What's the difference between you guys and Banditos Misteriosos?

Though both our groups share the same last 7 characters in our URLs (sos.org) and we both provide diversions for people in Boston there are actually a couple important differences that characterize our philosophies and methods of practice. BostonSOS is an offshoot of NYC based Improv Everywhere, a kind of interactive, playful performance art. Banditos Misteriosos is part of the Urban Playground movement. Essentially BostonSOS causes scenes ala Improv Everywhere; Misteriosos reclaims public spaces for large scale free-for-all play events like water gun fights, pillow fights, and dance parties.

Improv Everywhere and urban playground group, New Mind Space are both based out of New York City- Boston mirrors this cohabitation with BostonSOS and Misteriosos. Clearly there is some crossover in the groups and we play together quite nicely- and literally! People behind the scenes at Misteriosos are members of BostonSOS and vice versa. We also share a fairly common member base, so if you find yourself here there's a good chance you could find yourself at www.misteriosos.org very shortly.