Fade to Play

We can dance if we want to
We can leave your friends behind
‘Cause your friends don’t dance and if they don’t dance
Well they’re no friends of mine
I say, we can go where we want to
A place where they will never find
And we can act like we come from out of this world
Leave the real one far behind
And we can dance

–Men without Hats

For those of you in Toronto (which rocks compared with Vancouver), there is an opportunity for re-claiming of public space as noted by the Spacing Wire.

I WANT RHYTHM returns this weekend for another afternoon of free spiriting it up, this time at Yonge and Gerrard. If you’re unfamiliar with this open-invite public dancing party, you can read more about it here.

I WANT RHYTHM #8
Sunday, Jan 7
2:30 pm
NW Corner, Yonge and Gerrard

Relevance: What makes one urban city conducive to street activities and games compared with another? Why is Toronto such a hotbed for events while Vancouver or Halifax are not? What role does culture play?