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You’re Invited: Panasonic’s ‘Kabuki Spectacle’ at No Cost in Las Vegas, Nevada August 14 – 16, 2015: Panasonic PT-DZ21K Projectors Display a Multidimensional, Water Screen Show “Koi-Tsukami”

The following video presents KABUKI Spectacle at FOUNTAINS OF BELLAGIO ”Fight with a Carp”:

Panasonic

presents

KABUKI Spectacle

at FOUNTAINS OF BELLAGIO

Koi-Tsukami
“Fight with a Carp”

Produced by Shochiku

FREE ADMISSION

August 14 – 16, 2015

Event Times:
08.14 | 9:15 p.m.
08.15 | 9:15 p.m. & 11:30 p.m.
08.16 | 9:15 p.m. & 11:30 p.m.

*subject to change

Bellagio Hotel Fountains
3600 Las Vegas Blvd. South.
Las Vegas, Nevada 89109 USA

Panasonic will present with Shochiku, renowned global Kabuki producer, with support from MGM Resorts International, Kabuki Spectacle, an elaborate, high-tech outdoor performance unlike anything Las Vegas or the U.S. has ever seen.

Panasonic PT-DZ21KU projector

Panasonic PT-DZ21KU projector

The multidimensional display will be composed using 15 Panasonic PT-DZ21K projectors.

  • Panasonic PT-DZ21K is a powerful, compact 20,000 lumen projector with a 10,000:1 contrast ratio and WUXGA resolution.

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Enjoy!

NEWS RELEASE

Panasonic Brings to Life a State-of-the-Art Kabuki Spectacular

08/13/2015

Panasonic will present with Shochiku, renowned global Kabuki producer, with support from MGM Resorts International, an elaborate, high-tech outdoor performance unlike anything Las Vegas or the U.S. has ever seen. The show will feature a Kabuki-style theatrical event with larger-than-life animation and water choreography in the Kabuki masterpiece entitled “Koi-Tsukami,” or “Fight with a Carp,” as a large fish and turbulent sea are projected onto the Bellagio Hotel Fountains in a battle scene.

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The scenery will be set through artistic mastery via water screen projection, a high-tech visual technique in which an illusion is created from light beaming through an imperfect wall of water making it suddenly appear multidimensional. The display will be composed using 15 Panasonic PT-DZ21K projectors. This same model was selected to light up the London Olympic Games Opening Ceremony in 2012 and is a powerful, compact 20,000 lumen projector with a 10,000:1 contrast ratio and WUXGA resolution.

The event, to run on August 14, 15 and 16, aims to raise global awareness of Kabuki, which is classical Japanese dance-drama. It also looks to blend a traditional art form with new high-tech elements such as water screen projection, designed by Tokyo artist collective teamLab. The event will be performed by famous Kabuki performers Somegoro Ichikawa and Yonekichi Nakamura. This is a prelude to the 2016 Kabuki Festival which will be held in Las Vegas.


You can order/buy the Panasonic PT-DZ21K projector from B&H:


The following video presents Panasonic’s projectors shone bright at London Olympic Games Opening Ceremony – Short Version:

Super bright, 20,000-lumen DLP(TM) projectors, “DZ21K” played an important role at the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games. Please take a look at the short version of the 3-part documentary, which captures the story of their development and the exciting performance at the Opening Ceremony.

*Bouncing back from the frustrations experienced at Beijing 2008, the team at Panasonic developed the super bright, 20,000-lumen projectors. This documentary covers its story, from development all the way through to the installation and the performance at the Opening Ceremony, and the passion of the staff involved in this project.

This is the compilation of a 3 parts series. For full versions, see links below.

Part 1: http://youtu.be/nIutW3lqlQU
Part 2: http://youtu.be/oPYT_R5uqEA
Part 3: http://youtu.be/YiTD-h-y9z4