Sarah's Essay Topic

I would like to examine street performers in society.  So far, I have found evidence that street performers (buskers) do not merely perform as they wish, interacting only with their audiences; rather, they are heavily regulated by the government, which defines busking and restricts the times and places in which it may occur.  This fascinates me--busking seems so spontaneous and free, yet there seem to be actors at play that might be shaping the spectators' cultural experiences on the street.  For an exhibit, I would probably use a written government policy that I found from Ballina Shire, Australia, which lays out the Shire's definition of, and restrictions on, busking.