Showman Circus | Beijing Production
The Showman Circus exhibits aerial performances, stunts, and dance among other things. The design of the main ring and the seating units surrounding the ring are made to be modular so that they can be moved to any large venue around the world. It's design was inspired by late Victorian-Era travelling circus and World's Fair architecture.

Scenic design by Paul Tate DePoo III
Seating units designed by William B. Roller
Renderings by William B. Roller

This is also a virtual reality project for the HTC Vive. Using a headset, it is possible to walk around and explore this set.

Virtual reality (VR) is a tool that I have been working with for a while now. I am hoping that this technology will help to improve design for the theatre, film, and television industries. It offers many advantages over traditional model building. It allows directors to truly have a sense of scale, to walk around and find their angles, and to manipulate the scene in real time. It is also more environmentally friendly, faster, and much less costly, since it does not get stuck in the tedium of finding art supplies and building models that only approximate the end result.

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