Improv Everywhere
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| - | '''The Yes Men''' are a [[culture jamming]] activist duo and network of supporters created by [[Jacques Servin]] and [[Igor Vamos]]. Through actions of [[tactical media]], the Yes Men primarily aim to raise awareness about what they consider problematic social issues. To date, the duo has produced two films: ''[[The Yes Men (film)|The Yes Men]]'' (2003) and ''[[The Yes Men Fix the World]]'' (2009). In these films, they impersonate entities that they dislike, a practice that they call "identity correction". The Yes Men operate under the mission statement that lies can expose truth. They create and maintain fake websites similar to ones they intend to spoof, which have led to numerous interview, conference, and TV talk show invitations. They espouse the belief that [[corporation]]s and governmental organizations often act in [[dehumanizing]] ways toward the public. Elaborate props are sometimes part of the ruse (e.g. [[The Yes Men#New York Post and SurvivaBall|Survivaball]]), as shown in their 2003 DVD release ''The Yes Men''. The Yes Men have collaborated with other groups of similar interest, including [[Improv Everywhere]], [[Andrew Boyd]] and [[Steve Lambert]]. | + | '''Improv Everywhere''' (often abbreviated '''IE''') is a comedic [[performance art]] group based in [[New York City]], formed in 2001 by Charlie Todd. Its slogan is "We Cause Scenes". |
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| + | The group carries out [[prank]]s, which they call "missions", in public places. The stated goal of these missions is to cause scenes of "chaos and joy." Some of the group's missions use hundreds or even thousands of performers and are similar to [[flash mob]]s, while other missions utilize only a handful of performers. Improv Everywhere has stated that they do not identify their work with the term flash mob, in part because the group was created two years prior to the flash mob trend. | ||
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Improv Everywhere (often abbreviated IE) is a comedic performance art group based in New York City, formed in 2001 by Charlie Todd. Its slogan is "We Cause Scenes".
The group carries out pranks, which they call "missions", in public places. The stated goal of these missions is to cause scenes of "chaos and joy." Some of the group's missions use hundreds or even thousands of performers and are similar to flash mobs, while other missions utilize only a handful of performers. Improv Everywhere has stated that they do not identify their work with the term flash mob, in part because the group was created two years prior to the flash mob trend.
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