Kabuki Show at Bellagio Fountains Reels In the Crowds with Large Format Projection

LAS VEGAS — Especially for those who arrived early enough for a good vantage point, a series of Japanese Kabuki performances, staged Aug. 14, 15 and 15 at the Bellagio Hotel’s fountains, backed live action scenes with the spectacle of large-format video projections sweeping across the breadth of the curtain of mist formed by the fountains themselves. Panasonic projectors were used for the unique spectacle.

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On August 14th in the Bellagio Hotel/MGM, Las Vegas, Panasonic debuted & presented the Japanese Kabuki masterpiece “Koi-Tsukami,” or “Fight with a Carp,” with live performances along the Bellagio Fountains, from renowned Japanese Kabuki actors Ichikawa Somegoro and Nakamura Yonekichi.

The death-defying Kabuki Spectacle brought a contemporary element that included a background water screen projection along the Fountains of Bellagio which were transformed into Japan’s Lake Biwa, the attraction features a total of 1,214 fountains that can soar to 460 feet and span more than 1,000 feet and interactive onstage backdrops via projectors.

All technology utilized 15 of Panasonic’s PT-DZ21K which showcased the 165 foot stage and a panoramic water screen projection  of 60 feet in height and 984 feet in length.