The Dome in Dynamic Earth has seats ready reclined to view the show being projected overhead on the dome shaped ceiling. This performance matches an orchestral recording of Holst's Planets Suite to a visual display relating to each planet. Mars, Venus, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune take their turns, with some real images (for the planets nearer to Earth) mixed with graphical depictions and imaginings. Mars whets the appetite, with an intriguing representation of an explorer vehicle digging for samples. It's a shame that that taster turns out to be misleading, as the following sections become more and more ethereal. Nonetheless it's a pleasant experience, the music and visuals well matched, but unexplained and not always clear in intent.
Warning - laid back seating, darkness, gentle music and spacey images may cause drowsiness - by which I mean I heard snoring behind me! So it's certainly relaxing.
This is one four different Dome Nights offerings. The Dome Nights series is on in Dynamic Earth until 25 August.
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