From variety artist to street performer
10 of the 23 essential skills of a street performer are already essential for a variety artist — about 43% of the job, before you learn anything new.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 10
- skills carry over
- 13
- would be new
- 43%
- of the target job covered
- 23
- essential skills of a street performer
What a street performer does
Street performers create street arts performances for outdoor spaces, using space and audience as a creative resource. They create their performance through playful exploration and experimentation with the purpose of entertaining and possibly also of sharing critical opinions concerning societal issues. They stimulate audience participation as a component of their performance whilst respecting the audience's safety and integrity.
What carries over
10 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
What would be new
13 skillsEssential for a street performer and not for a variety artist. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- act for an audience
- art history
- enable audience participation
- ensure health and safety of visitors
- follow time cues
- gather reference materials for artwork
- maintain an artistic portfolio
- perform in a public space
- self-promote
- show professional responsibility
- street art history
- use public space as a creative resource
- work with respect for own safety
Other moves from variety artist
2 roles- stand-up comedian11 skills in common
- singer10 skills in common
No account needed to start
How far are you from being a street performer?
MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.