http://www.shutteronthestreet.com A Photographic Exhibition of Street Performers Fri, 16 May 2008 04:10:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Anthony "Ready" Rosa of the USA Break Dancers performs a side ways flip while keeping his cool (and his hat on)!  "Ready" is one of four members of the USA Break Dancers team headed up by the manager and MC, Julio "Klown" Santiago.  This foursome hails from New York City ... http://www.shutteronthestreet.com/archives/20 Evan Young, of www.globalevan.com, collects his tips after performing his finale juggling act: a bowling ball, machete, and flaming torch while balancing atop two skateboards and a cylinder. Performers at Harborplace are scheduled by the property managers, however, they are not paid for performing. Each performer earns his ... http://www.shutteronthestreet.com/archives/19 As MC of the 2008 Harborplace Street Performer Auditions, Michael Rosman, finds the best seat in the house...for his own show! Mounting a six foot unicycle is no easy task and Michael finds a helpful audience member to assist him. http://www.shutteronthestreet.com/archives/18 Michael Rosman is a 23 year veteran of street performing.  This year he served as the MC for the 2008 Harborplace Street Performer Auditions and delighted the audience with a special performance at the end of the day. Michael brought an entire cart and suitcase full of props ... http://www.shutteronthestreet.com/archives/17 Refusing to have his patriotism questioned, the performer known as Jango places a small American flag in his guitar case before sitting down to play. He's the last performer auditioning at the 2008 Harborplace Street Performer auditions. Using a karaoke machine for his acoustics, Jango played a two ... http://www.shutteronthestreet.com/archives/15 It's a sunny Saturday afternoon in March and the Harborplace Amphitheater stands are filled with people. An 8 foot table covered by a blue plastic table cloth is setup at the foot of the amphitheater. Three judges sit patiently with clipboards in hand ready to make notes about each of ... http://www.shutteronthestreet.com/archives/14 Ray's days typically involve 12 hours of ballooning for Baltimore's tourists and visitors. During peak tourist season, Ray will go through 1,500 2"x60" balloons in a typical day. He works the gig full time starting in the spring and running through New Years Eve. Now a days, ... http://www.shutteronthestreet.com/archives/11 Standing at the bottom of the Harborplace Amphitheater stood a thin man with a contorted balloon concoction upon his head. To his right stood a champagne bucket half filled with bills and in front of him stood a line of people anxiously awaiting their turn to request an ... http://www.shutteronthestreet.com/archives/10 Taking advantage of the clear skys and warm sunshine we've been experiencing lately, I took a trip downtown to get some practice shooting for the project. Many people were visiting the local bars since it was St. Patrick's Day weekend and where there are people gathered en masse, there ... http://www.shutteronthestreet.com/archives/7 Welcome to Shutter on the Street. This site will feature photographs from Shawn Grimes of all types of street entertainers practicing their art before their captive audiences and give you, the reader, a chance to learn about their craft. The project will begin in the Spring of 2008 and wrap up ... http://www.shutteronthestreet.com/archives/3