Podcasts about world buskers festival

Christchurch's centre is filling with some of the world's best street performers, with the World Buskers Festival underway. It's been running since 1993, and this year features 330 performances over a ten-day period. Delphine Herbert had a chance to speak with some of the acts.

A skilled variety artist in the Los Angeles art scene who made history being the only non-magician ever to be nominated for the Magic Castle Awards. Lindsay mixes classic vaudeville tricks with a theatrical, seductive spin that gives her audience a uniquely memorable experience, like the greats of a bygone era. She started out as an actor, training heavily in the very physical Suzuki acting technique before moving to LA in 2007. She honed her skills as a street performer in San Francisco and at Festivals around the world. Lindsay has graced the stages of the World Buskers Festival in New Zealand, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and the Brookledge Theater. 

The World Buskers Festival will celebrate its 30th anniversary in Christchurch next year. The programme has officially been announced, with more than two weeks jam packed with events. It's been three years since international buskers have taken to the streets and Festival Director Scott Maidment joined Kate Hawkesby. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jo hails from Ōtautahi Christchurch and has had a varied career, from media to wine sales and she even trained as a chef! She also worked for a number of years for the Christchurch City Council, bringing to life events such as the World Buskers Festival. In 2013, she tapped into her entrepreneurial roots and set up her own business, social change agency Brown Bread, who specialise in partnering with social purpose organisations to revolutionise giving and fuel creativity. Throughout her career, there's been a strong thread of creating movements around big ideas and building communities around great causes.  In this episode, Jo shares: How the 'wiggly-woggly' variety of roles in her early career have helped her enormously in running her own business How she combines purpose, profit, and passion How she agreed with her husband that he'd be the stay-at-home parent for their son while she runs the business

The World Buskers Festival is underway in Christchurch and one of the headling acts is UK ventriloquist Nina Conti. She's performed around the world, appeared on Live At The Apollo, and her and her puppet Monkey were in the cast of the Christopher Guest mockumentary series Family Tree. As well as having a host of characters she regularly returns to, she somehow manages to persuade audience members to get involved and become her living ventriloquist dummies.

Drive to Survive & World Buskers Festival Synopsis: Kenny interviews Superintendent Steve Greally, National Manager of Road Policing at the New Zealand Police about the rising road toll in New Zealand, then later discusses the World Buskers Festival. Guests: Steve Greally

Think of the strong men in the old fashion circuses, with their twirly moustaches, striped outfits and bulging muscles. That's pretty much what you get with Canadian busker Mike Johns, who is in the country for Christchurch's World Buskers Festival. At the moment though he's working the streets of Wellington, with his sledgehammer and bowling balls. Lynn Freeman saw Mighty Mike's act and invited him onto The Weekend - not just because of his daring feats, but because he mentioned his former life as an insurance man.

Swordswallower Amy Saunders aka Miss Behave has brought a gameshow to the World Buskers Festival in Christchurch.

Christchurch is about to be inundated with buskers as The World Buskers Festival begins. David Ladderman and Lizzie Tollemache from Rollicking Entertainment are performing throughout the festival in Super Dupa Girl, The Messy Magic Show and co-hosting the Le Tigre Bleu tent.

  Episode Notes: Interview by: Magic Brian Interviewee: Hilby the Skinny German Juggle Boy Original Recording Date: January 23, 2013 Date: Aired:  March 1, 2014 Location: Brian’s Hotel Room during the World Buskers Festival in Christchurch, New Zealand Music: Opening Music: “Look at Me” by .357 … Continue reading →

  Episode Notes: Interview by: Magic Brian Interviewee: Hilby the Skinny German Juggle Boy Original Recording Date: January 23, 2013 Date: Aired:  March 1, 2014 Location: Brian’s Hotel Room during the World Buskers Festival in Christchurch, New Zealand Music: Opening Music: “Look at Me” by .357 … Continue reading →