The primary purpose of the Renaissance Faires I've been to, is to sell
things. They're big crafts fairs with exotic trimmings. Granted, they
tend to have a stage or two where people are performing. Granted, many
individual participants, particpate only to dress up and do their acts,
either on stage or in the "aisles," and have no interest in selling any
material goods. Still, the primary purpose of the fair, the primary use
of space, is for booths selling crafts and of course, food.
I know many historic reenactment events also have booths where goods and
food are sold. But in a Renaissance Faire sales is the primary purpose
of the event.
Fran
Lavolta Press
http://www.lavoltapress.com
In short, SCA events are not a performance for an audience.
Renaissance fairs and nearly all battle re-enactment societies' events
are. And this difference profoundly affects the nature of these events
and re-creations.
Sharon
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