Posted
on January 10, 2016
Improv
Everywhere claims on its website, “We cause scenes.”
Literally!
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| You don't see this every day! |
Today's
scene should be entertaining, but it sounds like it could cause
health and safety issues as well! Today has been declared No Pants
Subway Ride Day in New York City and other cities around the world.
Passengers
board subway cars at different stops, pretending not to know or notice each
other, all wearing all the normal gear necessary for winter weather: coats, hats scarves, gloves, boots...but NO PANTS!
Some
passengers get on the subway – the first leg of their journey, at
least – with their pants on but remove their pants while riding the
subway.
Some passengers pretend that they forgot their pants but can't be bothered to feel embarrassed about it.
And this isn't just a thing with five quirky actors. Apparently, by now there are tens of thousands of
participants in over 60 cities, in over 25 countries!
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| Some people seem to be pretending not to notice the no-pants riders. Others are laughing or even covering their eyes! |
Is
it silly? Is it chilly? You decide!
If
you check out the Improv Everything website, you can see how a tradition like No
Pants Subway Ride gets its start and grows, slowly at first but
eventually more and more quickly...
By the way, I think it's neat that this year's No Pants Subway Ride happens to be on the anniversary of the first subway ride! (See "Also on this date" below.)
Try
improv!
Today
might be a great day to try out some improv exercises and games, or
even to find an improv class. Here and here are some
ideas.
Also
on this date:
Plan ahead:
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