Commissioned by Luminato Festival, Toronto, Founding Joint Artistic Director Tim Supple adapted the Arabic folk classic into six hours of erotic, violent, philosophical, surreal and funny theatre; written by the Lebanese author Hanan Al Shaykh.

In 2008, aware of his own North African heritage, we asked Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui if he would like to work with us as part of our Arabic Series. Larbi embraced the challenge, turning the myth of the Tower of Babel, which he set out to build with Antony Gormley.

Commissioned by the National Theatre, Founding Joint Artistic Director Tim Supple worked on Firdowsi’s epochal work telling the narrative of the Iranian nation from the dawn of time.

Artistic Director Josephine Burton worked with Arabic rappers from across the region to make new lyrics and beats inspired by the soaring epic pre-Islamic poems of the Mu'allaqat.

Commissioned by Leicester’s spectacular new Curve theatre to produce Shakespeare’s bitter-sweet comedy of exile and homelessness, Founding Joint Artistic Director Tim Supple undertook extensive research here at home into our immensely rich and diverse acting community for his production of As You Like It.

Commissioned by Roundhouse, London, Founding Joint Artistic Director Tim Supple returned to India and on to the major centres of China, Argentina, Brazil and Cuba.

We worked with over forty-five school students across five London faith schools: Gur Nank Sikh School, Southall (Hillingdon), Islamia Girls’ School Brondesbury (Camden), King Solomon High School…

Commissioned by the British Council, Founding Joint Artistic Director Tim Supple travelled to ten major cities in India and Sri Lanka working with actors, musicians and performers in the development of our internationally acclaimed production of Shakespeare’s most joyous play.

Dash Arts launched in 2005 with a small but perfectly formed festival of the most challenging and exciting work by the younger generation of Jewish artists worldwide.