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Entertainer Careers

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Work Environment:

Entertainers perform for spectators/audiences at places, such as circuses, stage, street theater, cabaret shows or comedy clubs. Being an entertainer, you'd perform in different ways e.g.:

  • mime
  • playing-music
  • children's-entertainment
  • tribute act
  • singing
  • magic
  • standup comedy

You can combine numerous talents to make an act or you may do specialization into one skill. You can perform as member of team, or solo.

When you aren't performing, you'd also employ time:

  • promoting act
  • taking care of equipment/costumes
  • researching and practicing new-material for act
  • handling finances and administration
  • being present at auditions
You might have additional tasks such as taking care of holiday makers and organizing children's-activities, if you're working at holiday center or cruise liner.

You may merge performing with different work, like managing performance-workshops, or teaching.

Qualification, Education and Experience:

To work as an entertainer, you do not require standard qualifications. Though, you might discover it helpful to have skills into acting, music or dance, probably by accomplishing a performing-arts course.

You can develop experience by different modes, comprising:

  • participating into talent contests
  • performing within clubs
  • working within theme-park or holiday center
Generally, you'd need to get through with auditions to obtain job. It'd be useful to find out an agent to promote your talents/skills and find work.

For more details, check the website of Equity.

Training Details:

Generally, you'd learn at the work. You must maintain and improve skills all through your career.

You can develop your abilities by participating into training workshops provided by colleges, art centers and theater clubs.

Total theater network provides support comprising details regarding funding and training opportunities, if you're working in visual and physical performance like street theater, mask, puppetry or mime.

Skills and knowledge:

  • capability to take criticism and direction
  • aspiration to entertain people
  • punctuality and reliability
  • adaptability and versatility
  • high standard of skill/talent into your selected performance field
  • energetic and hard working approach
  • a confident and outgoing personality

Salary and Other Benefits:

Earnings could differ as job is generally temporary/part-time.

Occasional or part time entertainers might get around £55 to £210 for a performance. Earnings depend on success and reputation.

Working Conditions:

Generally, hours of working would be unsocial and irregular. Most of the performances occur in evenings. Though, you might have daytime auditions, shows and rehearsals.

You might perform on full time basis or part time along with another work. You can carry out regular monthly/weekly slots, or one off performances. Occasionally, you might be booked-for entire season e.g. at holiday-park or within a musical.

Work could be within venues such as hotels, circus tents, theaters and night clubs, or on outdoor-stages and on street. You can employ much of time voyaging to venues. You might spend longer-periods away from house.

Different Opportunities:

You can discover work chances with film and TV production firms, cruise liners, corporate events/programs, street theater firms and holiday parks. You can also discover work chances with social clubs, private-parties and art festivals.

Generally, you'd work on freelance basis and be on agent's books, who would get you job for commission/fee.

Auditions and openings might be publicized by 'The Stage', and on the website of Equity. Cruise liner and holiday center openings are publicized on sites like Resident-Entertainers.

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