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NY Underwater Episode 1: Nonsense

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Today's hottest performances can't be found in upscale concert halls or downtown galleries, but behind swiveling library bookcases and down secret sets of spiral stairs. Enter the world of New York's underground performance art. Turn left for knife-juggling unicyclists and pianotop contortionists. Turn right for sequined samba dancers and burlesque beauties. Look above for lithe trapeze artists and graceful firespinners, and head down the stairs to see bikepunk kids dive their bikes, parkour-style, into giant dumpster pools. This is a world of spectacle, of risk-takers, the decadent, and the freaks. It is colorful. It is dark. It is unique. This is New York Underwater. Episode 1 takes us deep into the dark lofts of Bushwick to celebrate the Nonsense NY list in a party full of strange performance art, pillow fights, giant bunnies, and more.
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