The Busking Project - Documenting Street Performance Worldwide

Two weeks ago I got an email from an angry busker in South Carolina about a street performance ordinance the city of Columbia is currently trying to pass: I went to that city hall hearing tonight and the ordinance was struck down, thankfully, with another hearing scheduled for next week. It will be an exploratory [...]

If I were mayor, I’d have a permit system in place that gives street performers benefits. While adding to my sense of control, it would also provide a very cheap form of advertising for my brand. I would call it something like The Street Performance Art for City Enlightenment (SPACE). My press secretary would tell [...]

Let the arguments commence. We recently asked people to talk about the pros and cons of permit systems, and join the debate on our Facebook page. Dozens have replied with detailed arguments, most of them against the idea of permits. You can read them here. The general sentiment was that permits are immoral, unnecessary and [...]

The schedule wall at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2011 The Quest to find the Perfect Permit System One of our goals is to find out what permit systems work around the world. The idea is to come up with as good a system as possible, a middle ground between the lovers and the haters of [...]