Esplanade's Hatch Shell transformed into winter experience Share Updated: 6:18 PM EST Jan 21, 2021 Share Updated: 6:18 PM EST Jan 21, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript ESPLANADE. BEN: DOUG MEEHAN HAS MORE ON THE SIGHTS AND SOUNDS THAT COULD HELP WITH THE WINTER BLAHS. ♪ DOUG IT’S BEING DESCRIBED AS A MULTISENSORY WINTER ILLUMINATION EXPERIENCE. >> YOU’RE GOING TO SEE BEAUTIFUL MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS FLYING THROUGH, MOVING AS KALEIDOSCOPE PIECES. DOUG: MARIA FINKELMEIER IS AN ARTIST WHO HELPED ORGANIZE THE HATCH SHELL EXTRAVAGANZA. HER LASER LIGHT MUSIC PERFORMANCE CELEBRATING THE ESPLANADE ASSOCIATIONS 20TH ANNIVERSARY. >> THEY SAID WE WANT TO CREATE , SOME JOY. WE WANT TO CELEBRATE THE SPACE AND WE WANT TO CELEBRATE 202 >> IT STARTED WITH JUST WANTING TO BRING LIGHT TO THE HATCH SHELL IN WINTER. DOUG: MICHAEL NICHOLS IS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE ESPLANADE ASSOCIATION >> IT HAS BEEN QUIET, LITERALLY DARK OVER THE LAST YEAR BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC. NO BOSTON POPS CONCERTS, NO LANDMARK ORCHESTRAS, NONE OF OUR GROUND BEAT MUSIC CONCERTS A SO WE WANTED TO BRING LIGHT BACK TO THE SHELL. >> THERE WILL BE SOME BEAUTIFUL MOMENTS. DOUG: TITLED, "HATCHED, BREAKING THROUGH THE SILENCE," THE 4-WEEK, FAMILY FRIENDLY AND PHYSICALLY DISTANT CELEBRATION HOPES TO OFFER SPECTATORS A PUBLIC SPACE FOR JOY AND OPTIMISM FOR 202 >> IT’S A 15-MINUTE VIDEO PROJECTION PIECE THAT SYNCHRONIZES WITH A SOUND SCORE THAT YOU CAN ACCESS ON YOUR PERSONAL DEVICE. THEN YOU’LL EXPERIENCE THIS REALLY COLORFUL, JOYFUL VIBRANT -- JOYFUL, VIBRANT VIRTUAL EXPERIENCE THAT’S SPECIFICAL MAPPED, MEANING THAT EVERY SHAPE IS VERY SPECIFICALLY PUT IN TH PUZZLE THAT IS THE HATCH SHELL ARCH. DOUG IT WILL BE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC WITH SHOWINGS BEGINNING AT 5:00 P.M. AND THEY WILL RESTART EVERY 20 MINUTES UNTIL 9:00 P.M.