Dido's Bar in Newham
Dash Arts' production of Dido's Bar was developed and made in Newham. As part of our year-long programme, we were privileged to work with Community Links, an amazing hub which offers young people advice, employment skills, and the chance to develop their audio skills in their top-notch production studio.
We've brought some of these young people into the world of Dido's Bar through our podcast. Dash Producer Cristina Catalina and Podcast Producer Rachael Head worked in the studio with our participants, talking through the universal themes of Dido's Bar and exploring how those themes have affected their lives.
In this podcast, we hear from:
Intro music: Fakiiritanssi by Marouf Majidi
Artwork and music made by Community Links participants
Script excerpts read out are from Hattie Naylor's Dido's Bar.
With thanks to Amanda Brown, the whole Community Links team and the Royal Docks Team
Hosted by Rachael Head, featuring a short conversation with producer Cristina Catalina.
Dido’s Bar is produced by Dash Arts with imPOSSIBLE Producing.
Dido's Bar is co-produced with the Royal Docks Team, OCM (Oxford Contemporary Music), and Journeys Festival International and co-commissioned by OCM, with additional support from Arts Council England, Backstage Trust, The Foyle Foundation, Projekt, Cockayne – Grants for the Arts, The London Community Foundation, Genesis Foundation, Finnish Institute in the UK and Ireland, The Marchus Trust, TINFO – Theatre Info Finland, Austin and Hope Pilkington, Royal Victoria Hall Foundation, The Leche Trust and individual donors.
Other Podcasts
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