PODCAST:
DIDO’S BAR
Welcome to a mini-series of podcast episodes dedicated to the creation of our upcoming show Dido's Bar, planned for autumn 2022.
Dido's Bar is an immersive site-specific gig theatre production set in a cabaret bar on the borders of Europe that reimagines Virgil's Aeneid, exploring this timeless tale of migration through the lens of Europe today.
Delve into the inspirations behind the production itself, its creation process, the music, its community involvement and more, as we interview the production’s creative team, collaborators and experts who can speak to its themes.
Episodes are released throughout 2021 and 2022, available on all major podcasting platforms.
Josephine Burton and Marouf Majidi in research and development workshops at Cove Park, Scotland in Spring 2020.
Dido's Bar: The Origin Myth
In this first podcast episode, discover the myth of Aeneas, his dramatic flight from Troy, his doomed love affair with Dido and his founding of Rome, and how the myth has retained so much resonance and significance in the context of the questions facing society today.
Delve into the inspirations behind the production itself, its origin story and its theatrical vision.
Featuring interviews with Josephine Burton, Dido's Bar creator and director; Shadi Bartsch, Guggenheim Laureate and award-winning translator of Penguin Random House's edition of The Aeneid; Liv Albert, creator, host and producer of popular Greek and Roman mythology podcast Let's Talk About Myths, Baby!; and Kurdish Iranian musician Marouf Majidi, Dido's Bar composer whose migration story partly inspired the production.
Music credits
Music from Dido's Bar
Lyrics by Hattie Naylor
Music was created and recorded in the rehearsal room with Marouf Majidi, Samira Brahmia, Tuukka Leppänen, Riku Kantola and Josephine Burton at Meidän Festivaali with Globe Art Point for Dash Arts.
Songs featured: Love Spell; Sour Cherries
Intro music: Fakiiritanssi by Marouf Majidi
Link notes
The Aeneid, translated by Shadi Bartsch: https://shadibartsch.com/books/the-aeneid/
Dido’s Bar: The Creative Process
The second in our mini-series of episodes about our Dido's Bar project delves into the creative process of the three artists at the heart of this production.
Hear about how director Josephine Burton, playwright Hattie Naylor and composer Marouf Majidi crossed paths and came to collaborate on this project, and how our recent music and creative writing workshops with communities in London and Oxford have inspired and fed into the production.
Music credits
Intro music: Fakiiritanssi by Marouf Majidi