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Photos 49. Inside the Japan Pavilion's
'Communication Plaza'
Photos courtesy of Russell Stokes, Format Photographics
The Communication Plaza was located in
the centre of the Pavilion, and consisted of a large
carpeted plaza, and podium space for numerous live
cultural events, including a 13-minute
'to music' documentary on Japan. The
three central screens were the debut of High Definition TV to
Australia, and they were surrounded by 18 slide
projection screens - an impressive composite, used
to great effect. The Plaza was also home to other
activities, an immensely popular High
Definition TV computer car racing game, where two
1988-technology computer game consoles and two
volunteers from the Plaza took centre stage, as well
as the perennially energetic dance and song troupe
'Dancing Beat Japan', who rendered traditional and
contemporary Australian and Japanese songs into a
20-minute variety performance. These photographs are
indicative of audiences in the early day or very late
evening at the Expo - often the Plaza was
fully-seated, with some standing room only at the back
of the Plaza. A VIP viewing room for special guests to
the Pavilion was located at the Plaza's upper back
split-level.
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