As the world gets more bleak, we could all use a little laughter. For years, Talia Augustidis has been collecting “funny sounds” – a joyful mix of audio documentaries, old radio sketches, and never-before-heard sound art that will chase the blues away. There’ll be mishaps aplenty, like phone calls gone wrong, accidental confessions, and fairy-tale […]

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What is love? Who does it belong to? How can we access it? Talia Augustidis, our In The Dark London curator, is headed to Philadelphia, the city of brotherly love, for an intimate selection of audio that will make your heart full. She’ll be exploring love in all of its forms — romantic, familial, erotic, […]

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In The Dark is delighted to welcome Lucia Scazzocchio to the Bristol harbour, as guest curator for an unpredictable evening of creative audio works. Lucia is the founder and curator of xmtr.fm (a sonic storytelling platform for independent audio makers) and the XMTR Audio Arts Festival in St Leonards-On-Sea, E. Sussex. These evolving curated spaces celebrate audio works that cut […]

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Illusions Of … Illusions Of… is a series of sound-centric performances that aim to reveal the invisible forces governing our daily realities. The pieces explore perceptions of white supremacy, capitalism, adolescence and identity across social, political, and personal landscapes. Through poetry, drag, live music, and performance art, the event invites its audience to listen deeply […]

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Bookings are open for our next creative audio course! A four-month long weekly course that is suitable for beginners, migrants from other mediums as well as producers from other areas of audio production wanting to make creative work for the first time. Over 17 weeks we will give you the training to feel confident in […]

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What does sex sound like? What can those sounds tell us about identity, community and power? This March we’re heading into a cocktail club in Shoreditch for a steamy night of aural delights. Adam Zmith is curating stories and sounds from the bedroom… and other places we like to get it on. Voices slide over […]

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Where is time, to whom does it belong, and how do we share it? In February — the shortest month of the year — join us for an evening of audio pieces that melt, squeeze, fracture, stretch and crinkle the idea of time itself. Taqwa Sadiq is curating stories about both the momentous and the […]

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As part of the launch of The Routledge Companion to the Sound of Space, In The Dark’s Founder Nina Garthwaite will be holding a free workshop exploring sound, space and shadow puppets. Through the 2 hour workshop we’ll be using our ears as a portal to explore our collective inner experience of sound and space. […]

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As the air gets colder and the days get shorter, we could all use a little laughter. January 20th is “Blue Monday”, supposedly the saddest day of the entire year. In preparation, Talia Augustidis has spent the past 12 months curating a collection of “funny sounds” – a joyful mix of audio documentaries, sketches and […]

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