The RCA Fulldome Research Group investigates the creative, artistic and communicative possibilities of immersive fulldome projection spaces through practice-based research. FDRG is part of Information Experience Design in the School of Communication at the Royal College of Art, London and works in collaboration with the Peter Harrison Planetarium at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, London.


Circus of Anxiety (Fulldome)

The title derives from the historical practice in which male doctors forced female patients displaying symptoms of hysteria to perform for an audience. The immersive space of the full dome has been used in an experimental way, aiming to communicate the intense feeling of this experience.



Circus of Anxiety from RCA Fulldome Research Group on Vimeo.


Edited & Directed By Emily Briselden-Waters

Composer: Lisa J Burgess

Sound mix: Mike Wyled

Circus of Anxiety (FullDome) Was recently awarded the Student JANUS Award at the Jena FullDome Festival 2017