Join PICA at The Public Theater's Under the Radar Festival (UTR)
January 6-17, 2021 / Pre-Festival Programming beginning December 21, 2020
This popular and highly-anticipated festival of The Public’s winter season will include artists from across the U.S. and around the world, including Chile, Iran, and the U.K. Curated by UTR Festival Director Mark Russell, this year’s free Under the Radar Festival will feature a robust line-up of digital livestream and streaming on-demand performances, as well as the return of the Under the Radar Symposium: A Creative Summit.
As a Global Partner of Under the Radar, PICA invites you to virtually join Erin Boberg Doughton at this year's festival! Erin, who is one of PICA's three Artistic Directors and Curator of Performance, has selected her "top picks" and invites you to meet-up for discussions and virtual field-trips, PICA schedule below. If you are interested in joining Erin please email erin@pica.org to RSVP.
PICA AT UTR SCHEDULE
Wednesday, January 6th
5:00 pm PST - PICA Zoom | Virtual meet-up at festival launch with Erin Boberg Doughton to discuss UTR highlights.
6:00 pm PST - Opening Night Toast | Via UTR website
Saturday, January 9th
1:00 pm PST - Rich Kids: A History of Shopping Malls in Tehran by Javaad Alipoor | Virtual Field Trip, attend together at UTR website
The global gap between rich and poor has never been greater. As the world decays, the spawn of the powerful dance like everyone is watching.
Wednesday, January 13th
5:00 pm PST - PICA Zoom | Virtual meet-up with Erin Boberg Doughton and special guest to reflect on what we've seen on-demand and discuss upcoming program Devised Theater Working Group’s INCOMING!
Devised Theater Working Group’s INCOMING! is by the 2021-2022 Devised Theater Working Group Cohort Members: Savon Bartley, Nile Harris, Miranda Haymon, Eric Lockley, Raelle Myrick-Hodges, Mia Rovegno, Justin Elizabeth Sayre, and Mariana Valencia (TBA:18, CXL 2018)
Sunday, January 17th
5:00 pm PST - INCOMING! Artist Conversation | Virtual Field Trip, attend together at UTR website
This year, The PubIic Theater’s Devised Theater Working Group was challenged to create individual digital expressions for a group compilation video: INCOMING! Immediate, made for the here and now, this 30-minute video will show short pieces from all eight members of this cohort.
6:30 pm PST - UTR Closing Toast | Via UTR website
RSVP for free festival events through The Public’s website and receive email updates and reminders. For the full festival calendar with performance times, visit publictheater.org.