Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
Elizabeth Barrette
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Community Building Tip: Performance

For my current set of tips, I'm using the list "101 Small Ways You Can Improve Your City.

69. Stage a scene. The public pranks of Improv Everywhere might seem like frivolous fodder for viral videos. But there’s something about witnessing a spectacle that can bring people together like nothing else. Their "No Pants Subway Ride," which started in New York in 2002—and is exactly what it sounds like—has become an annual tradition in dozens of cities.

Almost any kind of performance art can be adapted to public venues.  Be creative.  

Also, look for places in your hometown that are near crowds but not in the way of foot traffic.  Put up some Busk Stop signs, or paint stencils on the ground.  
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