street performer

Street performers create street arts performances for outdoor spaces, using space and audience as a creative resource. They create their performance through playful exploration and experimentation with the purpose of entertaining and possibly also of sharing critical opinions concerning societal issues. They stimulate audience participation as a component of their performance whilst respecting the audience's safety and integrity.

Scope note

Excludes street artists. Includes people performing activities solo or in group.

Alternative Labels

busker

street arts performer

street circus artist

street entertainer

street magician

street musician

street performing artist

street puppeteer

street singer

street theater artist

street theatre artist

Regulatory Aspect

To see if and how this occupation is regulated in EU Member States, EEA countries or Switzerland please consult the Regulated Professions Database of the Commission. Regulated Professions Database:

http://ec.europa.eu/growth/single-market/services/free-movement-professionals/qualifications-recognition_en

Skills & Competences

Essential Skills and Competences

act for an audience analyse own performance attend rehearsals enable audience participation ensure health and safety of visitors follow time cues gather reference materials for artwork interact with an audience interact with fellow actors keep up with trends maintain an artistic portfolio manage feedback perform in a public space perform live self-promote show professional responsibility study roles from scripts use public space as a creative resource work independently as an artist work with an artistic team work with respect for own safety

Essential Knowledge

art history street art history

Optional Skills and Competences

develop artistic educational activities develop educational resources engage the audience emotionally follow directions of the artistic director handle petty cash keep personal administration manipulate object to create illusions participate in artistic mediation activities perform dances perform for young audiences play musical instruments practice humour select music for performance sing tell a story use declaiming techniques

Skills & Competences

Concept status

Concept Uri

http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/61e278a3-2c27-4c18-a827-11e2326b33ae

Status

released

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