Songs of Solidarity: An Epic Begins

Join us in the rehearsal room as we craft a new epic - an origin
story that celebrates and redefines the migration
experience. 


Songs of Solidarity (the current working title
for Dash Arts and Projekt Europa’s new project) brings together
artists, researchers, and refugees to co-create a powerful
music-theatre performance.


In this episode we look at what makes epics, epic. We explore
ancient epics like Kalevala, Gilgamesh, and the Odyssey with
academics and then, with migrant artists, asylum seekers and
refugees, investigate how we can create new ones rooted in
solidarity, displacement, and friendship across time.


You can see more in our short film and there’s more to come
throughout 2025. 


In this episode we hear from:


Josephine Burton - Artistic Director of Dash Arts


Professor Fiona Macintosh - Emeritus Professor of Classical
Reception, University of Oxford


Maria Aberg - Artistic Director of PROJEKT EUROPA


Marouf Majidi - composer and musician


Sabrina Mahfouz - writer and poet  


Luca Macchi - actor and musician 


Namvula Rennie - actor and musician


Chen Xu - actor and musician 


Natalia Kakarkina - actor and musician


Surya Chandra - actor and musician


Songs of Solidarity is a PROJEKT EUROPA and Dash
Arts co-production. This first phase of R&D was co-produced
with the Cultural Programme at Oxford University, in partnership
with the Archive of Performances of Greek and Roman Drama at
Oxford University, Finnish Institute in the UK and Ireland, and
Asylum Welcome. We're particularly grateful to Fiona Macintosh
for her support and encouragement.


 


Our gratitude goes to all the wonderful international artists,
academics and participants who enriched our project.


Find out more at:


www.projekteuropa.org


www.dasharts.org.uk





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