The Dragon Quest Live Spectacle Tour

Nippon Television Network Corporation (Nippon TV)
Touring Show, Japan , Summer 2016

In honor of the thirtieth anniversary of the popular Japanese role-playing videogame, Dragon Quest, Nippon Television Network Corporation (Nippon TV) engaged BARTKRESA studio to illuminate the world of the game in the Dragon Quest Live Spectacle Tour.

During the summer of 2016, the arena show visited several cities throughout Japan. The set design, by Stufish Entertainment Architects, utilized fifty-two individually controlled roll-drop scrims as projection surfaces. BARTKRESA studio mapped all of the screens with animated 3D projections, creating content for the entirety of the two hour-long show. The producers challenged BARTKRESA studio to create an aesthetic that represented the evolution of the game, from 8-bit to the present. The overall effect gave a dynamic digital landscape that completed the illusion that the audience had transcended the television screen to enter the world of Dragon Quest. Acclaimed director Kahori Kanaya directed this show.

  • Director - Kahori Kanaya
  • Set Design - Stufish Entertainment Architects
  • Lighting Design - Tadashi Matsumura
  • Projection Design - BARTKRESA studio
  • Dragon Quest Live
  • Dragon Quest Live
  • Dragon Quest Live
  • Dragon Quest Live