Boston's "First Silent Dance Experiment" will take place on February 23rd at the Sam Adams Statue in Faneuil Hall. Like a dancing flash mob, an internet-organized group will converge on the statue and burst into silent dance that's both communal and private.
"[A] silent dance party involves a large group of people assembling at a
given area on a pre-decided time. They mill around inconspicuously, and
at the signal (in our case, an airhorn), insert their headphones into
their ears, hit play on their portable music player and start dancing
as passersbys confusingly look on as a swarm of people dance in silence
"The exciting part is that we’re taking it a bit further this time.
Instead of simply having everyone playing one song, we’re going to be
creating our own MP3 complete with not only grooves, but with
instructions and activities interwoven. Participants will then download
this song, place it their music player and dance fully synchronized."
Should be interesting to see with a big enough group (so go for it!)
and also a bit of a commentary on people isolated from passersby with
their iPods but connected to others by what they listen to.
The event is being organized by Banditos Misteriosos, "the city's mysterious playmate" and the group who brought you the Boston Common Pillow Fight.
Details:
"Time: 1:00PM. At the sound of the airhorn.
Date: Saturday, February 23rd
Location: Faneuil Hall, in front of the Sam Adams Statue. (Exact Location/Google Map)
Outfit: Whatever you enjoy wearing when you go out for
a dance on the town. Be fancy if you like. Try to sport a pair of
sunglasses if you can…
Song: The MP3 will be uploaded to our website on Sunday, February 17th."
