This autumn, our students explored some of London’s best places for watching street performers. We were entertained by singing puppets, musicians, dancers, and magicians to name a few. The students then thought about what it would be like to be a street performer, and what they would like to try. Below are some written pieces from the students on ‘A Day in the Life of a Street Performer’.
‘The Day of a Busker’
Yesterday was a nice day. I started at 9am in Hyde Park. It was a sunny day. There weren’t any people around at 9am, but after 10am, more and more people came to the park. People listened to my music and gave me a lot of money. At 2pm, I had a break. During the break, I ate a burger and drank a glass of water. Then at 3pm, I began to make more music. At 5pm when I finished work, I saw that I had made a lot of money. It was a great day because I made people happy with my music. I like my job.
‘The Life of a Dancer’
Hello, I am a dancer. I usually start dancing at 10am. I perform in London around Southbank. From the beginning, people have always loved me. I started dancing on the street when I was a child. Other dancers impressed me a lot when I was young. The day I started dancing, I knew it was for me. I think I’m lucky because I’m one of the most famous dancers on the street. Some of the other dancers have had to leave because they don’t make as much money as me.
‘Street Dancing’
I am a street dancer. It’s my full-time job, and I start every day at 9.30am. The first thing I do is to find a good spot to perform. That can be difficult to find as I need a lot of space as a dancer. Once I have found my spot, I choose which style of dance to perform. Today, I chose breakdancing. Today, another dancer wanted my spot; so, we did a dance battle. The winner won the spot. Today was a good day because I won, and I made £120. I am happy to be a street dancer.
‘Life as a Mime Artist’
I am a mime artist, and today is my 4th year doing this job. I like doing this job because I can amuse the people around me. It’s difficult to do this; so, I think this is why people like me. I am the only one around the Southbank area doing this. Many people watch me and give me money. This makes me happy and gives me the energy that I need to wake up and do this job every day. Today, I wrote on a piece of wood that it is my 4th year doing this job. People saw this and gave me more money. I invited a little girl to perform with me for 5 minutes because it was her birthday. This made her very happy.
