A celebration of stories told through sound.

Bristol Event
Sat 30th March
UWE Festival of Sound
Colston Hall

March 26, 2019 / 0 comments

Music Matters A specially curated set of audio stories about music for UWE’s Festival of Sound. Drop in and listen to our picks of the best in radio and podcasts from around the world about the importance of music. The Festival of Sound is a huge, all-day family friendly festival with live performances for music…

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HearSay Events
4th – 7th April 2019
Cinema and Wake
Kilfinane

March 5, 2019 / 0 comments

This April In The Darks London and Bristol will be travelling  once again to Kilfinane for the wonderful HearSay 2019. In The Dark (Bristol) will be running the HearSay Audio Cinema throughout the festival while In The Dark (London) will be rounding the weekend off with the HearSay Wake (details below for how to get…

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Lisbon event
Saturday, 9th Mar 2019
Audio Erotica
Cais na Preguiça

March 4, 2019 / 0 comments

    In The Dark Lisboa presents a symphony of lovemaking: radio stories that will make you blush. We’ll feature “pieces exploring sex across the animal kingdom; from humans, to snails, to fish and finally to whales.” A Warning: if you’re offended by sexual content, this event is not for you. This In The Dark…

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Lisbon event
Wednesday, 13th Fev 2019
World Radio Day
Lisboa Incomum

February 2, 2019 / 0 comments

  We will celebrate World Radio Day with a listening event curated by the Portuguese anthropologist Filipe Reis, professor at the ISCTE – University Institute of Lisbon. Reis has been dedicating his research to the radio field and to the anthropology of sound. This event is a collaboration between In The Dark Lisboa, the Festival…

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Lisbon event
Friday, 25th Jan 2019
A Música é uma arma
ICA – Instituto do Cinema e do Audiovisual

January 12, 2019 / 0 comments

  “A música é uma arma” (Music as a Weapon) is the name of our next In The Dark Lisbon event. We will present a series of music-related audio pieces about the bright and the dark side of sound.  This In The Dark Lisbon session is in English with Portuguese subtitles.   WHEN: Friday 25th…

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Lisbon event
Sat 8th Dec 2018
Christmas Special
Casa Raphael Baldaya

November 28, 2018 / 0 comments

In The Dark is starting a series of listening events in Lisbon, Portugal. Join us at Casa Raphael Baldaya for a Christmas themed session. We have a wonderful selection of audio pieces that tell stories from the battlefield, adventures and birth. This In The Dark Lisbon session is in English with no subtitles.   WHEN:…

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Bristol Event
Thurs 4th Oct 2018
5th Birthday Party
The Wardrobe Theatre

August 30, 2018 / 0 comments

We’re having a party and you’re invited! In The Dark is celebrating 5 sweet years of communal lights out listening across Bristol. Over the years we’ve welcomed you to some of Bristol’s most iconic venues. Now to mark our birthday, we’re having a party in one of the city’s most exciting and we would love…

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London Event
Thurs 6th September
Words from Inside (St Maur Prison) by René Farabet
Open City Doc Fest

August 20, 2018 / 0 comments

  “What is listening? An intense and respectful way of coming close to the Other”. This event will remember the work of René Farabet (1934 – 2017), a master of the creative audio feature. Just over a year since his death we will celebrate his legacy and the inspiration it gave to many producers around…

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London Event
Fri 7 September
The Tyranny of Story: A Workshop for Academics and Storytellers From All Mediums
Open City Doc Fest

August 20, 2018 / 0 comments

It is said we are living in a ‘golden age of storytelling’, with the term used frequently by academics, journalism and documentary-makers alike. But might the quest for a “good story” risk undermining both good research and good journalism? This session will offer a series of short provocations on this theme, followed by break-away discussion…

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