Thursday, August 22, 2024

Living Statue

 The living statue motif is always a welcome one at Buskerfest. Normally acts are about a half hour long, and the nature of this act generally means you're not watching for a half hour, but a steady stream of people pass by and check this out. This is Jenny Jupiter, a busker who has been here before. I usually don't photograph children, but in this case, there was no helping it.


I wonder what little ones make of her.


Of course I had to leave a tip before going. I found her a lot of fun to watch.


A chalk artist was in the process of working on this.


Buskers and Burlesque is a paid ticket show on the Sunday night of the event, going back years, where at one of the local hotels, buskers interact with local burlesque dancers in an adults-only show.


Another act was just getting prepared down the street. This was the Breakcity All-Stars.


When I came back by after a quick bite to eat, they were well into their act, and their audience had grown. Next year, note to self: take in more of this event.

32 comments:

  1. Fun event, I like how the living statue eyes you. Glad that you enjoyed the event.

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  2. Silverman and gold man were popular in Waikiki. To tell you the truth. I don't get out in the evening so I don't know if their descendants are still down there. Maybe I should let this be the impetus to take a nice walk in the evening mirror blocks from my apartment and see what's happening on the streets of Waikiki. Cheers William thank you

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  3. Drawn to the work by the chalk artist!

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  4. Fun on the streets of Ottowa. You seem to have a number of street based events throughout the year.

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  5. ...what excitement in the street!

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  6. Don’t you sometimes wish you had that childlike sense of wonder?

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  7. The statue buskers are incredible and so is the chalk artist.

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  8. The kids were great with that sculpture.

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  9. So many talented people entertaining on the streets

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  10. I like your living statue series, especially thinking of the reaction of the little girl.

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  11. We don't know how lucky we re to have talented street performers.

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  12. Looks like fun! I wonder what the little kid thought, that was a great photo.

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  13. The little girl in the first shots is so cute.

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  14. Awesome statue busker and others too ~ great shots,

    Wishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
    clm ~ A ShutterBug Explores,
    aka (A Creative Harbor)

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  15. The lovely lady statue was wonderful. What Fun !'
    cheers

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  16. I don’t think I could pose as a living statue. The chalk painting is fantastic,

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