Street Performers Around the World

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Street Performer Home Pages and Profiles

• Bob Kaufman: Jazz Poet of the Streets. An essay by C. Natale Peditto.
• Frank Lee Mine - unicycle rider, juggler, and all-around street performer. Read about his solo act and performing group, plus information on a street performer's action group.
• James Jay, Reverend, Juggler, designer and performer of the Juggling Jukebox and "The Animated Blake" - "illuminating the artist's visionary poetry with juggling and manipulation".
• Klassic Komedy Theater Troupe - a troupe whose mission is to bring unique characters from silver screen movies and famous historical figures to life again.
• Mark Segal, professional street performer
• A profile of Mare Streetpeople, founder of "Peacetroupes", a group of street musicians promoting peace and combatting apathy in their community.
• Street Artist of the Month

Festivals, Hangouts, and "Seen on the Street"

• Covent Garden Street Performers
• Halifax, Nova Scotia International Busker Festival, an annual festival. The largest buskers festival in the world, a 10-day annual event drawing performers from all over the world.
• Maxwell Street Blues Home Sweet Home Page, Chicago's outdoor La Scala. Where electric blues was born -- the roots of rock n' roll. They're still playing in the streets
• Polish Street Musicians. A wonderful site by Anders Thorsell, with pictures and sound. Describes the best and worst street musicians. (Worst: an 8-year old accordionist playing "The Anniversary Waltz").
• Snake Charmer in Sri Lanka
• World Buskers Festival, Christchurch, New Zealand

Miscellaneous Resources, Essays, Tips, and General Information

• The Adventures Of A Street Musician Part 1, by Mickie Zekley. This performer managed to get college credit for working as a street musician!
• St. George Street in St. Augustine, Florida, "The Nation's Oldest City." Street artists, performers and vendors have been banned from historic St. George Street in St. Augustine, Florida. Many have been arrested, jailed, fined and banned from performing or creating any kind of artwork on the main pedestrian thoroughfare in the Historic Old City. Click here to viow pictures, stories and contact information.
• A guide to "Political Theater on the Street", by Steve Gulick
• Juggle Magazine, published by the International Juggler's Association, Inc. as a forum for the exchange of information and ideas on juggling.
• Ken's Juggling Bits and Bobs - tips on techniques and links to other jugglers.
• Street Magic- A great place to perform, secrets of a successful street magician
• Sunshine Artist Magazine, covers festivals and artists.
• Taking It to the Streets: Program brings artists to corners, life to downtown Louisville, by Dan Gediman,© The Courier-Journal
• Wandering and Wondering, Reflections and an original poem by Danny Avrutick, an American-born performer who has been entertaining people on the streets of several continents for more than 20 years
• World of Street Performing, by Ned Landin

Street Performer Information on other OPENAIR-MARKET NET pages

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