Eurovision might have been cancelled, but not at Dash Arts! In this LIVE episode we head back to our Eurovision Dash Café last year for an entertaining rundown of its history.
Hear from Dr Eurovision (aka Paul Jordan, who did his PhD on the subject) performance artist Richard DeDomenici, our Artistic Director Josephine Burton and our audience, plus BRAND NEW interviews with Tom Taylor of the celebrity-clad Isolation Song Contest and an update from Richard DeDomenici on his new virtual event, the Coronavision Song Contest.
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Hear Richard DeDomenici's Eurovision Talk: https://youtu.be/uhfSib_NU8U
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