How to describe the emotional experience of watching this video? I just don’t have the words. It’s nearly impossible to pick a favorite moment, but one that really stuck out to me was the last song. The other musicians have left him alone on stage and he starts playing some sort of flute, but then […]
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Best Buskers in the World Compete for Audience Thumbs [VIDEO]: a blog about the world competition that picks out the best busker in the world and is put on by the organization called PickOutVid.com. The buskers are all competing to become the next pickOutVid “busking sensation”. The buskers are all competitors in an international busking […]
Statue buskers are a mystery, to say the least. The odds of seeing a busker randomly on a sidewalk can be as infrequent as sighting a unicorn. So why exactly is this? Well, it’s actually not that difficult to figure out if you know what you’re looking for. Statue buskers need four things to be […]
Musician is surprised by mob of fans during street performance in a video or picture. The musician was playing on a street, then the crowd built up and finally the musician was playing with a full band. The internet can be used to increase crowd size quickly. The video shows a musician, who is playing […]
Black Friday Bounties Begin in October: Top Secret Shopping Strategies Revealed I’m an avid Black Friday shopper. Sometimes I even get a bit of flack for it. One of my friends recently chastised me for “spending my Thanksgiving weekend working on the slave trade,” and I quickly had to remind her that I was working […]
Street Magic: What Makes a Good Magician? A blog that compares the differences between good street magic and bad street magic. Street Magic is an art form. It’s a performance art that’s so engaging that some people have even mistaken street magicians for real wizards. That’s what’s so beautiful about it. And while there are […]
The street mime has a long tradition in the urban setting. Whether a hard working and skilled artist trying to make a living or just a young person trying to impress their peers, the practice of street mime can be very rewarding and entertaining for both performer and audience alike. But what are the advantages […]
How to Busk and Still Get Paid: A blog about how you can create an income from busking. Buskers are street performers who are entertaining for money, often in public places like parks, the subway or the side of the road. They are also called street musicians, jugglers, mimes and artists. There is plenty of […]
I have just returned from a street performance and busking festival at the Edinburgh Fringe, where I was working as one of the buskers. I was approached by a journalist who said he was writing an article about how to find jobs for street performance and how to answer interview questions. Here is what I […]
A Beginner’s Guide to Bharathnatyam: A blog about a new dance class offered by a local studio, this is a good one for the local community. For those of you who are passionate about dance, love Indian culture and have always wanted to learn classical dancing, this is your chance! St Dance Studio will be […]