by School of Busking Blog | Jul 8, 2016 | Busking roadshow, Festivals, street performing, Street Theatre, Travel
Our European Magic Road Tour continues. This weekend I will be performing my family magic show at a fete in Mid Wales, as will Veronica who will be storytelling and Balloon twisting before returning to Cardiff performing our street show. Then, on Tuesday we drive to...
by magicwizardry_yfsh1o | Aug 4, 2015 | Festivals, Mario Morris, School of Busking, street performing, Street Theatre
For Magicians and Performers Tips and advice – get a Contract and public liability. Make it your show business policy to provide or insist on a written contract for all your engagements and gigs regardless of what it is or who it is with. A verbal...
by School of Busking Blog | Mar 10, 2014 | Festivals, School of Busking, street performing, Travel
(Part 1 of 10 Top Tips) So, you have developed a street show with the purpose of busking, a passport to the world, performing your show where ever you choose. I mean this is the romantic notion that so many young buskers aspire to. The old school buskers of the...
by magicwizardry_yfsh1o | Mar 28, 2013 | Attracting an Audience, Festivals, School of Busking, street performing, Street Theatre, Travel
Part one Putting a Show Together can be found in previous blog here. In previous posts I have covered creative thinking, character, developing material, routines, practice, rehearsal and dress rehearsal. All of these finer points will serve you to putting a show...
by magicwizardry_yfsh1o | Feb 4, 2013 | Attracting an Audience, busk, busker, creativity, Festivals, Focus on Street Magic, School of Busking, Street Theatre, Theatre shows, Travel
The day that changed the cause of my life was in summer 1990! Whilst on a worldwide tour doing odd jobs but mostly selling my handcrafted Jewelry – I returned to the UK for a brief time and during my stay, I went to Covent Garden to visit a shop known as The...
by School of Busking Blog | Aug 2, 2012 | Festivals, School of Busking, street performing, Street Theatre
Here is an invite from Steve Fletcher, Veronica Morris and myself – Cardiff Carnival 2012 takes place this Saturday 4th August. READ ON I am the MC between 11 am to 4 pm, on our street pitch one of our stages (pitches) and will be de Delivering my show as part...