Upcoming: Best Busker Ever

January 19th, 2012 | Posted by Cole in Upcoming Missions - ()

Best Busker EverEveryone is invited to participate in Best Busker Ever. We are going to create an incredible experience for people. A moment that for the rest of their life, they will never forget. And here is how:

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Imagine this. A man, standing by himself guitar in hand. Beside him sits a sign advertising that he’s singing personalized songs. Walking by, people figure they have nothing better to do, so they ask for a song.

He begins singing. Using their name he mentions how they’ve just met, and how cool they seem, etc.

As he starts singing someone joins in with a ukelele. And then another person joins, and another. And then some backup singers. And then a whole band. And it just grows and grows until everyone in the area is singing a personalized song to this one person.

This is going to be something amazing guys. We have a perfect song. We want you to be a part of it! Help sing, or play an instrument, or just blowing a kazoo. Doesn’t matter if you have no musical talent. If there is one event of ours you attend, this should be the one.

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We will be teaching the song, and doing a small rehearsal before actually running the event. Please be on time.

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When: Saturday, March 3, 2012 – 12pm
Where: Nathan Phillips Square, north end of skating rink
RSVP: Facebook

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How you can help make this amazing:
-Show up!
-Spread word to anyone and everyone.
- If you know any choirs, marching bands, orchestras, musicians, singers, bands, school choirs, etc; help them get in contact with us!

Upcoming: No Pants! Subway Ride

December 8th, 2011 | Posted by Cole in Upcoming Missions - ()

Everyone is invited to participate in Toronto’s 5th Annual No Pants! Subway Ride. The event will take place at 3:00 PM on Sunday, January 8th, 2012. Everything you need to know is below. Please read it carefully!

Video from last year:
http://youtu.be/VkVfLGNBuzo

Requirements for Participation:

1) Willing to take pants off on subway
2) Able to keep a straight face about it

Details:

When: Sunday, January 8th at 3:00 PM, Sharp! (Over by around 5:30)
Where: Meet at the giant horseman statue in the middle of Queen’s Park (to subway there, walk directly south from Museum Station)
Bring: A backpack and a metropass/tokens
Do not bring: A camera (don’t worry we are taking pictures)
Wear: Normal winter clothes (hat, gloves, etc)
RSVP on Facebook

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NINJA!

September 15th, 2011 | Posted by Cole in Upcoming Missions - ()
Improv in Toronto needs you to dress up like a ninja. This may involve foam swords.When: Saturday, October 15th, 3:00 pm
Where: Queen’s Park, at the Horseman statue
What to Bring: plain dark pants, plain black shirt, black t-shirt.

Everything else is a secret.

Please read this short tutorial: http://www.entertheninja.com/fun_tshirt_ninja.ph

 

Confirm your attendance: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=192830504123456
And spread the word!

Upcoming: Subway Dance Party 2011

May 9th, 2011 | Posted by Cole in Upcoming Missions - ()
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Everyone is invited to participate in Improv In Toronto’s 5th Annual Subway Dance Party.

This is a silent dance party on a subway. All participants come with their OWN MUSIC, on an ipod or mp3 player. We will get on the subway and one by one start dancing, until the whole train is dancing. And yet seemingly to no music

Last years Subway Dance Party:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2V3D06ZW-KQ

All the information you need is below. Please read it all so this can be pulled off without any problems!
NOTE: If you use facebook, please confirm your attendance and help us spread the word: here.

Requirments For Participation:
1) Willing to dance on the subway
2) Pretend you don’t know what’s going on
3) Have fun

Details:
When: Saturday, June 11 at 3:00 pm, Sharp! (Over by around 5:00pm)
Where: Meet at the giant horseman statue in the middle of Queens Park. To subway there, walk directly south from Museum Station.
Bring: A metropass/tokens and an Ipod or Mp3 Player

How it works:
We will assemble by the Horseman Statue in Queens Park at 3 PM. Please be on time. Feel free to be early. After all participants have arrived we will be splitting everyone into groups. Each group will be getting on there own subway car.

Once ready, six groups (one group per car) at a time will head to their stated subway station. Do not talk to others once you enter the subway system. No one knows each other. You will then wait for a train to arrive going south, and all board your assigned cars (follow your team leader). We may let one train go before entering to make sure everyone is ready.

Sit in the car as you normally would. Put your headphones in, and get your music ready. From this point, you will have been told when to join in. We stagger the number of people joining the dance, so it builds in excitement, and looks like random strangers are joining it.

If anyone asks you why you’re dancing, tell them that “you just felt like joining in” or “you are on your way to a dance tryout” (or something along those lines, be original!). Please be considerate that other people are commuting. We’re trying to spice up their day, and give them something to laugh at, not annoy them.

We will exit the train at Eglinton Station. Pay attention so you don’t miss this stop. Upon arriving we’ll completely stop dancing and walk off the train like nothing happened. We will repeat the mission back going south. This time taking it all the way around the loop to Musuem Station.

If you’d like to meet up and talk about the mission, we’ll meet back up at the ROM for more fun times, and dancing.

As always this is going to be a lot of fun, it’s exciting how many people participate every year. You may bring along friends, but make sure to invite them to this event, so they get a chance to read all of these instructions.

VOLUNTEERS
If you would like to volunteer as a group leader please email us at improvintoronto@gmail.com – The help is truly appreciated.

Upcoming: Toronto-Wide Scavenger Hunt 2

March 20th, 2011 | Posted by Cole in Upcoming Missions - ()
IT Scavenger hunt

Everyone is invited to participate in an all out, team oriented, exciting race: The 2nd Annual
Toronto-Wide Scavenger Hunt!

Details:

When: Saturday, April 30 at 3:00 PM, Sharp!
(Over by around 6:00)
Where: Meet at Nathan Phillips Square, the north side of the skating rink.
Things to bring: A backpack, a metropass/day-pass, digital camera, and about $10 for certain tasks.
Wear: Durable and comfortable clothing, running shoes.

Feel free to confirm your attendance on Facebook here.
How it works:

We will be meeting up at Nathan Phillips Square at 3pm. Please be on time. Feel free to be early.

After going over the basics of the event, we will be creating teams (with team names!) Each team will be made up of between 6-8 people. If you come alone, we’ll be sure to find you a group, and if you come with friends, don’t worry you can stay with them!

Once everyone is divided into teams, the scavenger lists will be handed out. The list will contain tonnes of items found in the downtown core of Toronto. Some are physical items you will need to find, others will be pieces of information, and some might even involve tasks.

Depending on the difficulty of the items on the list, they will all have been awarded point totals. The harder they are to find, the more points they will be worth.

After two hours of searching, we will be meeting back up at Nathan Phillips Square to tally the points!

Feel free to click here to see last year’s results!

The teams with the best scores get prizes! So go all out to win this!

Upcoming: Pillow Fight Toronto 2011

February 25th, 2011 | Posted by Cole in Upcoming Missions - ()

Improv in Toronto and Newmindspace present: Pillow Fight Toronto 2011

Facebook Event

Pillows fly and teddies soar as you converge for a giant urban pillow fight! Swing and whack as you evade pillow-wielding assailants. Bring a soft, feather-free pillow and wait for the signal. Pillow fight!

When: 8pm, Saturday April 2, 2011
Where: Yonge-Dundas Square
What to bring: A pillow!

Rules: Please follow these guidelines to ensure a safe and fun pillow fight for everybody!

+ Soft, feather-free pillows only!
+ Swing lightly, many people will be swinging at once.
+ Do not swing at people without pillows or with cameras.
+ Remove glasses beforehand!
+ Deposit pillows in donation boxes or take them with you.
+ Pajamas welcome.

Cleanup: Please eliminate your use of feathers. By participating, you are pledging to clean up twice the mess you made :)

This year, pillows will be collected by The Pillow Truck and redistributed to the needy afterward.