As self employed, international entertainers, performers and coaches, its always big thing to plan an international visit in between busy seasons. There are many things to consider ....
Travel, Magic and Las Vegas
The Show Must Go On!
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 Germany for one of my favorite street festivals in... Continue Reading →
February 2015
Mario's Tales from the Street The streets always have some great lessons to teach any aspiring or any established acts that care to continue growing. Never mind how good you are, the number one thing that can make your hat fat (or a decent payment) is your finale. A common mistake that magicians make is that we forget that... Continue Reading →
U.S. Tour 2014 pt 1 Las Vegas
The first leg of USA tour has been awesome! First stop Las Vegas with shows and teaching at the Focus on Street Magic scheduled for that very weekend we arrive. We are picked up by our good friend Jeff McBride who sweeps us off to the Magic and Mystery School - the home of both... Continue Reading →
Buskers Festivals and Contracts
(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 last century have left... Continue Reading →
Part Two Putting a Street Show Together – The Opener
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 together. For the purpose of this blog I am going to assume you have... Continue Reading →
Busking a legal human right, Freedom verses Regulations
Thank you for visiting my blog, If you have come here expecting to read ‘Putting a Show Together part 2’ then I have postponed it until next week. Right now friends in Vancouver are having their livelihoods threatened and that has pressed upon me to write of my thoughts in regards to Freedom of Expression... Continue Reading →
Tales from the Street – to Busk or not to Busk
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 Bead Shop... Continue Reading →
The Humble Business Card and Street Performing
The Humble Business Card and Street Performing Never underestimate the power of the business card - you never know where it may end up. A business card is a marketing tool that you can never afford to be without. Simple and effective - your name, your website and your telephone are the main points of... Continue Reading →
