The 3rd annual Waterloo Busker Carnival was held from August 22 - 25, 1991 over 4 days.
Randy Warren and Tracey Johnston-Aldworth co-chaired this year's carnival and have been the longest-running volunteers on the executive to date.
Touting "The Buskers Are Back", the carnival's advertisement noted Opening Festivities on the Thursday night, Kids Day on Friday afternoon, and UpTown Day featuring Disney dancers from the Academy of Dance on Saturday followed by Fire Night that evening at dusk. Fire Night consisted of 8 buskers who were well-versed in the art of juggling, swallowing, and tampering with fire.
Friday and Saturday nights featured "Film Under The Stars" a free comedy silent film festival outside the Princess Cinema.
A new logo with the busker face and juggling pins appeared for the first time on advertising and posters.
There were 18 acts in total including:
Andrew Elliot, Australia - magic, fire eating, sword swallowing
The Breithaupt Puppets, K-W - storytelling, puppetry
Hotcha Chmarzinski, Toronto - circus skills
Wyndsong & Cheez, Chicago - puppetry, juggling, painting
Peter Gross, Boston - magic, improv
Rebels with Applause, Toronto - juggling, unicycling, stilt dancing
Tom Frank, Cincinnati - magic, improve
Theatresports, Waterloo - improve
Kalonymus - acrobatics and comedy
Ron Pearson, Edmonton - cycling, comedy, improv
Flying Bob Debris, Saskatoon - juggling, wire walking, fire eating, music, comedy
Michael Ross, Toronto - magic
Greg Tarlin, Toronto - juggling
Tim Eric, Florida - escape artist
The Dirt Road Blondes, Waterloo - storytelling
Sparkle T. Clown, Cambridge - clowning, storytelling, balloon artistry, magic
Al Shakespeare & Cindy Day - comedy, music, juggling
Danny Lord, New York City - magic, pantomime, comedy, juggling
Special Note: Al Shakespeare began his professional career in the theatre (and busking) while still in his teens. For over 30 years, he's been an actor, writer, director and producer. He currently works for Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. And he has run for the U.S. Senate. Cindy is his wife and they have two children.
