Amir Nizar Zuabi | Dream Space Podcast

Make sure you have everything you need – we are going on a journey. One that will take us along travel routes dusted with the scent of spices and the taste of fresh dates as we return towards infinite possibilities and knowledge in 12th-century Baghdad and the Library of Alexandria.

This is the ever-expanding dream space of award-winning Palestinian playwright and director, Amir Nizar Zuabi. He is the founding Artistic Director of ShiberHur Theater Company in Palestine, an Associate Director of the Young Vic Theatre, a member of the United Theaters Europe for artistic achievement, and an alumni of The Sundance Institute Theatre Program. His latest project is The Herds: the journey of hundreds of life-size puppet animals from West Africa to Norway fleeing climate disaster.

Dream Space is a Reduced Listening production for Factory International, hosted by Gemma Cairney. This episode was produced by Tess Davidson, with sound design by Femi Oriogun-Williams, and theme music by Andrew PM Hunt.

About the Series

What does art have the power or potential to do, when we allow ourselves to dream?

Gemma Cairney poses this questions to some of the world’s most exciting artistic minds in a new podcast from Factory International.

In each episode we get to know our guest, find out what makes them tick, what brings them joy and inspiration. Together we create a new vision, pushing the boundaries of what is possible and ask what kind of art the world needs now.

Contributors

Gemma Cairney (she/her)
Host
Gemma Cairney is a multi award-winning broadcaster, author and activist. Gemma’s documentary radio series include The Leisure Society for BBC 6 Music and The Sound Odyssey for BBC Radio 4. Previous radio credits include: Island Sounds, Dolly, Dylan or Daft Punk, and Mali Music (BBC 6 Music). Tempted By Teacher and Bruising Silence (BBC Radio 1) garnered two Sony Golds and her interview with Grace Jones, Amazing Grace, (BBC 6 Music) won the Best Music Show Rose d’Or. Her latest book, The Immortal Sisterhood, will soon be published by Canongate.
Kit Callin (they/them)
Executive Producer
Kit is a senior audio producer at Reduced Listening, making music radio for the BBC, and arts podcasts for organisations like Serpentine and Factory International. They are the founder of MOOAR Residency, and run a variety of workshops and audio open mic nights to support others getting into audio. Kit won Best Music Producer at the Audio Production Awards 2023.
Scott Smith (He/Him)
Head of Digital Content
Scott heads up the Audiences department at Factory International, where he leads dynamic teams across multiple departments to drive engagement both at Aviva Studios and on Factory International’s digital platforms.
Tess Davidson (she/her)
Producer
Tess is an award-winning freelance audio producer and writer with a background in broadcast and print journalism, working across long-form narrative documentaries, and arts and culture features. She has produced for organisations such as the Tate Britain and the Serpentine, as well for BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio 4 and RTÉ in Ireland. She recently won bronze for Best New Producer in the UK’s Audio Production Awards and was awarded the Prix Europa Ake Blomström Award in 2023.
Alex Mannion-Jones (he/him)
Producer
Alex is the Digital Content Producer at Factory International where he produces video and audio content.
Femi Oriogun-Williams (they/them)
Sound Designer
Femi Oriogun-Williams is a sound designer, composer and musician based in London, England. They work on a diverse range of projects scoring theatre, dance, film and radio while writing and performing their own compositions. They also teach radio production at Goldsmiths University.
Andrew PM Hunt (he/him)
Composer
Andrew PM Hunt is a musician and composer based in Liverpool.

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