A special event at Watershed Cinema as part of the Bristol Poetry Festival exploring the kinship between radio and poetry. Could they be considered sister mediums: both concerned with sound, voice, breath, imagery, imagination and the built-in music of language? Producer Mair Bosworth (BBC Audio / In the Dark) will be curating a selection of audio […]
Axel Kacoutié is curating an evening of magical audio, conjuring aural visions that will transport you through time, and space, returning you back to yourself and the world. As a multi-award-winning creator, Axel uses sound, music and words to reveal a magic in the mundane. Their work has featured on the BBC, Guardian and Spotify […]
The Dark and XMTR are joining forces to bring you a historical selection of ‘experiments’ in radio and a live performance of the one-man radio play ‘The Devil Museum’ by Jacob Dwyer. The event is curated by Lucia Scazzocchio. Lucia launched the curated sonic storytelling platform XMTR.FM and accompanying show/podcast the Transmitter Radio Hour […]
Join us for a night of not-quites, in-betweens; either ors and/or neithers! Bridey Addison Child is curating audio pieces about liminality at The Social. They will also perform their latest piece, accompanied by musicians Sarah McCabe, Alex Tay and Robert Reid Allan. Bridey is a poet, audio producer and drag king extraordinaire interested in work […]
In The Dark School is back! With more and more people interested in working in audio we have launched a school that offers professional training while also nurturing the spirit of creativity and experimentation that’s in all the audio we love. This four month long weekly course is suitable for beginners, migrants from other mediums […]
Join us for an autumnal evening of listening with guest curators and long-term collaborators Phoebe McIndoe and Redzi Bernard. Phoebe and Redzi are the brilliant minds behind the Telling Stories Podcast and the award winning documentary The Last Taboo. They will be playing a selection of the work that has inspired them at the beautiful […]