Monypolo – A Theater Game in an Empty Supermarket

Monypolo – A Theater Game in an Empty Supermarket

What the fuck is this thing called capitalism? And why it is actually messing up all our lives instead of making them better? As simple as these questions seem at first, as complex are their answers. To take a look at one aspect that is going completely wrong with capitalism let’s reflect one moment about the Berlin start-up bubble.

Our beloved Berlin is a fertile ground for start-ups of all kinds. Low rents and many smart international people as potential employees are great resources to start your company. With the right investors, you can literally create any kind of business in this town. But as genius some start-up concepts can be, as stupid and absolutely useless to humanity the others are.

With their new theater game Monypolo the collective Prinzip Gonzo is reflecting about all the absurd aspects of hyper-capitalism and über-entrepreneurialism. With 60 other players you create a fictional career and play for success inside an abandoned supermarket at Kudamm. Between luxury boutiques and high street brands you enter a desolate mall to find a giant playground for adults waiting for you to be explored. More about our experience, the dates and some photos of the exciting game after the jump.

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The Weekly Event Guide

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This week is brimming with great events, starting from reality games, over arousing contemporary dance pieces, to artistic fashion shows and blitz revivals and finishing off in a unique designer market. Look for yourself after the jump.

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Invisible Playground

The city as a giant playground? I think that’s more than just a fantasy in times of alternative reality games and the street running movement. This morning I was introduced to a less live threatening and perhaps nicer approach to urban fun I by a charming philosophy professor on the subway. He is part of a movement called invisible playground. They are designing urban games especially for Berlin. You want to play? Then you should check out the 100grad festival at Hau this weekend. You can read more on when and where the games start here. A nice video of one of their games after the jump.

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