Astra Lumina

β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…

The show/exhibit is back this winter, which reminds me I meant to write a review after I went last year!

A path though bare, leafless trees at night. One of the tress is lit up bright blue. Others are silhouettes. The path is lit with low, squarish pillar-like lamps, each casting several rays of cheery yellow light on the ground, cuving off into the distance. The South Coast Botanic Garden is already one of my favorite places to go walking in the South Bay/Palos Verdes Peninsula area. For Astra Lumina, they map out a nighttime path through the gardens with a series of different types of light shows that you walk through. Each is set to music and runs in a short loop, and you can stay as long as you like before moving onto the next. There’s a loose story about stars coming down to meet us.

It’s a cool, immersive experience, and I’d definitely recommend seeing it!

Apparently the studio that runs it, Moment Factory, runs the same event in several other US cities as well.

More info at Astra Lumina.