Duncan Speakman’s "As If It Were the Last Time"
This cinematic theatre experience is presented by Duncan Speakman who invites the public to re-consider the everyday routines and re-examine the classic British street scene, whilst becoming part of a subtle mob.
Famous for his “subtle mobs” and cinematic style of theatre, Speakman is asking the people of London, Bristol and Liverpool to arrive at a secret venue at a specific time in November, armed only with an MP3 file and headphones. The audience, who can sign up to take part in the free event through the website www.subtlemob.com (which has received over 9,000 unique visits in the past month), will be sent an MP3 file to download onto their i-pod or mobile phone prior to the event, and asked to gather at a given time and location, put on their headphones and press play to begin their own simultaneous experience of the subtle mob. Following the instructions, each participants will be guided through a slightly different versions of the same events. A pattern of activity will slowly emerge as members of the audience see a plot unfolding through the events and information presented throughout the walk. Both spectators and participants, the audience members will see the street they walk down framed in a very different way as Speakman, with the help of a plethora of artists, actors, sound engineers and musicians, offers them an alternative view of their surroundings.
Duncan Speakman is a member of the Vauxhall Collective, an initiative sponsored by the car company. http://www.vauxhallcollective.com/
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