flash mob

August 1, 2010 - 9:22am
Participants performed and danced in unison Saturday, beginning in Columbus Circle, as part of the Syracuse MP3 Experiment.

Dozens of people armed with umbrellas and MP3 players following a man in a lobster costume took over Columbus Circle in Syracuse on Saturday as part of a public improvisation theater act.

April 12, 2010 - 10:22pm
First Year Players stage its largest flash mob to promote its spring musical, 'Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.'

When Syracuse University students ordered lunch at the Schine Student Center cafeteria on Monday, they didn’t expect a side of music, marching and marketing.

At about 12:37 p.m., SU’s First Year Players staged its largest flash mob of the year.

Flash mobs involve gathering a large group of people in a public place to perform or engage in an unusual activity. 

October 8, 2009 - 2:33pm
A 'flash mob' staged by a Syracuse musical theater group provides the student center with an impromptu dance performance.

About a dozen Syracuse University students stopped people in their tracks Thursday afternoon with a “flash mob” dance performance at the Schine Student Center.

Flash mobs involve gathering a large people in a public place to perform or engage in an unusual activity. In 2008, dozens of students descended on the Quad to make snow angels.