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How To Become a Professional Busking Magician
How To Become a Professional Busking Magician: a blog about becoming a professional busking magician. The previous post looked at the issue of getting started and the problems that can come up with it. This post is going to look at the next step in the learning process, making a routine. There’s not really any […]
Tips on Hiring Production Performers at Your Event
Tips on Hiring Production Performers at Your Event: If you are hosting an event and want to hire entertainers, there are a few things you should know. When hiring production performers, the key is to find the right person for your event. Here are some tips on how to do so: 1) Find the right […]
street art is known for being subversive, but it can also be a form of communication. Great street art should really start a conversation and make us think.
A new kind of street art has been appearing in the UK recently. These are not the usual spray-painted slogans and stencil figures that have become so commonplace over recent years. What we’re seeing now is a new style of street art, which is much more subtle and perceptive than its predecessors. Some might argue […]
Street Performing Rules and Regulations
Street Performing Rules and Regulations Street Performing Rules and Regulations The City of Toronto regulates street performing under the provisions of the Streets and Public Spaces By-law. The following are some of the rules and regulations governing street performance in Toronto. You can only perform on a sidewalk or in a park if you have […]
An Amazing Street Musician Mixes Music with Stories
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 […]
Best Buskers in the World Compete for Audience Thumbs [VIDEO]
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 […]
Why Are Statue Buskers Such A Science? 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?
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 […]
Street Performer Gets Surprised By A Mob of Loyal Fans
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 […]
Why Black Friday Bounties Begin in October Top Secret Shopping Strategies Revealed
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
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 […]
What are the advantages and disadvantages of street mime ? A blog asking what street mime really is and what the public appears to think of it.
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
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 […]