BUSKING IN THE SUN
By Welsh, Margaret | |
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As the weather warms, two new groups,
BuskPGH, a project of the
Soss also hopes to encourage arts groups, theater companies and musicians to see public spaces as viable performance arenas.
Both groups have roots in Busk-Pittsburgh, a program that started in the early 2000s with support from the
Both of the newer groups hope to educate the public about the importance of public performance. "Part of our goal... is to have buskers seen as part of the Downtown tapestry and culture," Pratt says.
"It's a centuries-old tradition," says Sloss. "There are very sophisticated performance artists out there that are doing really creative and entertaining programming in city streets all over the world."
Visit www.buskerstreet.org and www.buskpgh.com for information.
"IT'S A CENTURIESOLD TRADITION."
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