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The article presents research which observes and analyzes the nature of interactions between street artists and the public. The author offers an historical background on research in the field of street arts, including theater, festivals, and visual art, and considers the question of the public and the spectator as a key to understanding street arts. Topics include the qualification of street arts, the myth of the passerby exposed to street arts, and how a street show's location influences its public.

The article presents an analysis of the presence of street shows in France, from a political and artistic standpoint. The article focuses on several main ideas which include the questions of how to classify these shows, what role the public plays in these shows, and if a political dimension can be observed in street shows.

This article provides comments from Anne Quesemand, director of the La Vieille Grille theater. Quesemand tells of her experiences founding the Dunois street theater in Paris, France with a traveling street theater troupe. She explains how they were committed to presenting a wide variety of genres. She also describes how they came to be installed in the La Vieille Grille.