When: Wednesdays to Sundays; opens July 4
Where: Former home of Queen Video, 480 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON M5S 1X8, Canada
Price: $25
Tags: #immersivetheatre, #escaperoom, #interactive, #MobilityAdvisory (see below)
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Most video stores let you take the movies home. But at THE TAPE ESCAPE, the rentals happen to you, pulling you deep inside its collection of thousands of VHS Tapes. Disappear back into 1999 with this love-letter to the lost art of browsing. See if you can escape into (and out of) some of your favourite movies by selecting from our collection of “in store rentals”:
Love Without Late Fees: More than just a video store, The Tape Escape runs its own matchmaking service — pairing up movie-lovers in its customer date-a-base. Two single renters jumpstart their relationship by sharing six video rentals.
A Grown-Up’s Guide to Flying: On the auspicious occasion of her 8th birthday, Gene’s favourite person leads her on a treasure hunt through the nooks, crannies and shadows of the neighborhood video store.
Yesterday’s Heroes: Some say that physical objects have a better memory than a hard drive. Buried somewhere inside the walls of The Tape Escape, a whispering voice calls out to you again and again.
Read our interview with the creators.
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Office facilities provided by Thymele Arts, in Los Angeles, CA.
Contact Level: None
Content Advisories: “Love Without Late Fees” will be wheelchair/walker-accessible; the other two tracks are not accessible. “Yesterday’s Heroes” goes down a flight of stairs. People who can’t stand or walk for long periods of time should let the organizers know in advance.
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