"Opening" improv event next Thursday May 5th
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Timothy
Apr 27, 2011, 11:11:56 PM4/27/11
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Dear Emerald City Improv list,
FICTILIS, a new group/space in Pioneer Square, is teaming up with Emerald City Improv on a project called "Opening", to take place next Thursday May 5th during the Artwalk (5-10pm). The basic idea is to set up everything that would go along with an art gallery opening - except for the art. White walls, lights, drinks, placards, and lots of artsy-looking people - that's where we need your help! We're asking you to join us: show up, mingle, snack, and browse for a while, and basically pretend you're at an art opening and not be bothered by the fact that there's no art on the walls. A very simple and understated performance/installation - it should be fun!
The FICTILIS address is 210 S Washington St (at the corner of 2nd Ave) in Pioneer Square, 1 block from the light rail/transit tunnel.
Bring some friends and come hang out with us for as long as you want between 5-10pm. (People more dedicated to their roles can stay longer, others can come and go as they please, check out the rest of ArtWalk and recommend the show to people they see, etc...) There will be snacks and drinks, so apart from a little bit of background, group-level improv, it will probably feel even to us like an actual art opening, which is mostly strolling around and schmoozing, anyway.
What we’re aiming for is verisimilitude: the appearance, for passers-by, of a real art opening going on inside the space, so that people will come in to see what’s going on and perhaps be mildly confused. The minimum we have to do is show up and occupy the space, but for it to seem authentic, we should have a mix of character-types doing the various kinds of things people would do, and wearing the kinds of things people would wear, at an art opening (e.g. art-lovers, dealers, critics, artists, scenesters, etc.).
Encouraged attire: black or dark outer layers, glasses, facial hair, one person with a beret or a keffiyeh (but not more than one), scarves (weather permitting), etc.
Prohibited attire: too many bright outer layers, sports gear, logos on outside layers, running shoes, baseball caps, backpacks, flip-flops, etc.
Please let me know if you're interested or join the Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=168041119918978.
Or see here for more details: http://fictilis.com/opening-notes.
Thanks!
Timothy/FICTILIS
FICTILIS, a new group/space in Pioneer Square, is teaming up with Emerald City Improv on a project called "Opening", to take place next Thursday May 5th during the Artwalk (5-10pm). The basic idea is to set up everything that would go along with an art gallery opening - except for the art. White walls, lights, drinks, placards, and lots of artsy-looking people - that's where we need your help! We're asking you to join us: show up, mingle, snack, and browse for a while, and basically pretend you're at an art opening and not be bothered by the fact that there's no art on the walls. A very simple and understated performance/installation - it should be fun!
The FICTILIS address is 210 S Washington St (at the corner of 2nd Ave) in Pioneer Square, 1 block from the light rail/transit tunnel.
Bring some friends and come hang out with us for as long as you want between 5-10pm. (People more dedicated to their roles can stay longer, others can come and go as they please, check out the rest of ArtWalk and recommend the show to people they see, etc...) There will be snacks and drinks, so apart from a little bit of background, group-level improv, it will probably feel even to us like an actual art opening, which is mostly strolling around and schmoozing, anyway.
What we’re aiming for is verisimilitude: the appearance, for passers-by, of a real art opening going on inside the space, so that people will come in to see what’s going on and perhaps be mildly confused. The minimum we have to do is show up and occupy the space, but for it to seem authentic, we should have a mix of character-types doing the various kinds of things people would do, and wearing the kinds of things people would wear, at an art opening (e.g. art-lovers, dealers, critics, artists, scenesters, etc.).
Encouraged attire: black or dark outer layers, glasses, facial hair, one person with a beret or a keffiyeh (but not more than one), scarves (weather permitting), etc.
Prohibited attire: too many bright outer layers, sports gear, logos on outside layers, running shoes, baseball caps, backpacks, flip-flops, etc.
Please let me know if you're interested or join the Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=168041119918978.
Or see here for more details: http://fictilis.com/opening-notes.
Thanks!
Timothy/FICTILIS
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