The PANDA Manual

So the Deitch Art Parade is in less than one week and the momentum is building.

Although we have videos illustrating what we need from the participants, here is our literary interpretation of the events to unfold. Pardon if any of this is repetitive.

B-L-A-C-K P-A-N-D-A people - you know who you is...

(We NEED your shirts. If you have not gotten your black shirt to us yet, please get it to us ASAP!!! Call us and let us know what's up! Jennifer and Victor work in midtown. Also, Jennifer lives in Williamsburg for a drop off.

The parade route is 5 blocks along West Broadway in SoHo. In our PANDA costume (black T-shirts with the letters on them, black pants, white or gray shoes, the PANDA mask, and the PANDA paws) we will walk along the parade route and wave to the crowd. When Victor makes the PANDA call, we will jump into character:

["Oooh -ohh" - that is the PANDA call as per the videos]

1. Find your partners (so as to spell out BLACK PANDA). To the Letters "A" FYI there are 3 of you. You can alternate positions, but don't misspell or get confused. If you choose to not switch around, let's talk about that.
2. Line up side by side and take 5 big steps.
3. Dip into your PANDA identity (basically acting)
4. We will be acting our imaginary jobs for about 8 counts, while walking.

PANDA identity possibilities: Designer, artist, dancer, photographer, art director, conceptual artist, model - you get the idea (anything really!) You can change every block and be a different identity if you wish, or if you feel really confident about just one, that's fine too.

4. At the end of the block, stop and wave again.

See PANDA Briefing #1:
http://thepandapage.blogspot.com/2007/08/panda-briefing-no-1.html

and PANDA Briefing #2:
http://thepandapage.blogspot.com/2007/08/panda-briefing-no-2.html

Oh snap! That's Easy!!!

Supporter PANDAs

The supporter PANDAs will be walking alongside the letter wearers and distribute leaflets, drop paper leaves on the ground, and tote signs in the air with BP slogans and graphics. The costume is the same with the exception of the paws.

At PANDA call time the supporters will become PANDA guards and protect the letter wearers as they pantomime in the street. Think of the onlookers as the paparazzi and the PANDA line as the celebs. When the Letters stop acting, then you return to marching again.

See Panda Briefing #3: http://thepandapage.blogspot.com/2007/09/panda-briefing-no-3.html

Double easy!!! - Snip Snap!

Please arrive in SoHo (location TBA) at 2 PM on Saturday ,September 8th, so we can rehearse beforehand. This is very important because we all have jobs and cannot meet mid-week before the parade. Also, there will be an after party at the Delancey. We all know that PANDAs like to boogie wuggie... OK - that's it for now.

This event is going to be the bomb with your support.

Call or email if you have ANY problems, concerns, queries, etc.

Victor: madridvillanueva@gmail.com
Jennifer: jennifer@jenniferlew.com