Albion and The Nightingales
In the still of a spring night, we journey into the woods with musicians Sam Lee and Jack Durtnall to hear the beautiful and increasingly rare song of the nightingale with a concert and conversation around the campfire.
OI VA VOI - Back Together
“In many ways, I owe everything to the band.”
It’s been over 25 years since two students ran into each other on a street corner in Oxford and decided to set up a band. Oi Va Voi, rooted in Jewish and Eastern European musical traditions, would eventually reach hundreds and thousands of people across the world.
The Reckoning: How It All Began with Peter Pomerantsev
In this second episode on the journey towards our production, The Reckoning, we hear from journalist and author, Peter Pomerantsev who co-founded The Reckoning Project and who first shared with Dash the hundreds of witness testimonies from survivors of the Russian war in Ukraine.
Our Public House: The Lock-in
Marie and Josephine chat outside a pub in South London after a week of development and rehearsals at the NTS - intercut with clips from the rehearsal room and questions from the audience
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.
2023 in Review
As 2024 arrives we look back on a year of new beginnings for Dash Arts. Join Artistic Director Josephine Burton and Dash’s Podcast Producer Marie Horner as they explore what we’ve learnt and what we haven’t learnt…yet.
Our Public House: Speak Out!
“Grasp the subject, the words will follow.” Attributed to Cato The Elder
Our Public House: England's Open Mic
“Take a deep breath in, now think about the future you want” Heidi in Cornwall.
What do you want to change? What do you want politicians to understand?
Our Public House: The Country at a Crossroads
Join us on the road as we travel the length and breadth of England to hear what people want to change. In communities across Cornwall, Yorkshire, Norfolk, the North West, South East and the Midlands, we’re supporting people to write and deliver speeches on what difference they want to see.
Isaac Babel: The Musical?
How might the stories of a Jewish man, writing in Russian, based in Odesa 100 years ago help us understand what’s happening in Ukraine today? Join Dash Arts’ Artistic Director Josephine Burton at the very start of an exploration into bringing to the stage the life and work of Isaac Babel.
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.