TITLE:
Attitudes and Behaviors toward Street Musicians in Live Performances
AUTHORS:
Patricia Vasconcelos
KEYWORDS:
Street Performers, Audience Behaviors, Live Performance, Attitude, Motivation
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Access Library Journal,
Vol.9 No.7,
July
29,
2022
ABSTRACT: This study investigated the audience’s attitudes and behaviors toward street musicians in live performances. Additionally, it explored the performative aspects that influenced behavioral responses. The sample was formed by 42 street performers, simplified, and made into an online questionnaire. In a second moment, 125 people who have participated as an audience in some urban performances worldwide completed another section of the questionnaire. The total sample was 167 responders. Data were analyzed by deploying the graphs to identify the outcomes cluster in four themes: The motivation of the audience to watch the performance, The attitude toward the performers, and the experience by both parties, either in a positive or a negative approach. The observation study was developed in 7 different spots, with 50 performances in New York City. The survey study’s significant findings reported that the audience was thrilled contemplating the Street performers on their commute. That is, the commute turns out to be agreeable. Over and above that, the observation study distinguishes the audience connection through the emotional reference. For instance, to the same degree as pop music, they identified songs conducted them to sing along. Withal, we observed that the musicians connected to the artistic environment. Our results showed that the quality of music, age, concentration skill, and environmental factors could contribute to the positive interaction between buskers and bystanders. The results supported our prediction and did not show considerate deviations in the responses.