Everything about Street Theatre totally explained
Street theatre is a form of
theatrical performance and presentation in outdoor
public spaces without a specific paying
audience. These spaces can be anywhere, including
shopping centres,
car parks, recreational reserves and
street corners. They are especially seen in outdoor spaces where there are large numbers of people. The
actors who perform street theatre range from
buskers to organised theatre companies or groups that want to experiment with performance spaces, or to
promote their
mainstream work.
Sometimes performers are commissioned, especially for street
festivals,
children's shows or
parades, but more often street theatre performers are unpaid or gather some
income through the dropping of a
coin in a
hat by the audience.
The logistics of doing street theatre necessitate simple
costumes and
props, and generally there's little or no
amplification of
sound, with actors depending on their natural
vocal and physical ability. This issue with sound has meant that
physical theatre, including
dance,
mime and
slapstick, is a very popular
genre in an outdoor setting. The performances need to be highy visible, loud and simple to follow in order to attract a crowd.
Street theatre should be distinguished from other more formal outdoor theatrical performances, such as performances in a park or
garden, where there's a discrete space set aside (or
roped off) and a
ticketed audience.
In some cases, street theatre performers have to get a
licence or specific permission through
local or
state governments, in order to perform.
Street theatre is arguably the oldest form of
theatre in existence: most mainstream entertainment mediums can be traced back to origins in street performing, including religious
passion plays and many other forms. More recently performers who, a hundred years ago, would have made their living working in
variety theatres,
music halls and in
vaudeville, now often perform professionally in the many well-known street performance areas throughout the world.
One of the most interesting points about modern street theatre is its unique sociopolitical place. People who might not have ever been to, or been able to afford to go to, the "legitimate" theatre can watch a street show. By virtue of where the shows take place, their audience is made up of anyone and everyone who wants to watch. If an audience member can't afford it, then it's free.
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