Dash Arts Podcast

After 32 performances, more than 1,700 bowls of salad and a clutch of four and five star reviews; our 5 week opening run of The Reckoning [https://www.dasharts.org.uk/the-reckoning] has drawn to a close.  In this episode we wanted to share with you some of the incredible voices and stories who joined us at Arcola in Dalston in calling for justice for Ukraine. Written by Anastasiia Kosodii and Josephine Burton, and directed by Burton, The Reckoning is a vivid and powerful new play about war, survival and the fragile trust between those who uncover the truth and those who must live with it. This is our last episode before we have a summer holiday so we’ll be back in September! In the podcast, we hear from: Josephine Burton - Artistic Director, Dash Arts  Marie Horner - Podcast Producer, Dash Arts Janine di Giovanni - Journalist and Executive Director of The Reckoning Project And reflections and performances recorded live at the Arcola Theatre Dr Olesya Khromeychuk - Writer and Director of Ukrainian Institute, London Peter Pomerantsev - Journalist, Author and Executive Editor at The Reckoning Project Tsvetelina van Benthem - Senior Legal Advisor at The Reckoning Project and Lecturer at Oxford University Viv Groskop - Author and Journalist Luke Harding - Journalist and Author Olia Hercules - Chef, Food Writer and Author Dr Yulia Ioffe - International Lawyer & Associate Professor of Humanitarian Law and Human Rights at University College London [https://www.dasharts.org.uk/events/th-reckoning-food-for-thought-guest-rory-finnin-k35nf-7mzbz-ln22p-fjmxz-8njf7-ky6f3] Nataliya Gumenyuk - Journalist and CEO of Public Interest Journalism Lab Tom Godwin - Actor, The Reckoning Marianne Oldham - Actor, The Reckoning  Olga Safronova - Actor, The Reckoning  Our intro music is Fakiiritanssi by Marouf Majidi [https://www.maroufmajidi.com/]  Music from The Reckoning by Anton Baibakov [https://soundcloud.com/anton-baibakov]  We’d like to that the following supporters; The Reckoning Project, AHRC Impact Acceleration Account Award from the University of Cambridge, Public Interest Journalism Lab, Open Society Foundations, Nick Tranter in the name of 4Ukraine Humanitarian Aid, Fritt Ord Foundation, Goethe-Institut in Exile, Goethe-Institut London, SAV Group, Royal Victoria Hall Foundation, The Golsoncott Foundation, and the many individuals who have made this possible. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

This month Dash’s brand new production, The Reckoning [https://www.arcolatheatre.com/whats-on/the-reckoning/], opens at The Arcola Theatre in Dalston. Co-Writer and Director Josephine Burton gives you a taste of what to expect from this vivid and powerful new play about war, survival and the fragile trust between those who uncover the truth and those who must live with it. Book your tickets for The Reckoning on the Arcola Theatre’s website [https://www.arcolatheatre.com/whats-on/the-reckoning/]. Based on real events within The Reckoning Project’s verified archive of witness testimonies of the Russian war in Ukraine, The Reckoning is playful and unsettling, blending storytelling with movement, music and cooking. As the performance ends, the conversation continues in Food for Thought. Audiences will be invited to hear reflections from expert speakers, journalists, lawyers, and those with lived experience of the conflict.  Written by Anastasiia Kosodii and Josephine Burton, and directed by Burton. In the podcast, we hear from: Josephine Burton - Artistic Director, Dash Arts  Tom Godwin - The Man from Stoyanka Marianne Oldham - The Journalist Olga Safronova - Olga / Echo  Simeon Kylsyi - Sam / Echo Marie Horner - Podcast Producer Our intro music is Fakiiritanssi by Marouf Majidi [https://www.maroufmajidi.com/]  Music from The Reckoning by Anton Baibakov [https://soundcloud.com/anton-baibakov]  We’d like to that the following supporters; The Reckoning Project, Royal Victoria Hall Foundation, AHRC Impact Acceleration Account Award from the University of Cambridge, Public Interest Journalism Lab, Open Society Foundations, Nick Tranter in the name of 4Ukraine Humanitarian Aid, Fritt Ord Foundation, Goethe-Institut in Exile, Goethe-Institut London, SAV Group, The Golsoncott Foundation, and the many individuals who have made this possible. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

What is the role of the artist when faced with social and political unrest?  This month as protests take place across the world, we’ve been thinking of the long history between art and protest. Every day this month Georgians, Turks, Americans and Serbians are on the streets speaking out against the country’s ruling governments. At Dash Arts we make art that challenges the world we all live in and this month we open our new theatre production, The Reckoning [https://www.arcolatheatre.com/whats-on/the-reckoning/]; based on witness testimonies from the Russian war in Ukraine.   Join Dash’s Artistic Director, Josephine Burton, as she revisits our 2024 interview with critically acclaimed journalist Peter Pomerantsev and catch up with Georgian Artist and Activist Ana Riaboshenko on what it’s been like since the Georgian Dream party, widely seen as pro-Russian, maintained its majority in last year’s elections. Professor Alan Finlayson also shares his insights from his new book - Our Subversive Voice: The History and Politics of English Protest Songs, 1600–2020. Book your tickets for The Reckoning on the Arcola Theatre’s website [https://www.arcolatheatre.com/whats-on/the-reckoning/]. In the podcast, we hear from: Josephine Burton - Artistic Director, Dash Arts  Peter Pomerantsev - Journalist and Author Ana Riaboshenko - Artist & one of the Initiators of Culture for Democracy Professor Alan Finlayson - Professor of Political and Social Theory at the University of East Anglia Our intro music is Fakiiritanssi by Marouf Majidi [https://www.maroufmajidi.com/]  ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Join us round the kitchen table with acclaimed Ukrainian chef Olia Hercules and Dash’s Artistic Director Josephine Burton as they weave together cooking and storytelling in our latest production. Dash’s new production, The Reckoning, is a vivid and powerful new play about war, survival and the fragile trust between those who uncover the truth and those who must live with it. Co-writers Anastasiia Kosodii and Josephine Burton created the play from The Reckoning Project’s verified archive of witness testimonies of the Russian war in Ukraine. Find out why Olia’s insights and beautiful cooking is so vital to our staging of these experiences. To book tickets or to read more about The Reckoning see the Dash Arts website [https://www.dasharts.org.uk/the-reckoning]. If you haven’t already, you can hear the other episodes of this podcast mini-series on The Reckoning where we explore our process towards production, speaking to author and journalist Peter Pomerantsev on why he shared the testimonies with Dash as well as Rory Finnin, Professor of Ukrainian Studies at the University of Cambridge. In the podcast, we hear from: Josephine Burton - Artistic Director, Dash Arts  Olia Hercules - Chef & The Reckoning Food Consultant Zoë Hurwitz - The Reckoning Set Designer  Our intro music is Fakiiritanssi by Marouf Majidi [https://www.maroufmajidi.com/] and throughout you can hear Tykho feat Syoda by composer of The Reckoning, Anton Baibakov [https://soundcloud.com/anton-baibakov]. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

What does it mean to be at loggerheads with reality? "If a person who is at loggerheads with reality possesses an artistic gift... he can transform his phantasies into artistic creations instead of symptoms." — Sigmund Freud, Five Lectures on Psycho-Analysis (1910) In this episode of the Dash Arts Podcast, Artistic Director Josephine Burton dives into two powerful exhibitions that challenge how we understand women, art, and mental health: 🖼 Women & Freud: Patients, Pioneers, Artists – curated by Lisa Appignanesi and Bryony Davies 🎨 Charlotte Johnson Wahl: What It Felt Like – at Bethlem Museum of the Mind Both exhibitions showcase art that reframes women’s stories and reclaims narratives of mental wellbeing. Josephine is joined by writer and long-term Dash Arts collaborator Hattie Naylor to discuss these themes in the context of their latest project, The Degenerates—a new production that will explore the overlooked female artists of Dr. Hans Prinzhorn’s groundbreaking collection. From 1919 to 1922, Prinzhorn gathered extraordinary artworks from psychiatric patients across Europe, publishing The Artistry of the Mentally Ill—a book that profoundly influenced 20th-century art. But while his collection celebrated creativity beyond the bounds of convention, many female artists were left out of the story. The Degenerates seeks to set the record straight. Listen as we uncover hidden histories, challenge perceptions, and explore the intersection of art, mental health, and power. See pictures from the two exhibitions on the Dash Arts podcast page. And you can follow our research towards The Degenerates on the Dash Arts blog: https://www.dasharts.org.uk/blog/our-artistic-director-on-research-for-a-new-dash-production [https://www.dasharts.org.uk/blog/our-artistic-director-on-research-for-a-new-dash-production]  In this episode we hear from: Josephine Burton - Artistic Director of Dash Arts Hattie Naylor - Writer & Visual Artist Lisa Appignanesi - Writer and Curator  Colin Gale - Director of Bethlam Museum of the Mind Rebecca Raybone - Collections and Exhibitions Officer Bethlam Museum of the Mind Marie Horner - Podcast Producer of Dash Arts ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.