PAST EVENTS
Sunday 21st April: 2pm – 5pm In The Dark @ The Hangover Lounge
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A change from our usual boozy late nights, this month we’re taking it easy and embarking on our very first matinee In The Dark which will be hosted by our friends at The Hangover Lounge (a weekly lazy Sunday affair). Join us there from 2.00pm, enjoy some hair of the dog and close your eyes for some musically-themed audio.
Where:
The Lexington
96-98 Pentonville Road
London
N1 9JB
(nearest tube: Angel)
When: Sunday 21st April we’ll be there from 2.00pm – 5.00pm (listening will be upstairs from 3.00pm)
Tickets: Free!
16th March, 7.00pm In The Dark @ Home
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It’s been a while since we’ve had a cosy In The Dark @ Home so before we embark on our jam-packed spring/summer programme we’re going to do exactly that, at a secret venue in south London.
There will be grub and tickets are free but it’ll be a BYOB affair.
Let us know ASAP if you want a place via our contacts page.
Full venue details will be released to attendees closer to the time.
When: 16th March 7.00pm
Where: Top Secret Location!
Tickets: Free by RSVP SOLD OUT!
Friday 1st March: Voices In the Dark @ The Wellcome Collection 7.00pm – 11.00pm
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Join us at the Wellcome Collection for an evening dedicated to the disembodied voices of spoken word audio. On Friday 1st March we’ll be curating an evening of listening that taps into our complex relationship with the voice, featuring a rich chorus of vocalisations, speech and other oral oddities.
Wednesday 13th February, 8.00pm: In The Dark World Radio Day Special @ SOAS
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13 February is World Radio Day! It’s organised by the UN’s Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (UNESCO) and In The Dark is taking part in the official UNESCO/SOAS Radio event in London.
The events will focus on radio for development, with representatives for leading radio NGOs, UNESCO, and development radio practitioners. After the panel discussion, we will take the stage to play stories that celebrate the human side of development.
When: Wednesday 13 February 2013, 8.00 pm
Where: SOAS, University of London, room G2
Thornaugh St, Russell Square, WC1H 0XG
Tickets: Free! Register here >>
4th January 2013: Love and Radio Live@ The Hackney Attic
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Love + Radio: Pressure to Be SomeoneThursday 29th November: An Evening of Radio Fictions with Dinah Bird
Join Dinah Bird for a compilation of snippets of audio dramas, jingles for imaginary radio stations, plundered plays and sound collages inspired by the world of radio.
Dinah Bird is a radio artist living and working in Paris. Recent works includeTopographies Nocturnes, a radio art project which was awarded the prestigious Prix Luc Ferrari and Dakar Morning Birds, a radio installation that transposed the dawn chorus of the Senegalese capital to an inner city garden in Northern Paris.
Her work has been played on BBC Radio 3 and 4, France Culture’s Atelier de Création Radiophonique, Resonance FM, Kunst Radio, Deutschland RadioKultur, ABC Classic, throughout the Radia network and has been presented at radio festivals in France, England, Germany and the US. http://www.radio1001.org/
When: Thursday 29th November 2012, 7.30pm
Where: Invisible Picture Palace, The Wapping Project, E1W 3SG
Tickets: £3 in advance, £4 on the door.
Thursday 22nd November – Radio self-portrait by Anna Raimondo
What are we speaking about when we talk about radio self- portraits? What are its basic elements? Is it up to the artist and their intention – rather than the audience and their listening – to define it?
Visual art history defines an art-work as a self-portrait. However, in sound and radio art, as the tradition is still relatively young we are invited to question the genre of self-portraits.
The artist in the radio gives up their body and enters into a sound space where the listening re-gives volume to their presence, identity, desires and thoughts.
Join Anna for a selection of clips from generations of artists from Europe, Canada and Africa, ranging from soundscapes to the spoken word, from experimental radio shows to radiophonic music.
www.annaraimondo.com
info@annaraimondo.com
When: Thursday 22nd November 2012
Where: Invisible Picture Palace, The Wapping Project, E1W 3SG
Tickets: £3 in advance, £4 on the door.
Thursday 15th November: Open Mini-Jack Night
Our open mini-jack night is back! Join us at the Invisible Picture Palace and bring us some of your audio to play.
Just plug in your i-pod, laptop or recording device and share your audio with our friendly crowd. Works in progress welcome!
When: Thursday 15th November, 7.30pm
Tickets: £4.00 or £5.00 on the door
Where: The Wapping Project Glasshouse
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Thursday 8th November – In Conversation with Dave Pickering
Independent podcaster Dave Pickering presents a discussion of the “in conversation” podcast genre, focusing on what makes these conversations different from interviews that take place in mainstream media. He’ll play highlights from some of the best examples of these podcasts and include some extracts from his own conversation based show, Getting Better Acquainted.Dave’s work was nominated forthe Sony Best Internet Programme Award in 2009 and the Best Online Creator Award in the 2012 Radio Production Awards. GBA was recently featured on Helen and Olly’s Required Listening on Radio 5 Live.This presentation will be recorded and eventually posted as an episode of the GBA podcast.
When: Thursday 8th November 2012, 7.30pm
Where: Invisible Picture Palace, The Wapping Project, E1W 3SG
Tickets: £3 in advance, £4 on the door.
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Thursday 1st November – Election Night special
In the week of the US presidential election, The Invisible Picture Palace brings you a night of politics-themed audio, from tales of voting in the segregated American South to some vintage Monty Python.
.When: Thursday 1st November 2012, 7.30pm
Where: Invisible Picture Palace, The Wapping Project, E1W 3SG
Tickets: £3 in advance, £4 on the door.
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Thursday 25th October – An History of Chorus with Andrew Miller and Duncan McAfee
Supposing that one might be able to tell more about a particular culture by what it throws away, An History of Chorus is an archive of choral records bought from charity shops and junk stores.
The growing collection was first exhibited at the Henry Peacock Gallery and fa projects in 2004 and consisted at that time of over 350 records. These are all catalogued and referenced by choir so that visitors to the archive can select and listen to recordings. The catalogue contains a discussion between The Miller and McAfee Press and Graeme Kay, an authority on the history of choral music and broadcaster for BBC Radio 3.
The archive will be exhibited at The Invisible Picture Palace for 7 days from 18th October and visitors during this period are invited to select a track to be played from the archive at the listening event. Andrew Miller and Duncan McAfee will play these recordings along with selections of their own at the live event.
Duncan McAfee and Andrew Miller have been collaborating as artists as The Miller and McAfee Press since 1999
www.themmpress.com
www.duncanmcafee.org
www.millerworks.co.uk
When: Thursday 25th October 2012
Where: Invisible Picture Palace, The Wapping Project, E1W 3SG
Tickets: £3 in advance, £4 on the door.
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Thursday 18th October – “Stone Tape Shuffle” with Will Shutes and Jess Chandler
Earlier this year saw the release of Iain Sinclair’s “Stone Tape Shuffle”, an experimental spoken word LP released by Test Centre Publications. Recorded on a single day at East London locations featured in the texts, the album travels across the spaces and timespan of Sinclair’s fictional and poetic career.
Will Shutes and Jess Chandler, the founders of the label, will be at The Invisible Picture Palace to play and discuss the album, with a particular focus on the nearby Wapping locations visited on that day.
When: Thursday 18th October 2012
Where: Invisible Picture Palace, The Wapping Project, E1W 3SG
Tickets: £3 in advance, £4 on the door.
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Thursday 4th October – An Archival Fiction by Daniela Cascella
Join author Daniela Cascella as she creates an aural travelogue across the sounding sites that she visits throughout her book En Abîme: Listening, Reading, Writing. An Archival Fiction.
Autobiographical narratives of places, pictures, songs, densities of words and sounds, moments of stillness revisit the city of Rome as archival fiction, open up to visions, morph into abstraction.
When: Thursday 4th October 2012 @ 7.30pm
Where: Invisible Picture Palace, The Wapping Project, E1W 3SG
Tickets: £3 in advance, £4 on the door.
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www.danielacascella.com
enabime.wordpress.com
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Thursday 27th September: Open Mini-Jack Night
Just plug in your i-pod, laptop or recording device and share your audio with our friendly crowd. Works in progress welcome!
Tickets: £3.00 or £4.00 on the door
Where: The Wapping Project Glasshouse
When: 27th September, 7.30pm
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Thursday 20th September – Dog Tales with Connor Walsh
Bring your best friend to the glasshouse! It’s always fun to see how they respond to recorded barks, and there will be plenty of those when In The Dark’s Connor Walsh presents an evening of dog tales told in sound.
The stories come from across the world, including some early Radiolab bootleg, some Australian dog psychology, and some sound treats for big floppy ears.
When: Thursday 20 September 2012
Where: Invisible Picture Palace, The Wapping Project, E1W 3SG
Tickets: £3 in advance, £4 on the door.
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Thursday 13th September – A Ghost of the Radiophonic Workshop
This Thursday the Invisible Picture Palace hosts one of London’s most prominent inheritors of the BBC’s legendary Radiophonic Workshop. Robin Thefog, aka Robin Warren, will play part of his tape-loop tribute to the now-abandoned former home of the BBC World Service, The Ghosts of Bush (as in Bush House). He will also play some radiophonic items that inspire him, and as ever in the glasshouse on a Thursday, stick around for the conversation afterwards!
When: Thursday 13 September 2012.
Where: Invisible Picture Palace, The Wapping Project, Wapping Wall E1W 3SG
Tickets: £3 in advance, £4 on the door.
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Thursday 30th August: Open Mini-Jack Night
After the success of our first open-mini-jack night we’ve decided to make it a regular event! From August ’till December you can join us on the last Thursday of every month and bring us some of your audio to play.
Just plug in your i-pod, laptop or recording device and share your audio with our friendly crowd. Works in progress welcome!
Tickets: £4.00 or £5.00 on the door
Where: The Wapping Project Glasshouse
When: 30th August, 7.30pm
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Thursday 23rd August: Little Waves of Indulgence with Connor Walsh
There’s a world of indulgent radio on shortwave – from international broadcasters with vague remits, hobbyists and pirates.
Former shortwave broadcaster and long-time listener Connor Walsh (In The Dark) presents some examples of what producers have been getting away with, and spills the beans from his experience working in shortwave radio stations from here to China and New Zealand.
Plus, we’ll have a shortwave radio on hand for you to explore with afterwards.
Photo: Underwood & Underwood (Brownsville Daily Herald, April 1922)
Tickets: £3.00 or £4.00 on the door
Where: The Wapping Project Glasshouse
When: Thursday 23rd August, 7.30pm
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Thursday 9th August: The Great Stethoscopic Heart Experiment
Inspired by our curious “Stethoscopic Heart Record”, artist Kitty Walker embarks on an experimental exploration of the heart as sound and metaphor (and we’re her guinea-pigs!)
Tickets: £3.00 or £4.00 on the door
Where: The Wapping Project Glasshouse
When: 9th August, 7.30pm
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Thursday 2nd August: (Talk + Listening event) Ian Rawes
Ian Rawes (British Library, London Sound Survey) takes us on a trip of sounds through the ages.
The London Sound Survey (www.soundsurvey.org.uk) is an online project which has collected around a thousand recordings of the capital. Its founder Ian Rawes will present a selection of London sounds from the present back to the origins of mobile recording, and he’ll describe some of the pleasures and difficulties of urban sound recording.
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Thursday 26th July: A Found Sound Special With Mark Vernon
We haven’t even had our official launch and there is already a prize for “most poked” CDs in the shop. Anyone who’s been in has probably had a stroke of the little Scottish Tartan pocket and looked a little perplexed at the copper creation “Mort aux Vaches” (pictured).
But of course, this being an invisible picture palace, the objects are only a part of the story. For the adventurous souls who’ve had a listen to the CDs inside, there’s a world of experimental audio collage, soundscapes and found sound to be discovered, the work of Glasgow-based sound artist Mark Vernon.
And so it seems right and proper that on the 26th July at 7.30pm (our first event after the launch) Mark will join us to talk about his work and, in particular, the world of “Found Sound” – the discarded casettes and home recordings that can be found by anyone in junk shops, car boot sales (and, of course, the invisible picture palace).
Tickets: £4.00 or £5.00 on the door
Where: The Wapping Project Glasshouse
When: 26th July, 7.30pm
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Thursday 16th August: The [Un]Observed
The [Un]Observed is an internationally recognized Radio Magazine of candid conversations and explorations, works in sound and produced pieces from around the world. Editor in Chief, TaniaKetenjian will be playing a selection of pieces from the site and talk about the project.Tickets: £3.00 or £4.00 on the door
Where: The Wapping Project Glasshouse
When: 16th August, 7.30pm
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Thursday 6th September – The Sporting Life.
Don’t worry we haven’t forgotten the Olympics. As the Paralympics get underway, In The Dark hosts a night of sports-themed radio – with a twist. Expect tales of roller girls, artistic cricket and much more in an programme selected by the notably un-sporty Jessie Levene, ITD volunteer and recent graduate of the MA Radio programme at Goldsmiths.
Tickets: £3.00 or £4.00 on the door
Where: The Wapping Project Glasshouse
When: 6th September, 7.30pm
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“Beyond the Grave” – Thursday 19th July @ Abney Cemetery
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PLEASE NOTE: Due to popular demand we are holding a second sitting of this event, meeting at the cemetery gates at 9.45pm.
For one night only, In The Dark will take up residence in a derelict chapel set in the midst of the historical Abney Cemetery in Stoke Newington, for a night of stories told through sound.
This time we’re asking for a prompt arrival by 8.30pm at the cemetery gates. For safety reasons, all In The Dark guests will be escorted by experienced grave diggers from the main gate to the chapel.
Guests are warned against wandering off on their own, and must be escorted at any time during their stay at the cemetery.
Bon Courage!
Please note: Guests can bring own food and drinks (within reason) to the event, as their will be no bar on the night.
When: Thursday 19th July, 9.45pm (10.00pm start)
Where:
The Chapel at Abney Cemetery,
Stoke Newington High Street, N16
Tickets: £8.00 adv. £10.00 on the door (part of the ticket price will go towards the upkeep of the cemetery)
Tuesday 10th July: On Location: Writers, Sounds and Places @ The British Library
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In The Dark will be at the British Library this Tuesday in collaboration with the Guardian for an intriguing event exploring British locations in words, sound recordings, film and discussion, featuring writers Rachel Lichtenstein, Alice Oswald and Marina Warner, and chaired by Madeleine Bunting.Join us for words and sounds from 18.30 – 20.00 at the British Library
£7.50 / £5 concessions, click here to book tickets now>>
1st June, 7.30pm, In The Dark Presents an evening of Radio with Subtitles @ Sound // Space
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Man at Beer Cafe (5 minutes, Produced by Susanne Björkman for Swedish National Radio, 1974, Sweden)
The Garden (49 minutes, Produced by Tim Hinman for Third Ear, 2010, Denmark)
Join us at the Sound//Space pop-up record store – part of the V22 Summer Club – where we will be curating an evening of audio with subtitles. A rare opportunity to experience two classic Scandinavian pieces that no respectable audio-lover should miss!
The Garden is an award winning documentary that embarks an increasingly bizarre and fantastical journey as producer Tim Hinman sets about uncovering a historical mystery – and possible murder – in the heart of Denmark’s capital.
It will be preceded by Man at Beer Cafe, a timeless gem of Swedish radio by producer Susanne Björkman.
When: 1st June 2012, 7.30pm
Where:
V22 Workspace
F-Block
The Biscuit Factory
100 Clements Rd
London SE16 4DG
Tickets: £5.00/£6.00 Click here to book now >>
New regular events starting in May: In The Dark @ The Wapping Project Bookshop
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Starting in May In The Dark will be taking up regular residence at the Wapping Project Bookshop, holding events on the last Thursday of every month.
The Wapping Project Bookshop is housed in a small glasshouse that fits between 8-15 people, creating an intimate listening environment and a playground for live sound experiments.
There will be everything from themed listening events and archive spotlights to “open mini-jack” nights and experiments in live production.
All events are £4.00 advance or £5.00 on the door (unless otherwise stated).
And our first event on 31st May is absolutely free!
For more info about the up-coming events click here >>
The Dark Room Launches in London
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A new initiative from In The Dark: The Dark Room is a new way for feature-producers at all levels to develop independent audio projects in a supportive, friendly and professionally-led environment.
Whether you have reels of raw tape you want to get editing, a rough cut that needs a few more ears on it or just the seed of an idea you’ve never got round to developing, The Dark Room is a tutor-led weekly meeting group designed to help support and nurture independent projects and help you develop your skills.
It is also a great opportunity to meet other producers and exchange ideas and knowledge in a relaxed and friendly environment.
The courses will be led by the award-winning producer Nina Perry.
And we’re offering a special discount price for our first 4-week block of sessions: £35 (professional) £20 (student/unwaged) for all four sessions.
To read more click here>>>
The first Dark Room has now sold out, but stay tuned for the next set of dates!
8th May 2012, 8.00pm feat. Gerry Anderson @ The Cathedral Arts Quarter Festival, Belfast
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The Cathedral Arts Quarter Festival which is held annually in Belfast’s hippest part of town. It has an eclectic mix of theatre, comedy and spoken word – an ideal home for In The Dark!Belfast
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14th May, 7.30pm: One Night Stand … An Evening of Hardcore Listening
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Join us for a night of hardcore listening as your regular dose of great audio gets naughty …
It’ll be an audio romp from the Middle Ages to today, just off Carnaby Street.
The traditional English pub venue serves food, so make an evening of it with some of the world’s finest radio producers, who will be visiting for the International Features Conference up the road at Broadcasting House.
A Warning: if you’re offended by sexual content, this event is not for you.
When: Monday 14 May @ 7:30 PM
Where: The Clachan Pub, Kingley Street, W1B 5QH
Price: £4 advance/£5 on the door
2nd May, 7.30pm: Sound Bank 2 Premiere @ Sugarhouse Studios
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On 2nd May at 7.30pm we will be premiering the latest audio works to be created through the Sound Bank grant scheme.
The event will be held at the Sugarhouse, a soon to be demolished warehouse-come-temporary-cinema, the latest project from our friends at Assemble Studio.
If you would like to find out more about the Sound Bank or would like to attend please email nina@inthedarkradio.org
The finished pieces will be available to listen to on this site from 3rd May.
‘“…sound has an elastic, limitless quality here, swirling round fascinating ideas.” Elizabeth Mahoney, The Guardian, on the productions of the Sound Bank 1
4th April 2012, 7.30pm: Martin Johnson @ Lightship95
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When: Wednesday 4 April 7:30
Wed 21st March 2012: Cityscapes@The Wapping Project
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Join us for an intimate night of listening where we’ll be tuning into the urban soundscape and exploring stories of city life.
We’re back in the Glasshouse at the Wapping project (complete with wood burning stove!) so book early as the venue only fits 8 people!
When: Wednesday 21st March at 7.30pm
Where: The Wapping Project Bookshop, Wapping Wall, E1W 3ST
Price: £3.00 advance, £4.00 on the door
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Thurs 8th March, 8pm – In The Dark feat. Sean Street @ Bethnal Green Library
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On 8th March Sean Street will be curating an evening of stories told through sound at the beautiful Bethnal Green Library. Sean’s book “The Poetry of Radio – The Colour of Sound” was recently published by Routledge and Sean will be talking more about the book and playing pieces that have inspired him over the years.
When: Thursday 8th March 8pm
Where:
Bethnal Green Library
Cambridge Heath Road
London E2 0HL
Tickets:£4 in advance, £5 on the door Please note: We have sold out of pre-pay tickets. There will be tickets available on the door.
In The Dark Listening Room @ BBC Fast Train, 7th February
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On 7th February In The Dark will be hosting a small all-day listening room as part of the BBC Fast Train event.
The day will be jam packed full of top notch free training for radio professionals, a great opportunity to meet other radio people and be inspired.
And for those who enjoy a more laid-back approach to inspiration, the listening room will provide you with lots of cushions and an all-day programme of adventurous short radio pieces so you can pop by and put your feet up for a few minutes – at any time!
You can also meet the team and learn more about how you can get involved, apply for Sound Bank grants and contribute work to In The Dark’s live listening events.
To read more about the BBC Fast Train Click here >>
Tuesday 13th December, 7.30pm – In The Dark + Moshi Moshi night of Christmas Stories Told Through Sound!
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Get your tickets now for this year’s In The Dark Christmas Party! This year we’ll be teaming up with our favorite record label, Moshi Moshi, in celebration of our forthcoming collaborative record release of spoken word radio, stories and soundscapes (more details to come in the New Year!).
Until then, why not join us for a good old fashioned Christmas knees up and communal radio listen in the brilliant Book Club near Old Street where we promise to entertain and delight your ears with stories of Christmas joy (and maybe the occasional family argument!)
After the “listening” there will be drinks and festive cheer till late.
Time: 7.30pm for a 8.00 start
Venue:
The Book Club
100-106 Leonard St
London, EC2A 4RH
Tickets: £3 advance, £4 on the door
Saturday 19th November, 7.30pm: In The Dark featuring Benjamen Walker @ The Railroad Cafe
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So what do you do when you find out American radio renegade Benjamen Walker (Too Much Information, WFMU http://wfmu.org/playlists/TI) is paying a surprise visit to London in just 1 week?
Do you:
a) Drop him an email wish him a pleasant stay in London
b) Arrange to meet him for a civilized cup of coffee and perhaps suggest a future visit where he could curate an In The Dark listening session
c) Do nothing
The answer, of course, is secret option d) Find a cosy venue in Hackney to accommodate you at short notice, frantically email Ben to beg him to be there and then invite everyone to come and join you for an evening of listening, curated by the man himself.
So, if you too have spontaneity in your bones and a love for off the wall radio philosophising, cancel your plans and join us at the Railroad Cafe in Hackney for a night of audio and radio listening!
When: Saturday 19th November, 7.30pm
Where:
The Railroad Cafe
120-122 Morning Lane,
Hackney
London E9 6LH
Tickets: £4 in advance, £5 on the door – places are limited so book now!
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In The Dark @ The Wapping Project Bookshop
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Join us for a night of imaginative audio about gardens and the great outdoors, in a glasshouse. We’re taking over the bookshop at the Wapping Project – a glasshouse with bookshelves and a wood burning stove. The venue is small so book early!
Details:
Tuesday 18th October 2011 @ 7:30pm
Venue:
The Wapping Project, Wapping Wall, E1W 3ST
Tickets:
£6 in advance, £7 on the door.
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Next In The Dark Sydney @ St Stephens Church, Newtown
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ABC Radio National, 2SER 107.3 and FBi’s All the Best presents the second In the Dark listening event in a unique location in the heart of Newtown, Sydney.
This time the event will be all ages and take place inside St Stephens Church in Newtown, a 137 year old building considered a masterpiece in gothic revival architecture.
This will be an extra special In the Dark because the feature piece is specifically about St Stephens Church, Camperdown Cemetery and Newtown itself. Jane Ulman and Steven Tilley are two of the most experienced radio makers in Australia. In the late 90’s they constructed “A Green Thought in a Green Shade”; an engaging feature around the stories, history and poetry of the inner-west suburb.
The night will also feature a selection of short audio stories from Sydney’s own dedicated feature show All the Best. All the Best, broadcast on community radio station FBi 94.5, is a weekly radio show made by emerging storytellers that looks at Sydney and its people.
When: Saturday 24th September, listening starts at 7.30pm
Where: St Stephen’s Church, 189 Church St, Newtown
Tickets: $8 on the door only
12th August: An evening of audio shorts @ Folly For A Flyover 8.00pm
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As part of our exciting collaboration with the Folly for a Flyover, next month In The Dark will be curating an evening of audio shorts taken from submissions sent to us over the past 2 months (along side some of our old favorites).
Come along and spend an evening transported by the world of audio in one of London’s most unusual summer venues…. under the A12 Flyover in Hackney Wick.
Details: Doors at 8.00pm for an 8.30 start
Venue:
Folly For A Flyover
Under the A12 Flyover,
Hackney Wick,
London, E9 5HW
The Folly can be accessed by foot or bicycle along the towpath or from the Eastway.
Train: Hackney Wick
Buses: 26, N26, 30, 236, 276, 388, 488
The Sound Bank Premiere Party! 7th July, 7.30pm, The Tabernacle, London
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A celebration of In The Dark’s exciting first year and an exclusive listening evening for the first features to be created through the Sound Bank grant scheme!
Featuring:
Signal To Noise by Paolo Pietropaolo (Canada)
Lights Out by Delaney Hall (USA)
Magga – Rikke Houd (Denmark)
The Sound Bank will also be launching its next round of grants at the event.
Date: 7th July, 7.30pm
Tickets: Free. Click here to register >>
Venue: The Tabernacle, 34-35 Powis Square, London W11 2AY
What is the Sound Bank?
The Sound Bank is a unique fund dedicated to commissioning the best in independent audio story telling from around the world, outside the straitjacket of conventional radio commissioning.
Set up by the In The Dark, the Sound Bank offers grants for the production of new short pieces. An independent jury of international radio enthusiasts awards up to four grants.
The second Sound Bank grant scheme will be opening on 7th July – full details will be made available on this site.
The First Ever In The Dark in Sydney: A Tribute to Tony Barrell
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ABC Radio National and 2SER 107.3 are proud to be supporting the very first In the Dark listening event in Sydney, Australia at GoodGod Small Club on Friday June 17th.
The first Sydney In the Dark will be a particularly special event which will pay tribute to radio documentary producer, film-maker and writer Tony Barrell who sadly passed away earlier this year. Tony had an incredible career covering a diverse range of stories from across the globe. Tony was recently described as, “wickedly funny, deeply serious and highly intelligent”. He leaves a remarkable and highly influential legacy which In the Dark is proud to share and celebrate on June 17.
Mon 25th April: In The Dark feat. Martin Williams @ Passing Clouds
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We’re back at one of our favorite venues this month, Passing Clouds and we’re very pleased to be joined by guest curator Martin Williams. Martin’s work has aired on Resonance FM, where he featured in their New Year’s Eve line up, described as “the country’s finest radio artist“.
His work has be used in the Deep Wireless festival in Canada, Radio New Zealand, and in films. He currently works for the BBC.
Details
Monday 25th April@7.30pm
Venue
Passing Clouds
1 Richmond Road
E8 4AA
just off Kingsland Road behind the Haggerston pub
Tickets
£5.00 on the door
Wed 30th March: In The Dark feat. Hardeep Singh Kohli @ The Pleasance Theatre
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Back to our usual programme after the brilliant all-dayer, Clocks and Clouds, this month we are joined by writer and presenter, Hardeep Singh Kohli, who will be curating an evening of listening at one of London’s most exciting fringe theatres: the Pleasance Theatre.
Hardeep began his broadcasting career working in radio and despite various segues into TV and writing, he still holds the wireless very dear, presenting extensively across Radio 4, from primetime slots like Midweek, Saturday Live to The Food Programme and Pick of the Week. He has made a plethora of documentaries for Radio 4 and recently won “Director’s Choice” at the prestigious Third Coast International Audio Festival, for his documentary, The Loneliness of the Goalkeeper.
As part of In The Dark’s running programme of curated public listenings, he will be presenting his picks of audio both from his own career, and from producers that have inspired him.
Tickets are available from the Pleasance Theatre website: click here to read more and buy now>>
Venue:
The Pleasance Theatre
Carpenters Mews
London N7 9EF
Available from The Pleasance Theatre Website >>
5th March 2011, Clocks and Clouds – An All Day In The Dark Event!
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On 5th March In The Dark will be holding its first all-day event, the alternative audio conference for feature-lovers: Clocks and Clouds.
There will be talks, listenings, masterclasses and plenty of opportunities to meet and hang out with other producers and listeners.
For everyone interested in crafted audio: industry professionals, aspiring feature-makers, students and discerning listeners!
All the money raised from ticket sales will be going towards the next round of the Sound Bank grant scheme.
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The Programme
1000 WELCOME Nina Garthwaite
1015 Julie Shapiro (Artistic Director of the Third Coast Festival) – Audio in the US: The State of the Airwaves
1145 John Wynne (Sound artist/radio producer) will talk about ‘composing audio’ for the art scene as well as for broadcast
1300 Lunch (included in the ticket price) A chance to chat with guests and delegates over a bite to eat.
1345 Peter Nash (Monty Funk, SADiE) Peter will deconstruct one of his acclaimed documentary-drama mixes to reveal how raw tape can be turned into audio gold.
1445 Coffee
1500 Laurence Grissell (BBC Documentaries Unit) will be delving into the archives for forgotten gems of BBC feature production
1615 Final session co-hosted by Julie Shapiro and Francesca Panetta, including final Q & A with delegates and premiere of “When An Angel Passes …”
1700 End
Venue
The Lecture Hall
Toynbee Hall
28 Commercial Street
London
E1 6LS
Nearest Tube: Aldgate East
Tickets
£55.00 or £45.00 concessions.
In The Dark feat. Ronan Kelly (The Curious Ear, RTÉ)
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On 1st February we will be joined by Ronan Kelly (The Curious Ear, RTÉ) all the way from Ireland to share with us a night of stories told through sound.
There are limited places so get your tickets while you can!
Details:
Tuesday 1st February, doors at 8.00pm
The Bell
50 Middlesex St
London
E1 7EX
The nearest tubes are Liverpool St, Aldgate and Aldgate East
Christmas In The Dark
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This Wednesday: a special Christmas In The Dark with radio, mince pies and mulled wine.
Spaces are very limited so please RSVP!!
Details:
Starts at 8.00pm
110 Shoreditch High Street
London
E1 6JN
Entry is free but it’ll be a bit of a squeeze so do let us know you’re coming either by e-mail or via the contact form
In The Dark @ The Whitechapel Gallery Late Nights Feat. Third Ear
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In November Tim Hinman from the brilliant online audio magazine Third Ear will be flying over from Denmark especially for In The Dark and will present a series of audio works from Denmark and beyond.
There will be a few foreign language pieces but don’t panic – there will be subtitles! A great opportunity to hear work that would otherwise be impossible for many, from a country that knows a thing or two about how to make great radio.
Tickets are already on sale and if the last two were anything to go by they’ll be selling out fast so get yours while you can from The Whitechapel Gallery Website
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Details
18th November, 8pm
The Whitechapel Gallery
77-82 Whitechapel High Street
London E1 7QX
Transport – Aldgate East Tube, Liverpool St, Tower Gateway DLR
Full Price – £7.00, Concessions - £6.00, Whitechapel Members – £3.00 from The Whitechapel Gallery Website
Sunday 26th September, 8.00pm: In The Dark Featuring Resonance FM @ The Jellyfish Theatre
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This month In The Dark teams up with Resonance FM’s Ed Baxter to curate a night of audio oddness, unnatural radio and unsettling soundscapes in one of London’s newest venues. Mixing everything from 70s audio porn to TS Eliot by way of Leslie Phillips, In The Dark promises you a thoroughly unusual night at the theatre.
Our Curator
The event will be curated by Ed Baxter who is programming director of Resonance104.4fm, winner of the Radio Academy’s Nations and Regions Award for London. Ed favours a lo-fi aesthetic, conceptual art and expressionism. The evening promises contributions from Australian vocal pyrotechnician Chris Mann; award-winning climbing writer Jim Perrin; Barry Humphries interviewing TS Eliot; 1970s audio porn; the Resonance Radio Orchestra; a cast-list to put The Expendables to shame; and a new piece written for Leslie Phillips.
The Venue
And as if that wasn’t enough, we are very excited to be hosting the evening at The Jellyfish Theatre, London’s first fully-functioning theatre made entirely from recycled and reclaimed materials. The theatre is temporary and will be dismantled in October, so catch it while you can!
The Jellyfish Theatre
The Marlborough Playground
11 – 25 Union Street
London SE1 1LB
The nearest underground stations are London Bridge, Borough and Southwark.
Advance Tickets are no longer available but there will be tickets available on the door
18th August 2010, 7.30pm In The Dark @ Passing Clouds featuring The Hackney Podcast
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On August 18th Francesca Panetta of the award-winning Hackney Podcast will be putting on the In The Dark curator’s cap and choosing a selection of audio and documentary features for your aural delight. The evening will include the works of Radiolab and Kaffe Matthews, as well as a close listening of The Hackney Podcast’s most recent audio documentary, “Night”. The event will be taking place in the cosy surroundings upstairs at:
Passing Clouds
1 Richmond Road
E8 4AA
just off Kingsland Road behind the Haggerston pub.
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Special Event: In The Dark at Home, 1st July, 7.30pm
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Bringing us back down to earth following the the glitz and glamour of our week at LIDF In The Dark will be holding a cosy event at a secret venue in South London on 1st July.
Until now our events have all been in bars and cinemas, but this time we’re trying something different. We’ll be listening to a selection of award-winning radio documentaries in the more cosy surroundings of a house in Brixton.
The programme will include:
Out of Body Roger (Radiolab, USA):
Out of body experiences in 70s California
000 Ambulance (Kyla Brettle, Australia):
Nightshifts in the emergency room
Lonni: The body waxer (Evan Roberts, USA):
“Keeping San Francisco smooth, one pussy at a time”
At the end of it all, there’ll be some (amazing) food- our host Olivia is a cook, and has kindly agreed to feed us all.
There’s limited space, so let us know ASAP if you want a place. Plus ones welcome too – let us know if you’re coming via our Facebook Event Page or alternatively you can e-mail us via our contacts page.
Full venue details will be released to attendees closer to the time.
Songs My Mother Taught Me + Discussion with Chris Brookes
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The Courthouse Hotel Cinema, 1st May 2010, 7.30pm – 9.30pm, £8.00/£6.00
Chris Brookes’ personal style of feature-making can be heard at its most intriguing – and at times most uncomfortable – in this “documentary novel” about war brides – women, including his own mother, who married allied servicemen
stationed in Britain during World War II. Based upon wartime diaries, letters, photos and recordings it is both an exploration of history and a personal journey of discovery, as events from Chris’ present resonate with those of his mother’s past.
Produced by: Chris Brookes
Origin: Canada (CBC/Battery Radio, 1997)
Run Time: 52 mins
Discussion: The Rebirth of Radio – Crafted Audio in the Digital Age
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The Courthouse Hotel Cinema, 1st May 2010, 3.00pm – 5.00pm, FREE
Discussion with guests Tony Phillips (BBC World Service), Francesca Panetta (The Guardian, Hackney Podcast), Chris Brookes (Battery Radio), Nina Perry (UK) and Chaired by Alan Hall (Falling Tree Productions).
Little Woman: What Now? + Discussion with Berit Hedemann
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The Courthouse Hotel Cinema, 30th April 2010, 7.30pm – 9.30pm, £6.00/£8.00
A hymn to Pamela Anderson, the Norwegian economy and all the country’s 11 year old girls. From women’s magazine editors to a young bulimia sufferer, Berit Hedemann’s Little Woman explores the consequences of Norway’s oil-fuelled economic boom on its women. The piece provocatively cuts between its subjects, with a narrating voice that ponders the connections and implications that emerge, as much a subconscious as an authority figure, prompting some interesting questions about the potential of documentary not just in presenting facts but in presenting ideas. The result is a piece that is compelling, funny and, at times, disturbing.
Produced by: Berit Hedemann
Origin: Norway (NRK, with subtitles, 1997)
Run Time: 43’30
For tickets click here
Melting Point + Discussion with Nina Perry
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The Courthouse Hotel Cinema, 29th April 2010, 7.30pm – 9.30pm, £8.00/£6.00
A composed feature by Nina Perry exploring the environmental, cultural and musical significance of the icy landscapes of Greenland, Iceland and the Highlands of Scotland. Featuring the words of an Icelandic writer, a Greenlandic fisherman, a drama therapist and an ice-climbing fiddle-playing mountain rescuer interwoven with spectacular recordings of the ice sheet as it carves and a specially composed musical soundscape.
Produced by: Nina Perry
Origin: UK (BBC/Falling Tree Productions, 2009)
Run Time: 28’30
For tickets click here
In The Dark Launch @ The Hub, 26th January 2010
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2010 heralds the beginning of a new and exciting partnership between the London International Documentary Festival (LIDF) and In The Dark. Inspired by LIDF’s approach of encouraging conversation not just about film, but between different forms, styles and techniques of filmmaking, In The Dark will be hosting a series of events that will encourage audiences to close their eyes and open their ears to the world of aural story telling. With guests from Norway, Iceland and Canada, as well as the best of Britian’s home grown talent, In The Dark and LIDF will be presenting a programme of workshops and “listening” events that are set to inspire practioners and audiences alike.
On January 26th we will be celebrating the launch of this partnership through an event at The Hub in King’s Cross. The night will feature a listening session of 2009 Prix Europa Prize-winning documentary “Mighty Mac”(RTE) followed by a Q&A with Liam O’Brien, series producer for RTE’s “Documentary on One”. This will be the first of a series of festival events that will bring radio producers from around the world to showcase and discuss their radio features with UK audiences.
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