Dash Arts Podcast

“Grasp the subject, the words will follow.” Attributed to Cato The Elder 

Artistic Director, Josephine Burton and Podcast Producer, Marie Horner regroup in the studio to reflect on a series of live ev…

“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?

We’ve travelled over 3000 miles and asked these …

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,…

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…

Crimea 5am brings together the voices of extraordinary women, bound together by the Russian persecution of Crimean Tatars in 2014. In this episode, Artistic Director Josephine Burton looks back on ho…

Welcome to Albion. A world with a legendary past, fallen present and hope-filled future. 

This podcast marks a new season of work for Dash Arts. We’re exploring what it means to be English today, sear…

We take a look back on a crazily packed year at Dash Arts, reflecting on the highs and lows of our three productions, Songs for Babyn Yar, The Great Middlemarch Mystery and Dido's Bar and all our pod…

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 adv…

In our latest episode: 'Dido's Bar: What Makes a Good Story?' we chat with the Director and Writer of Dido’s Bar about the ingredients of a good story. Listen to hear how they tackled telling the sto…

In our latest episode, 'New Mythology: Reclaiming the Story', we chat with artists about how their work makes space for underrepresented gender identities in ancient myths. Listen to explore how stor…

In this episode, we explore the epic poems, The Aeneid, The Shanameh and The Odyssey, and their relevance today.

Delve into the narrative of these epics as we investigate why and how these stories ar…

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’.

Josephine Burton speaks to Pr…

In the third and final episode of Making Middlemarch, the cast and crew reflect on their experience of The Great Middlemarch Mystery.

Listen to director Josephine Burton chat to actors Aimee Powell an…

The second episode of Making Middlemarch brings you conversations straight from the rehearsal room. 

Listen to cast members Tom Gordon, Amanda Hurwitz and Ryan Van Champion discussing their characters…

In this first episode of Making 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.

Delve i…

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.

Josephine Burton speaks…

After its genesis in Berlin and its London premiere, our initial journey of Songs for Babyn Yar culminated in a performance in Kyiv, Ukraine, on 7 December 2021 - the city in which more than 100,000 …

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, …

80 years ago this autumn, Nazi occupying forces murdered more than 33,000 Jews in the ravine of Babyn Yar in the suburbs of Kyiv, Ukraine, over just two days. In the following two years of Nazi occup…

Welcome to the first in 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 produ…