Sunday Oct 08, 2023

Episode 1 - Creation of the Underground Salons

Lost Underground

In the 1960s, at great risk to their lives, a group of teenagers in China defied the authoritarian regime by reading and writing forbidden texts, painting and exhibiting avant-garde works of art, and exploring western music. Held in secret, these early underground salons laid the groundwork for a movement called “The Misty Poets.” Their stories from China’s Cultural Revolution have been buried by fear and fading memory. We present these stories to preserve a history that should never be forgotten and also reflects the struggles continuing in America and around the globe. (For our purposes, some names have been changed to protect the identities of those still living in China.)

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Lost Underground is a podcast produced by StoryBoards Northwest written by Cheryll Leo-Gwin and Directed by Gavin Reub. Music composed by Hummie Mann, edited by Arlene Naganawa, with assistant editor Meridian Smith. Curated by Barbara Jirsa and dramatized by Kathy Hsieh and Mimi Gan. Lost Underground follows the journey of the Misty Poets of China, who at great peril held underground salons for artists and writers during China’s Cultural Revolution.

Lost Underground was recorded at Jack Straw Cultural Center in Seattle with sound design by Daniel Guenther.

This podcast was made possible with grants from 4Culture and ArtsWA and support from Jack Straw Cultural Center, the Stroum Jewish Community Center and the Chinese American Citizens Alliance.

Episode 1 - Creation of the Underground Salons

Lost Underground

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