Journey to the End of the Night - Chicagø 2009

The city spreads out before you. Rushing from point to point, lit by the slow strobe of fluorescent buses and dark streets. Stumbling into situations for a stranger's signature. Fleeing unknown pursuers, breathing hard, admiring the landscape and the multitude of worlds hidden in it. For one night, drop your relations, your work and leisure activities, and all your usual motives for movement and action, and let yourself be drawn by the attractions of the chase and the encounters you find there.

Journey to the End of the Night is a free street game of epic proportion, presented in Chicago by CGØ for the second year running. Players will try to make it through a series of checkpoints, while avoiding being caught by chasers. Those who fall will become chasers themselves, rising to pursue their former friends and allies. No skates, no bikes, no cars, no buses, just your feet and the good old Elevated Train.

more information at
chicag0.org

"This was a fantastic voyage, and one we will remember for a long time. You turned us from plainclothes Chicagoans into metronauts, and set us loose upon the city." [Sparrows Fall, Journey '08]

This is an intense game, capable of recomposing your perspective of the entire city - it has often irrevocably changed the lives of players. But while it will test your mettle, Journey is not an exclusive sport by any means - players range from spunky 18-year-old athletes to computer geeks to 50 and 60 year old common citizens. Journey is not a competition of youth and strength, but a game to test yourself against the city. This is liberty through genuinely free, self-conscious, authentic play.

This game is staffed entirely by die-hard volunteers and is run on a $0 budget without any kind of sponsorship. We are not accepting any donations for this event - if you want to help us out, help us spread the word!

Journey has been presented 9 times since 2006 by local organizers in Manhattan, Brooklyn, London, Washington DC, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, and San Francisco. This year's Chicago run is concurrent with the 2009 DC run - watch for inter-city surprises along the Chicago route!

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