Walkthrough Enchanted Forest of Light, Descanso Gardens, La Canada Flintridge, CA - January 2023

A walkthrough of the Enchanted Forest at Descanso Gardens, La Canada Flintridge, CA, January 2023--the 2022 Winter Season light installation.
About Enchanted Forest of Light
(by Lightswitch)
After visiting our award-winning holiday show Illumination: Tree Lights at The Morton Arboretum, Descanso Gardens asked Lightswitch to create an entirely new seasonal experience for their space. Designed to run annually, the show's goal is to attract new members and give existing members a fresh way to experience the gardens.
Lightswitch creates and produces the entire Enchanted Forest of Light experience, designing lighting, media, and interactives, as well as overseeing music selection, sound design, and technical and logistical production. We originally worked closely with Descanso for more than a year to develop an experience concept tailored to the gardens’ unique geography and collection of flora, resulting in expressive, artistic, and abstract visual experiences that transport guests to a magical realm that is both natural and otherworldly.
The show’s various environments are designed to become progressively more interactive as guests move through the experience. Over the years, we have also collaborated with outside artists, including Hybycozo, Tom Fruin, and Jen Lewin, curating varied artistic perspectives into the overall experience. Additionally, In 2023, Enchanted expanded into a new area as a result of anticipated refurbishment elsewhere in the gardens. We used this as an opportunity to relocate some audience-favorite experiences and create fresh ones in this new area.
The design of “Enchanted” intentionally does not conform to the constraints of a traditional holiday show. Our goal was to create an experience with broad appeal across Southern California’s diverse population. Instead of highlighting any holiday - and risking excluding audience members - we’ve made sure that “Enchanted” is an experience anyone can enjoy during the winter season, using light and sound to curate a warm, festive, and inviting atmosphere.
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00:54 FLOWER POWER
3:35 RAINBOW SYCAMORES
5:00 LIGHTWAVE LAKE PART 1 THE MOON
6:00 STARLIGHT GARDEN
6:50 STAINED GLASS HOUSE
Created by artist Tom Fruin
7:51 LIGHTWAVE LAKE PART 2 THE LAKE
11:33 SYMPHONY OAKS
13:23 FANTASY FOREST
16:43 LUMINOUS LAWN
19:40 ANCIENT FOREST
22:18 PIXEL GROVE
23:00 GARDEN OF GOOD FORTUNE

[@kickboxer8173]

wow. incredible shots. we went after seeing this video. it sure is worth it.

[@RoyalePamorama]

Thank you so much! We’re glad you were inspired to go!