Street performer
Code 2659.2.5
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.
Essential skills
Knowledge
- art history
- street art history
Skills and competences
- perform in a public space
- analyse own performance
- attend rehearsals
- self-promote
- study roles from scripts
- interact with fellow actors
- maintain an artistic portfolio
- keep up with trends
- gather reference materials for artwork
- follow time cues
- work with respect for own safety
- work independently as an artist
- use public space as a creative resource
Transversal competences
- perform live
- work with an artistic team
- enable audience participation
- manage feedback
- interact with an audience
- show professional responsibility
- ensure health and safety of visitors
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This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences