The Reckoning : Making a Theatre Show
This year Dash Arts is developing a new theatre production, The Reckoning; based on personal accounts of survivors of the Russian war in Ukraine from the vast testimony archive shared by The Reckoning Project, who has been gathering testimony from survivors of detentions, torture and shelling. Journalists are working with lawyers and analysts to collect these stories that can be submitted as evidence in court.
Crimea 5am
In our latest podcast episode, Artistic Director Josephine Burton and Podcast Producer Marie Horner look back on how Dash Arts brought together a cast of actors, activists and journalists to stage 'Crimea 5am' in January 2023.
2022 in review
Dash Arts Artistic Director Josephine Burton and Rachael Head look back at 2022 and discuss Dash Arts future.
Dido's Bar in Newham
Dash Arts podcasts with young people from Newham who are part of Community Links. The discussions revolves around Dido’s Bar, it’s themes and how it relates with their lives.
Dido's Bar: What Makes a Good Story?
Listen to hear how the Writer and Director of Dido’s Bar tackled telling the story of a refugee and how music has been weaved into the fabric of the performance.
New Mythology: Reclaiming the Story
Listen to explore how storytelling can reclaim lost stories in myth and how we’re rebalancing the gender dynamics in our next production, Dido's Bar.
How We Tell Stories: Epic Poems and Mythology
In this episode, we explore three epic poems and their relevance today. Delve into how these tales compel us today, and the oral storytelling traditions that shape their impact.
Protest Songs: Bella Ciao
In the final episode of our Protest Songs mini-series, we discuss the history and ongoing significance of the Italian protest song ‘Bella Ciao’.
Reflecting on Middlemarch
In the third and final episode of Making Middlemarch, the cast and crew reflect on their experience of The Great Middlemarch Mystery.
Evolving Middlemarch
The second episode of Making Middlemarch brings you conversations straight from the rehearsal room.
REcreating Middlemarch
Discover how the idea of The Great Middlemarch Mystery was conceived and why the source text’s author, George Eliot, continues to enchant us today.
Protest Songs: The Internationale
In the first episode of our Protest Songs series, we explore the history of 'The Internationale' and how it continues to inspire social change.
Songs for Babyn Yar: Performing in Kyiv
In this podcast episode, the three artists involved and its director reflect on this climactic performance, and the emotional and creative journey it took to get there.
Dido's Bar: The Creative Process
Hear about how director Josephine Burton, playwright Hattie Naylor and composer Marouf Majidi crossed paths and came to collaborate on this project.
Songs for Babyn Yar: The Making Of
This podcast episode reveals the story of the making of the show, its vision and the creative journey we have experienced as we explore how to commemorate atrocity through the medium of performance.
Dido's Bar: The Origin Myth
Discover the myth of Aeneas and its significance in society today. Delve into the inspirations behind the production itself, its origin story and its theatrical vision.
Identity: Brexit and Europe
Our investigation into what happens to identity during moments of great national change brings our attention to Brexit and its impact on our own national identities in the UK. What does Europe mean today? What do we want from Europe, post-Brexit?
Identity: The Collapse of Yugoslavia
In this third episode of The Identity Series, we investigate the collapse of Yugoslavia and subsequent wars that ripped across the former country.
Identity: The Legacy of Empire
In this second episode of The Identity Series, we delve into the fraught and complex topic of empire.
Identity: Czeslaw Milosz and the Borderlands
In this first episode of The Identity Series, we explore the meaning and power of identity through the fascinating case of Polish-Lithuanian Nobel Prize-winning writer Czesław Miłosz.