• The Reckoning: Why Now?

  • Nov 6 2024
  • Length: 45 mins
  • Podcast

The Reckoning: Why Now?

  • Summary

  • In the third episode on the journey towards our production, The Reckoning, Dash’s Artistic Director, Josephine Burton is in conversation with Rory Finnin, Professor of Ukrainian Studies at the University of Cambridge. Interspersed by some short performances from the developing script, the two discuss the creative process behind the making of the production, rooted in testimonies taken from survivors from the Russian war in Ukraine.


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    If you haven’t already, you can hear episodes one and two from this podcast mini-series on The Reckoning where we explore the beginnings of the piece and later speak to author and journalist Peter Pomerantsev on why he shared the testimonies with Dash.


    Thank you to our partners and funders Cambridge Festival, Cambridge Junction, the Ukrainian Studies Department at the University of Cambridge, Open Society Foundations, the Fritt Ord Foundation, Goethe-Institut in Exile, Goethe-Institut in London and individual giving.


    In the podcast, we hear from:


    Josephine Burton - Artistic Director, Dash Arts

    Rory Finnin - Professor of Ukrainian Studies at the University of Cambridge

    Sam Kyslyi - Performer

    Mark Quartley - Performer


    Underscore and sound design by Anton Baibakov


    Our intro music is Fakiiritanssi by Marouf Majidi


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