Abstract
It is well attested that wherever people gather, acrobats, poets, musicians, dancers, and tricksters also appear and perform. Although street performers can be found throughout the entire world, they are curiously shunned in New York City, while Plovidiv, Bulgaria in March 2015 decided to follow other European cities in having auditions or qualifiers for performers in public places. This research adds to scholarship on performance art as a beneficial element in developing a sense of place in urban environments, particularly pedestrian malls. A hundred surveys were collected from Promenade visitors to highlight these connections in a case study of street performance on the T hird Street Promenade in Santa Monica, California. The study argues the presence of street performers are seen by the majority as a beneficial element in a pedestrian mall, resulting in the creation of a sense of place that enhances the attraction, desirability and hence success within a pedestrian mall.
Recommended Citation
Doubleday, Kalli F.
(2018)
"Performance Art and Pedestrian Experience: Creating a Sense of Place on the Third Street Promenade,"
The Geographical Bulletin: Vol. 59:
Iss.
1, Article 2.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/thegeographicalbulletin/vol59/iss1/2