The 21st Festival of Street Art BuskerBus 2017 will take place between 19-27.08.2017. This year buskers will turn the sidewalks into stages in Wrocław, Zielona Góra and Krotoszyn.
More info and schedule.
 Boris Voutsinos’ Portable One Seater OrchestraArt: Music: Blues Country: Greece BuskerBus Cities: Wrocław, Zielona Góra, Krotoszyn Website: https://myspace.com/borisvoutsinos/ Blues, Jazz, Ragtime, Gospel, Soul and related genres sung and played by a sitting – down style one – man – band. Boris returns with his guitar, harmonica, kazoo, foot percussion- all packed in a 1920 steamer trunk on a handcart that transforms into a stage – throne |
 CHISHAArt: Baloons Country: Japan BuskerBus Cities: Wrocław, Zielona Góra, Krotoszyn Website: https://www.facebook.com/chishabal/ CHISHA is an experienced balloon artist from Japan. A colourful flower, a chain from hearts, impressive dolls.. You will be surprised how quickly she can handle any challenges. |
 Georg Viktor EmmanuelArt: Music- Beatbox Country: Austria BuskerBus Cities: Wrocław, Zielona Góra, Krotoszyn Website: https://www.georgviktoremmanuel.com Georg Viktor Emmanuel – one man band of our times. He creates music with his voice and records them live on a loop station. He combines Dnb, Dub, HipHop and Pop elements. His shows includes his original compositions and some covers performed in a unique way. Georg Viktor Emmanuel will perform at BuskerBus for the first time. |
 Guga MoralesArt: Juggling Country: Brazil BuskerBus Cities: Wrocław, Zielona Góra, Krotoszyn Website: www.gugamorales.com/ Guga Morales is an experienced artists specialised in juggling and street theater. Although he studied at the National Circus School in Brazil, he believes that busking shaped him as an artist. He’s been performing for over 10 years all over the world. In 2014 he performed at BuskerBus for the first time. |
 Henrik Jespersen, Ricardo RóshArt: Music: trance Country: Denmark, Mexico BuskerBus Cities: Wrocław, Zielona Góra, Krotoszyn Website: henriksax.dk/ Ricardo Róch and Henrik Jespersen met many years ago in Mexico. They play trance with roots in the Méxican music and Moroccan Gnaoua with a little touch from the nordic sky. Henrik on EWI/SopSax and Ricardo on guitar create unusual sounds that you won’t hear on the commercial radio. |
 Ian DeadlyArt: Juggling, comedy Country: Great Britain BuskerBus Cities: Wrocław, Zielona Góra, Krotoszyn Website: yanddsan.wixsite.com/iandeadly Ian Deadly is a British juggler, actor, one-time flying trapese catcher, acrobat, mime and above all – street performer. For the last ten years his only paycheck has been his hat. Ian is going to amaze and astound you with the unexpected: a child, a grown man, a couple – he explores their abilities, combined with his desire to create new and old scenes, reworked with a twist. He takes the audience and leads them through a journey: improvising and experimenting with the individuals, to create tragi-comic scenes of real life intensity. |
 IgnisDraconis -Vienna-Art: Fireshow Country: Austria BuskerBus Cities: Wrocław, Zielona Góra, Krotoszyn Website: https://www.facebook.com/IgnisDraconis.Vienna IgnisDraconis.Vienna consists of fire dancers with burning heart and passion. They’re going to perform in BuskerBus for the first time. Their show is a combination of many elements: dance, acrobatics, fire theatre and soap bubbles. Nikita specializes in fire staff and smuggles a touch of martial arts practice to the performance. Clara loves dancing with levi stick and soap bubbles, and Charlie amazes the audience with a flaming hula hoop. |
 Lucky McDermottArt: Juggling Country: New Zealand BuskerBus Cities: Wrocław, Zielona Góra, Krotoszyn Website: facebook.com/Lucky-McDermott-722102364640818/ Juggler for 12 years, professional circus artist for 6 years. His show is filled with fire, comedy and juggling. |
 Matthias GoedArt: Balancing Country: New Zealand BuskerBus Cities: Wrocław, Zielona Góra, Krotoszyn Website: equilibristica.com/ Matthias grew up travelling around New Zealand with his parents’ circus. He delivers an action packed show full of mad skills: juggling, manipulation, audience participation and impressive balancing. His signature act is finished by precariously balancing on top of a dangerous and seemingly impossible stack of pipes and rolls whilst juggling razor sharp machetes or flaming torches. |
 Maurizio Presidente!Art: Music- swing, afro, balkan Country: Italy, France, Portugal (based in Berlin) BuskerBus Cities:Zielona Góra, Krotoszyn Website: http://www.mauriziopresidente.com/ Their multicultural background (French, Italian and Portuguese) shapes their sound into a mixture of chanson francaise, swing, balkan and afro-latin rhythms. The result is an exciting and sparkly music that is hard not to dance to. A tight and groovy rhythm section (drums, bass, accordion and ukulele) keeps your feet moving while the trumpet and saxophone, jumping from powerful themes to inspired improvisations, take the audience to an unpredictable journey through many musical traditions. Warm and colourful vocal lines and harmonies, sung both in French and Italian, approach the themes of love, fate and identity in a philosophical, yet playful way. |
 MiMi Oriental Mermaid Art: Fire show Country: Japan BuskerBus Cities: Wrocław, Zielona Góra, Krotoszyn Website: facebook.com/orientalmermaid/ MiMi was born in Tokyo, Japan. She started to train as a figure skater at the age of 8 and competed and performed at several ice shows. She also worked as a professional dancer. Since 2008 she finds the joy of life as a street performer and enjoy her direct connection with audience. She has perfomed in over 100 countries. In her show she combined the passion of fire and oriental dance |
 Pan ZąbekArt: Magic Country: Poland BuskerBus Cities: Wrocław, Zielona Góra Website: panzabek.pl/ Russian roulette is a mobile street show closed in a small suitcase. Pan Ząbek is a talented illusionist who builds his perfomance on the interaction with the viewers. That means that despite a general scenario, every time the audience can experience something unique. During his show Pan Ząbek uses pickpocketing skill. In the final he leaves his fate in the hands of the audience. It’s time for the russian roullete! One person chooses which props should be eliminated knowing that Some of them may be dangerous. Artist builds a horro atmosphere but at the end everything turns to be just a joke. Russian roulette is a family show that will entertain both kids and adults. |
 Philip FairweatherArt: Music Country: Great Britain/ Poland BuskerBus Cities: Wrocław, Zielona Góra, Krotoszyn Website: www.philip.fairweather.astroeuros.com/ Philip Fairweather is an actor and singer from Exeter in England, who has been based in Wroclaw since 2003, where he has become a well-known figure on the local music scene, appearing on TV, Radio and at several protional events for the city. A regular street performer for over 30 years, he first began busking aged 14 in 1986 as a “Saturday job”. In 1995, he took it up full time and toured over 20 countries in Europe. Philip first became involved with BuskerBus in 1999 and has been to every festival since. From 2009, he has hosted and coordinated the BuskerBus Cabaret on each evening of the festival. |
 Remi & the roadArt: Music: folk Country: Greece BuskerBus Cities: Wrocław, Zielona Góra, Krotoszyn Website: www.remiband.com Singer/Songwriter Remi & the road grew up in the island of Spetses. On stage since 2009. He travels around the world busks and records real stories from the road. His music can be described as Folk, Country, Rock & Roll, Bluegrass, Indie Rock. Remi & the road grew will perform at BuskerBus for the first time. |
 RuachArt: Music: Klezmer Country: Poland/ Germany BuskerBus Cities: Wrocław, Zielona Góra, Krotoszyn Website: ruach2.mserwer.pl/ The klezmer duo Ruach is made up of Dorothea Hegeduess (clarinet) and Bogusław (guitar and mandolin) Hegeduess. They work together on old Jewish tunes, which Dorothea learned as a child from her father, also a musician. They have performed at many festivals around the world and remind the audience of the musical identity of the Europe. |
 Soldiers CrewArt: Breakdance Country: Hungary BuskerBus Cities: Wrocław, Zielona Góra, Krotoszyn Website: facebook.com/crew.soldiers/ Soldiers Crew is a breakdance group from Hungary. They impress the audience with the headspins and acrobatics skills make everyone laugh when presenting the most cheesy moves in a history of dance. Last year they proved that they are ready to dance everywhere, anytime, in the rain and in the heat. Nothing can stop them! What time is it? It’s showtime! |
 Studium Instrumentów EtnicznychArt: Music- psychofolk Country: Poland BuskerBus Cities: Wrocław, Zielona Góra, Krotoszyn Website: http://psychofolk.pl/ “It’s hard to qualify music, which is made by S.I.E. This is not folk music or hip-hop. A dozen people playing on drums and various, often very unusual instruments, quite exotic for our culture, aroused a lot of interest. This is psycho-folk. Shocking and expressive also by screamed lyrics. Fascinating…” Marta Anna Zabłocka |
 Sylvain POMMEArt: Circus: juggling, unicycle Country: France BuskerBus Cities: Wrocław, Zielona Góra, Krotoszyn Website: www.sypocircus.com/ OULALA is a high energy show. Sylvain mixes different juggling skills (balls, diabolos) and rides a giant unicycle. Not only does he have a high level of circus skill, he also creates a joyful atmosphere. He will teach the audience how to say “Oulala” with French accent and he will prove his language skills when reading another chapter of Martynka. |
 Trattofon Art: Kids show Country: Sweden BuskerBus Cities: Wrocław, Zielona Góra, Krotoszyn Website: facebook.com/trattofon/ Trattofon, a duo from Sweden, debuted at BuskerBus last year. Marija and Jerry charmed the youngest audience with their smiles and circus skills. Acropanic is a children’s show with acrobatics, dance and physical comedy. Two clowns are preparing for a performance. In the meantime, they experience boredom, panic, hunger, jealousy, more panic, confusion, even more panic and then… it’s time. Time to enter the stage. |
 Tribal Fusion gypsy dancer LucyArt: Dance- Tribal Fusion Country: Czech Republic BuskerBus Cities: Wrocław, Zielona Góra, Krotoszyn Website: facebook.com/tanecnicelucie/ Lucie Slaninová is a multitalented performer, designer, choreographer, teacher and Tribal Fusion gipsy dancer. She’s been performing professionally since 2008 ans she will presenf her skills at BuskerBus for the first time. Tribal Fusion gypsy style is modern bellydance that combines serpentine movements with the elements from another styles (egyptian, modern, jazz dance, breakdance). |
 Troligobli’nArt: Juggling Country: Poland BuskerBus Cities: Wrocław, Krotoszyn Website: https://www.facebook.com/troligoblin/ Su and Marta is a couple of Polish friends, who got bonded to each other by the passion for performing and diabolo jugglery. They created a cheerful artistic duo, which works together, performs, and first of all – amuses the audience. They are working hard to evaluate and improve their show. They love the audience and will never let you get bored, constantly surprising with funny gags and intriguing tricks. Su and Marta perform at various events, do juggling workshops, and Marta, in addition, professionally paints children’s faces, so they can change into their favourite fairytale character, and not only that. |
 Umami dancetheatreArt: Dance/ theatre Country: Spain/ France BuskerBus Cities: Wrocław, Zielona Góra Website: http://umamidancetheatre.wixsite.com/umami Umami Dancetheatre are back to BuskerBus! Their slightly surreal and funny show combines the elements of breakdance, pantomime, theatre, contemporary dance and acrobatics. Gustavo and Jerome have been performing together since 2013. |
 ZaktakularArt: Circus/ cyr wheel Country: New Zealand BuskerBus Cities: Wrocław, Zielona Góra, Krotoszyn Website: circular-circus.com/ All the way from New Zealand or maybe Berlin.. Zaktakular performed at BuskerBus 2015 and now he’s back for another round of big applause. The circus spectacular is an acrobatic stunt show featuring an amazing cyr wheel and the terrifying unstable table. |
| AND (extra shows) |
 An NajmaArt: Dance: Bollywood, belly dance Country: Poland BuskerBus Cities: Wrocław Website: www.an-najma.pl/ At the festival in Wroclaw there will be two special shows prepared by the students and instructors of the dance school An Najma. They will present the range of different oriental dance styles including classic belly dance, Bollywood, group American Tribal Style improvisation and and exuberant display of isolation danced to Arabic drums |
 Kacper GąsiorArt: Kendama Country: Poland BuskerBus Cities: Wrocław Website: www.instagram.com/kacper_gasior/ Probably the youngest artist of this year’s edition of BuskerBus. He’s a sport enthusiast, for the last two years passionate about juggling traditional Japanese toy – kendama. You will have the opportunity to try this on the face of it easy, but demanding hard work and coordination game. Kacper will present you a wide range of tricks and combinations where you will notice the influences of modern styles such as yo-yo, diabolo and juggling. |
 Roman SzmitArt: Soap bubbles Country: Poland BuskerBus Cities: Wrocław Roman loves aircraft modelling and avation. Thanks to him flying objects and soap bubbles rise in the air. |
 Black Drums IconSztuka: Muzyka: afro pokaz ognia Kraj: Polska Przystanek BuskerBus: Wrocław Grupa Black Drums Icon zagra dla Was dźwięki etniczne/ afro. Promować będą swoją debiutancką płytę “Rhythm Of The Roots”. Razem z pochodzącymi z województwa opolskiego bębniarzami wystąpi Magdalena Pełech |