Docket VIII: Matter of the Belly of the State

As the American republic lurches toward its 250th anniversary, Zakros InterArts summons The People v. The King: a ten-part live civic-art tribunal of sovereign power. Broadcast as a public process of witness interviews, evidence gathering, and telematic prosecution for the upcoming season of Bunker Fridays, the series begins Friday, May 1, 2026, continuing weekly through Friday, July 3, 2026, 4:00 - 5:00 PM ET.

The series continues on June 26 with Yury Urnov, Award Winning Theater Director and Visiting Assistant Professor at Towson University. The interview will concern Docket VIII: Matter of the Belly of the State, examining the grotesque grammar of kingship, condensed into Ubu as its final symbolic body.

Across nine weekly witness interviews and a culminating tribunal performance, The People v. The King unfolds as a public investigation of testimony, evidence gathering, and symbolic prosecution, with online audiences seated as the Public Jury whose live chat, questions, and submissions enter the evidentiary record.

For additional information, witness bios, and series details visit the event page.

The People v. The King | Docket 8: Matter of the Belly of the State | Witness: Yury Urnov