Of course . would be lovely if it were all connected to our Heritage .. no one is denying this .. but not what this thread is all about really.
Have you any idea how much technique is involved in becoming a modern dancer ... even a good Flash Mob dancer.
Yes, but Manchester is a cash rich city, and they are not daft ... know any donations will be ample .. try persuading them to beg in Accrington.
Kate, there may be lots of technique in this kind of dance, but it doesn't have the same cultural kudos(I was looking for another word here, but I am having a 'grey moment') as the other forms of dance I mentioned.(gravitas, was the word I was looking for)
And while Heritage maybe isn't what the thread is about, perhaps if it was more linked to our area heritage it would have more people coming to see it........just a thought, you understand....after all, I am a bit like DaveinGermany...a bit of a cultural pygmy.
That said, I do know what
I like.....it has to be easy on the ears and pleasant to look at.
As for the buskers in Manchester......well, I don't think that you can equate them with beggars.......don't they have to have a licence......so what they actually are, is performers....being paid by the general public who find their work pleasing....no-one grabs you by your purse and makes you pay....you only do that if you like what they do....and many folk do.
You asked for alternatives...I gave you some.
I also agree with other posters who feel that the rent and rates should be a little more economical...this would perhaps bring in some individual shops.
These days where-ever you go all the town centres have the same shops....selling pretty much the same stuff.......so to go somewhere that has smaller more interesting/specialist shops
could work.
Check out Hebden Bridge....it has a plethora of interesting shops.