Discovery’s HD Theater Premieres Lightscapes

SILVER SPRING: Discovery’s HD Theater is to debut the new series Lightscapes on June 21.

Lightscapes features the work of Japanese media artist Akira Hasegawa. He uses his unique Digital-Kakejiku (D-K) art form that projects large-scale, abstract-painting-like images onto famous architectural structures and natural landscapes. The premiere episode looks in an entirely new light the 2,000-year-old Grand Ise Shrine, one of Japan’s most sacred Shinto sites.

“The premiere of Lightscapes, showing American audiences the sacred beauty of Ise Shrine, feels to me like opening the doors of a closed country to the world, once again,” said Hasegawa.

“This Lightscapes episode not only brings a sacred Japanese landmark and renowned Japanese artist to American audiences,” commented executive producer and co-creator Christopher Frey. “It also crosses media and technology to create an entirely new television experience.”

“Lightscapes is a program that exemplifies the mission of HD Theater to provide visually compelling images to our viewers in the highest quality 1080i high-definition technology available,” added Robert S. Scanlon, the VP of production and development for HD Theater & Turbo Media at Discovery Communications.