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Spotlight On... Sophie Ignatieff!

26/04/22Spotlight On... Sophie Ignatieff!

This month we're spotlighting our Producer Sophie Ignatieff. She shares her top tips for touring theatre, the challenges of producing both digital and live productions, and whether there is such a thing as an 'average day for a Producer', in this months blog.

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OFFIES 2022 WINNER: IDEA Performance

22/02/22OFFIES 2022 WINNER: IDEA Performance

We are thrilled to announce our 2021 production Skin Hunger has won the OFFIES 2022 IDEA Performance award for Rachel-leah Hosker, Oseloka Obi & Terry O'Donovan's beautiful performances. 

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17/02/22Skin Hunger On Film

This new short documentary is a collaboration between Dante or Die and award-winning film-maker Pinny Grylls. It is available to stream now. 

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Trustee Recruitment

16/02/22Trustee Recruitment

We’re recruiting two dedicated Trustees to join our board of directors. We are particularly interested in receiving applications from people who have previously been underrepresented in the arts. For more information and details on how to apply please read this Job Pack. 

 

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Spotlight On... Daphna Attias

16/02/22Spotlight On... Daphna Attias

This month we're spotlighting Co-Artistic Director Daphna Attias. She shares her most challenging site to stage a show, moving from theatre to film and what an average day looks like as an Artistic Director. 

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Spotlight On... Terry O'Donovan

19/01/22Spotlight On... Terry O'Donovan

New for 2022 we're putting the spotlight on the Dante or Die team. Each month we'll share an interview with different members of our team. Find out what an average day as an Artistic Director is like in our first interview with Terry O'Donovan. 

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Toward a Future Theatre

02/12/21Toward a Future Theatre

We're thrilled to be included in such illustrious company as Tim Crouch, James Graham & Tarek Iskander, in Caridad Svich's fascinating new book of conversations with global theatre makers published by Methuen Drama. 

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Skin Hunger: Stream the show & Buy the book

19/10/21Skin Hunger: Stream the show & Buy the book

Skin Hunger, the show, is available to stream here. You can also buy the book here.

 

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Prix Europa 2021 Digital Media Nomination

07/10/21Prix Europa 2021 Digital Media Nomination

Delighted to announce we've been nominated for a Prix Europa Digital Media 2021 award for our video podcast User Not Found, commissioned by The Space & funded by Arts Council England. 

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Skin Hunger: The Book

11/09/21Skin Hunger: The Book

This beautifully produced book includes all three scripts and forewords by writers Ann Akinjirin, Tim Crouch and Sonia Hughes. Plus colour photographs of the installation and reflections from Dante or Die’s Artistic Directors, the creative team and neuroscientist Professor Francis McGlone.

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Skin Hunger Nominated for Offies Awards

05/09/21Skin Hunger Nominated for Offies Awards

We're so pleased that Skin Hunger has been nominated for two Offies Awards: Best Production and Best Performance in the Offies IDEA category which celebrates innovative/devised/experiential/atypical work. Thanks to the team at Offies for celebrating the production.

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Odds On

22/08/21Odds On

Odds On is a new digital production that submerges you into the world of Pearls of Fortune - a garish, underwater online gambling site. We are experimenting with creative technologists Marmelo, and engaging with local problem gambling communities in Salford, Kent & Reading, to create an episodic, online theatrical experience.

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20/08/21Skin Hunger Run Completed

In June we finished 72 performances of our new production, Skin Hunger. What a joy to meet audiences one-on-one in this unique performance installation.

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01/07/21Digital Devising Projects

Between January and June 2021 we've been blown away by the creativity of young people in Lancaster and Kent that we've had the pleasure to work with. At The Dukes, Lancaster we devised a short film, in partnership with Raindance the largest independent film festival. The young arts activists that took part created a film inspired by the theme of protest.

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User Not Found Playscript

03/08/18User Not Found Playscript

We have published the playscript of User Not Found, which includes imagery from Marmelo's app design. We're really proud of it - and you can buy a copy directly from the brilliant publishers Bloomsbury as part of the Oberon Modern Classics Collection.

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