Episode # 296 - Undergroundzero Festival

Doris Mirescu, Paul Bargetto, Jonny Porkpie, and Michael Yates Crowley

Martin Denton introduces Paul Bargetto whose undergroundzero Festival is returning for its third year. Paul begins by explaining how the festival began and why this festival is so different from most. He then tells a bit about each of the productions that will be in the festival (except those who will share the mic with him later).

First up to talk about his show, Evanston is Michael Yates Crowley. Next Martin introduces Jonny Porkpie, who like Michael has a past history with the festival. Jonny talks about how he originally got involved with festival and continues by describing his production, PRETENCION: un cirque de burlesque, un burlesque de cirque Doris Mirescu talks a bit about her entry 3! , a multimedia experiment based on a 1979 Fassbinder film. Paul takes his turn again, this time as director of The Jamal Lullabies which he describes as a song cycle.

The festival will be held at PS 122 and this podcast is filled with anecdotes about this and preceding undergroundzero festivals.