[news] Seattle Parks Department Hires Street Performers

[Mostly Water - "Canadian" and International alternative news feed]

“Paid Buskers” is an oxymoron, in ways. Buskers, or street performers, are defined by the fact that they have a hat out for tips in the public square. Unlike gigs where the performer is paid by a private entity to perform in a private venue, busking is about reclaiming public space and using it for free enterprise and free speech. A current program sponsored by the Seattle Parks and Recreation Dept. is paying buskers to play in Seattle parks this summer, and it has raised some controversy here and there, especially regarding the idea of “paid busking.” But buskers are paid in tips regularly, and it is not unusual for large festivals to hire buskers for their events to add ambiance.

  


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