen of 300 metros.

“Working with partners such as Shochiku and TeamLab on this project allows Panasonic to demonstrate new types of high-impact visual solutions for our enterprise customers., that will continue to attract their audiences. And it allows us to highlight the key features of our compact projectors, light and high performance”, explain Joseph M. Taylor.

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