“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 […]
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: […]
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 […]
“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 […]
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 […]
Audiophiles! Throughout September we’re collaborating with the wonderful Falling Tree Productions to bring you a month long line-up of events, audio installations and workshops in the Barbican. Listening to creative radio and podcasts is often considered a secondary activity – one you might do in motion, submerged in a hot bath or lying in bed […]
For this summer-special In The Dark [live] we’re bringing together two of our favourite radio writer-performers together in Bristol’s only Working Men’s Club turned anarchist art space, The Brunswick Club. John Osborne and Ross Sutherland will be performing together *for the first time*. Regulars to In The Dark Bristol will know how much we love […]
We hear our environment day to day- but how often are we really listening? Sound practitioner and researcher Panos Amelidis will discuss the importance of listening to, appreciating, utilising and conserving the sound that surrounds us. From the historic taxidermy stuffed Museum Room of the Bournemouth Natural Science Society, Panos will take us on […]
In the Island’s old police cells, under lock and key, we pay tribute to podcasting’s most popular topic. A communal, lights-out listening event celebrating the best in audio storytelling from around the world. Join us for an evening of crime and punishment, and a chance to explore this amazing space – original early 20th century […]