This past weekend, several of my friends participated in a flash mob. Now you may think: "A flash mob! You mean one of those singing and dancing things in a random food court?!" No - my friends and Richmond Shakespeare are MUCH cooler than that. They are subtle.
The location: The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. The occasion: Promoting ART (by Yasmina Reza), which runs April 22-24 at the VMFA. Needless to say, this had the potential to be a great flash mob event.
The actors showed up at the VMFA on April 9th in the morning, and were discretely shown where they each would "mob" at. Then, at the signal, they began their flash mob.
The signal was sent, and the actors, walking near their positions, assumed the poses of famous works of art, in the middle of the busy day at the VMFA. They held these poses, and crowds gathered to watch.
Great things happen in Richmond everyday - theatre, art, culture. It's awe-inspiring when these come together.
Here's the flash mob video - watch it. And then, go see ART, by Yasmina Reza, running April 22-24 at the VMFA and April 29-May 15 at Sycamore Rouge.
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