<![CDATA[Busker Central Blogs Feed]]>http://www.buskercentral.com/buskers/blog.php?page=&mode=random_blogs&feed=ATOM&limit=5&sid=a615fd1c4fc412ac7c058d55b52e538a2024-04-16T15:28:28+00:00<![CDATA[Buskers wanted at London’s St Katharine Docks]]>http://www.buskercentral.com/buskers/blog.php?u=2&b=35&sid=a615fd1c4fc412ac7c058d55b52e538a2009-03-04T00:56:46+00:002009-03-04T00:56:46+00:00
Street entertainers are to be allowed to perform on a privately-owned stretch of London Docklands for the first time, after its owners announced plans to award busking permits in a bid to revitalise the area.
St Katharine Docks in Wapping - next to the Tower of London and owned by property company F&C Reit - is now looking for performers such as magicians, jugglers and musicians to entertain in one of four designated zones within the site.
One of the proposed busking areas sits on the riverfront next to Tower Bridge, while another would see performers make use of a courtyard space known as Centre Basin.
The street performers idea is part of a wider initiative aimed at raising awareness of St Katharine Docks and increasing visitors to it, which is being overseen by Gossip Consultancy on behalf of F&C Reit. It is hoped that the initiative will help enliven the area, in much...
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<![CDATA[Busker Central celebrates it's 15th year!]]>http://www.buskercentral.com/buskers/blog.php?u=2&b=234&sid=a615fd1c4fc412ac7c058d55b52e538a2020-01-01T06:35:29+00:002020-01-01T06:35:29+00:00 (WWW) It's hard to believe that it was 15 years ago today that the mouse was clicked and the hand-coded Busker Central reference website went "live" on the internet.
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Five servers later, it continues to bring pertinent reference and news articles into the busker's life. Literally thousands of links and pages encapsulate the pure essence of Busker Central on the internet - worldwide communication.
Each and every day, performers surf into Busker Central in the hopes of finding new ways to express themselves in their artistic endeavor and perhaps learn, travel, and even supplement their incomes.
"When in Rome...", be sure to say 'hi' to all the buskers you may encounter. Europe is...
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<![CDATA[Toronto Buskerfest returns]]>http://www.buskercentral.com/buskers/blog.php?u=2&b=268&sid=a615fd1c4fc412ac7c058d55b52e538a2022-09-05T01:02:02+00:002022-09-05T01:02:02+00:00
(TORONTO) One of North America's largest buskerfests returns this year after the pandemic. Celebrating performance arts of all kinds, there are buskers from all over the world giving you their all as the Toronto Buskerfest returns to glory. Included are acrobatic and circus acts as well as performances requiring audience participation and even roaming buskers.
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Performers include Alakazam, Bella Magic, Bex In Motion, Busking Ballerina, Carlotta Carlisle, Construction Guys, DOOP, ET the Mime, Fire Guy, Freddie Ratkovsky, Hala on Stilts, Hoop You Fire Show, INCIRQUE, Jenny Jupiter, Les Vitamines, Les Moutons, Lisa Lottie, Lucky Barber, Magic Man, Mat Ricardo, Max T. Oz, Reuben DotDotDot, Rhythm Works, Silver Elvis, Simon Zenker, and Tallbeat among others.
Add to this visual arts, mimes, fireshows, hoops, and hands-on...
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<![CDATA[Universal Orlando Hiring Hundreds Of Street-Performers]]>http://www.buskercentral.com/buskers/blog.php?u=2&b=114&sid=a615fd1c4fc412ac7c058d55b52e538a2012-02-01T05:25:36+00:002012-02-01T05:25:36+00:00
(ORLANDO) Universal Orlando is hiring hundreds of energetic street performers both full and part-time for their Superstar Parade.
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Universal is seeking dancers, animated character performers, drummers, roller skaters, stilt walkers, and "little people" no taller than 4' 11".
The parade centers on new floats designed around four movies and TV shows. Each position comes with an array of Universal Orlando benefits such as free theme-park admission and assorted discounts.
Auditions for roles in the Universal Studios parade will debut sometime in the Spring. Some limitations apply. Stilt walkers can weigh no more than 180 pounds and that will be verified at the auditions.
Universal also wants marching-band style drummers and those candidates should have a one-minute drum solo ready (some will be...
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<![CDATA[Mystery busker turns out to be famous]]>http://www.buskercentral.com/buskers/blog.php?u=2&b=133&sid=a615fd1c4fc412ac7c058d55b52e538a2013-03-01T05:13:17+00:002013-03-01T05:13:17+00:00
(NEW ORLEANS) It's the same old story with a different twist. Just as most captive audiences are tough on buskers, the same held true recently when a busker decided to entertain passengers on a public streetcar in New Orleans.
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Being the birthplace of jazz, it isn't unusual to find buskers performing songs up and down the venues in the French Quarter which is quite famous for the impromptu entertainers. However, this time was to be different.
The busker pulled out his guitar on the trolly and started singing old Beatles tunes including "A Hard Day's Night". The passengers went about their business expecting the street-performer to soon pass the hat and be on his way. Much to their surprise, the busker just kept playing more Beatles songs having a seemingly endless supply of them on hand.
(WWW) It's hard to believe that it was 15 years ago today that the mouse was clicked and the hand-coded Busker Central reference website went "live" on the internet.