We Are Free to Change the World: Ready
We Are Free To Change The World is a new series of three Dash Cafés exploring how artists and creative activists respond to the urgency of our times.
Through performance, film and conversation, each event, chaired by Dash Arts artistic director Josephine Burton, brings together creative voices to consider how we act – and how we do this together. A collaborative act between Artsadmin and Toynbee Studios resident, Dash Arts, the series also celebrates Dash Arts’ 20th birthday, and 18th year in the building, and part of the Fête of Britain.
Framed around preparation, balance and movement, the series will make space for connection and reflection, for building or sharing tools and practices, and might be the starting point for something new we imagine together.
READY
Thursday 20 November, 6pm – 9pm
Toynbee Studios
How do we begin? What does it take to prepare for change—artistically, emotionally and politically?
The first event in the series explores the conditions that help artists and creative activists find their ground. Through performance, short film, and conversation, READY invites a range of perspectives on how we get ready: to listen, to make, to resist, and to come together.
We will be joined by
Bishi Bhattacharya – Artist, Composer and Producer
Lehni Lamide Davies – Artist, Creative Producer and Coach
With a performance by
co created by
Aïda Jamal – Artist
Imane El Kabli – Artist
Lori Kharpoutlian – Artist
Date and time
20 November 2025
6–9pm
Pay What You Can
(Free / £5 / £10 / £15)
Booking
Venue
Toynbee Studios
28 Commercial Street
London, E1 6AB
Tel: 020 7247 5102
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