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Street Performing and More

I've often proclaimed that I'm not really a performer when it comes to juggling/circus. And while I still somewhat maintain that, it is getting harder and harder to say as I find myself performing more and more. Take last week for example: I performed 2 different times, once at the Bellingham Co-op for their Eat Local Festival* and once street performing at the Anacortes Farmer's market.

is something I really didn't see myself getting into. Any successful street performer can tell you that it isn't about your juggling skills as it is about your show: how you keep a crowd, build to a climax, have a good hat line, etc. That stuff doesn't interest me. Instead, I'll show you a trick or two, and if you like it, you can drop a buck in my hat.

With the help of Della, I gathered all* my props and headed down to put my style of street performance into effect. After the fact I can say this: my way is a whole lot of fun. And while it doesn't bring in the huge hats that some of the big guys can, it was definitely worth while*. It was so much fun, in fact, that I could see getting into the habit of it. Yeehaw.

Yep, I guess when you have spent as much time juggling and playing as I have, performance is kind of unavoidable. I think I'm okay with that.

Wednesday September 25 2013

File under: juggling

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on Fri 27th Sep, 2013 03:05 pm PDT Steve said:
Gigs galore in Grenada
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on Thu 03rd Oct, 2013 07:54 am PDT Horge said:
Now that we've moved to Freiburg, there seem to be a couple corners here where performers regularly go in the daytime. Most of them are just people in make-up/costumes, standing still like statues and occasionally scaring passers-by by moving. I haven't seen any jugglers yet. If you get a yen for taking your street performance across the pond, let me know. I'll only take a small cut of your proceeds as your Euro-manager ;-)
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