Working on immersive visuals with Slowly Rolling Camera has been a special one for us. It’s always a great moment when everything clicks inside the dome.
This project brings together cinematic sound and fulldome, with Don McCaslin joining the performance at CULTVR on the 23rd of May.
A night not to miss... and tickets are running low, so you heard it here first :) @cultvrlab@slowlyrollingcamera@donnymccaslinmusic
Climate Stories in the dome.
A beautiful all ages screening of two award winning immersive films from @4piproductions exploring our changing planet through dance, music, ocean travel, and visual storytelling.
The Rift, 8 mins
Set across the rich landscapes of Zimbabwe, this striking dance film explores the connection between people and the natural world, using movement to reflect resilience, environmental change, and our bond with nature.
The Voyage of Arka Kinari, 39 mins
A cinematic journey aboard Arka Kinari, a 70 ton sailing vessel transformed into a floating cultural platform. Follow artists Filastine & Nova as they travel across oceans, using music and art to connect communities and raise awareness of the climate crisis.
Saturday 13 June
4:30pm to 5:15pm
All ages, family friendly
Tickets from ÂŁ9.50
A hopeful, creative way to experience climate storytelling
The Rift, produced by 4Pi Productions, is officially screening at Dome Fest West — showing at the Fiske Planetarium. 🌌✨
Congratulations Janire Najera and Matt Wright!
The Rift is a pulsating fusion of contemporary dance, cinematic imagery and immersive sound, with water as its unifying element. Set across Zimbabwe’s diverse landscapes, the film brings together multiple dancers in a shared choreography where the boundaries between natural and built environments dissolve, forming a poetic symphony of movement, texture and rhythm.
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Se presenta THE RIFT por @4piproductions en el gran domo de @fiskeplanet para @domefestwest
#domefestwest
The Rift had simultaneous weekend premieres in Canada and France, screening at SAT Fest and the Sous DĂ´me festival.
The film is the result of a Zimbabwe–UK collaboration developed through the XR Labs initiative, in partnership with Matamba Film Labs and AfriKera Arts Trust.
@sat_montreal@matamba_film_labs@afrikeraartstrust
Our latest fulldome film, The Rift, has won the Grand Prize in the Dome Competition at the NewImages Festival in Paris, one of the leading international festivals dedicated to immersive and XR storytelling.
This recognition marks a major milestone in the film’s international journey following its world premiere at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) in November 2025.
The Rift is the result of a UK–Zimbabwe collaboration developed through XR Labs, bringing together our immersive arts studio 4Pi Productions (Wales) and Matamba Film Labs and AfriKera Arts Trust in Harare (Zimbabwe) with support from the British Council.
Directed by @janire_najera and Matt Wright
Choreography by Soukaina M-L Edom & @vpeturo
Original music by @mary_ani_bal
Remix by @mauri_noshape
Dancers @delvinpikx , @Its_still_sash , @alvinngonie , @matakedazel
Wales Producer @laurenj.summ ,Janire Najera - 4Pi Productions
Zimbabwe Producer @siza_mukwedini , Kudakwashe Makuzwa - @matamba_film_labs
Dance Company @afrikeraartstrust
Filmed by @relics360@rhysjondavies , Janire Najera
Edited by Mauri Martin, Janire Najera
Colourists Rhys Davies, Mauri Martin
Poem by Xapa Roxy Matazhia
Voice by Siza Mukwedini
Studio Support and Compositing Rhys Davies, @jamiewilson.art
VFX (Credits) Mauri Martin
Wardrobe Assistant Adbel Kudzai Nyanzira
Costumes Afrikera Arts Trust
Project supported by @britishcouncil@britishcouncilwales
We’re delighted to have been involved in the Bradford Digital Creatives project last year. As part of the programme, we installed our 3 metre dome at the National Science and Media Museum, where the gallery welcomed more than 35,000 visitors between June and September!
It was fantastic to contribute to the project throughout the year, delivering a workshop on fulldome media production and supporting young people as they explored creative technology. The overall project reached over 3,000 students across tens of schools, who explored artforms such as audio storytelling, 360Âş video, games design, and projection mapping.
We wish the National Science and Media Museum the very best of luck with their nomination for Best Use of Digital at the Museums + Heritage Awards!
✨ Experience a beloved Christmas story in a whole new way this December…
Clara & The Nutcracker, a world-first fulldome digital immersive experience, brings the favourite festive tale to life in the Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities’ Black Box space.
Inspired by David Nixon CBE’s ballet and shaped by University of Oxford academics, it brings together 360° footage of Northern Ballet’s dancers and behind-the-scenes moments captured by 4Pi Productions. Richly animated fantasy scenes unfold alongside Tchaikovsky’s iconic score, performed by the BBC Concert Orchestra. 🎶
Discover the magic of Clara’s journey from the inside out and explore dance in a whole new way: up close, all around you, and beyond the stage. 💫
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@northernballet@4piproductions@bbcconcertorchestra
In 2025, 4Pi Productions created an interactive immersive experience at Maesteg Town Hall to mark Remembrance through local voices, memory and reflection.
People of all ages were invited to move through a series of thought-provoking installations inspired by wartime memories shared by local veterans and the wider community.
Visitors experienced a range of audiovisual works, including interactive pieces such as the poppies projection mapping, and a large-scale Mametz Wood painting on stage that slowly revealed itself using camera sensors.
One of the most special spaces was the Room of Reflection, a candle-lit mirrored environment created in close collaboration with the local community.
Commissioned by Awen Cultural Trust, who shared:
“The creative and professional team were great to work with, and the process was open, honest, flexible and positive. The exhibition was a great success, and we received lovely feedback from our visitors.”
#2016 Among many immersive projects, the 4Pi team launched CULTVR in 2016 as a digital platform connecting audiences with contemporary arts and culture from across Wales, using immersive technologies such as 3D scanning and 360° filming.
It wasn’t until the end of 2019 that CULTVR evolved into the physical immersive venue we know today. Looking back at that moment reminds us how long 4Pi has been experimenting with immersive media, and how proud we are to see CULTVR grow into a thriving space that welcomes visitors from Wales and beyond, year after year.
Here’s to another 10 years of pioneering immersive experiences🥂
As the year wraps up and after the premiere of The Rift at IDFA Doc Lab, we thought it was the perfect moment to show you a bit of what goes on behind the cameras and computers at 4Pi.
Massive thanks to everyone who helped bring our 5th fulldome dance film to life, especially @afrikeraartstrust , @matambafilmlabs and @britishcouncil .
We can’t wait to share the film with even wider audiences next year. And there’s more to come in 2026…
Collaborating with artists we genuinely admire is what makes nights like this so special, and @ishmaelensemble gave us an experience that will stay with us for a long time!
Their unique blend of jazz, electronica and atmospheric soundscapes came alive in the dome, creating a performance that felt both intimate and expansive. The audience was wrapped in an audio-visual journey where every moment felt alive and evolving.
Huge thanks to @4piproductions for the immersive visuals.
As part of Cardiff music City Festival. @cardiffmusiccity
And a big thank you to @talustudiosuk for the video.
#IshmaelEnsemble #LiveXR #ImmersiveMusic #LiveMusic #CardiffMusicCityFestival #Jazz #Electronica #ImmersiveExperience #LivePerformance #AtmosphericMusic #4PiProductions #AV #AudioVisual #CardiffEvents
