Zap!
The When: Recent, cold winter day
The Where: Grand Central Station
The Who: 207 Improv Everywhere Agents
The What: Frozen in time for 5 minutes
The Why: Improvisational street theater opens minds
Very cool. It reminds me of an event I was involved in while in university (SFU) where an old university friend Rod and I wrapped another friend, Ilze, a talented artist and dancer, in a stretch fabric “bag” - like she was a side of beef, completely covering her, and then carried her on to a public bus running the entire length of Hasting street from Burnaby right through to downtown Vancouver (a trip over an hour long). Throughout the trip Ilze remained limp and mute - as if she were a body we were removing for disposal. The riders were unable to see anything other than the material and the shape it covered. They were left to imagine if there was a real woman’s body under that material or if it was a mannequin. Throughout the trip Rod and I carried her, adjusted her limbs etc. It was a very interesting bit of street theater. The fabric was gauzy enough that Ilze was able to see out and view the reactions. It was a blast.
via: Living the Scientific Life
Comment from Heather
Time: 2/7/2008, 9:11 pm
I absolutely love that clip, too!
Wish I’d been on the bus with you and your friend.