Circus

Unparalleled insights from some of the world's foremost practitioners of clowning.The Origins/Influences/Technique/Philosophy structure allows direct comparisons between varied figures.An opening history of clowning puts the interviews and their findings...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780809513048Author William L. SloutFormat PaperbackPage Count 260Imprint Wildside PressPublisher Wildside PressWeight(grams) 386g

* The book demonstrates how a vernacular British performance form emerged as a hybrid of forms from Afro-American and minstrel, as well as French mime and Italian commedia dell'arte roots. * Theatre history is an essential part of theatre and drama...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780805016475Author John CulhaneFormat PaperbackPage Count 527Imprint Henry Holt & CompanyPublisher Henry Holt & CompanyWeight(grams) 1084g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780956501387Author Alan StockwellFormat PaperbackPage Count 226Imprint Vesper Hawk PublishingPublisher Vesper Hawk PublishingWeight(grams) 363g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780809513093Author Stuart ThayerFormat PaperbackPage Count 194Imprint Borgo PressPublisher Wildside PressWeight(grams) 293g

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780893700133Author William L. SloutFormat PaperbackPage Count 266Imprint Borgo PressPublisher Wildside PressWeight(grams) 395g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780809513024Author Charles H. DayFormat PaperbackPage Count 226Imprint Borgo PressPublisher Wildside PressWeight(grams) 338g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780893700126Author William L. SloutFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Borgo PressPublisher Wildside PressWeight(grams) 472g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780975730140Author Amanda CardFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint Currency House IncPublisher Currency House Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912675838Author Aryla PublishingFormat PaperbackPage Count 74Imprint Aryla PublishingPublisher Aryla PublishingWeight(grams) 195gDimensions(mm) 280mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781958604021Author Steve WardFormat PaperbackPage Count 248Imprint Modern Vaudeville PressPublisher Modern Vaudeville PressWeight(grams) 435g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781951183004Author Nina EzhikFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint ArtskindredPublisher ArtskindredWeight(grams) 136g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781958604045Author Mariam Ala-RashiFormat PaperbackPage Count 464Imprint Modern Vaudeville PressPublisher Modern Vaudeville PressWeight(grams) 617g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781956884180Author Dr Shirley L PorterFormat HardbackPage Count 130Imprint Imprint Productions IncPublisher Imprint Productions IncWeight(grams) 599g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781773237466Author Sonora CarverFormat PaperbackPage Count 116Imprint Must Have BooksPublisher Must Have BooksWeight(grams) 181g

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781540224101Author Richard M LytleFormat HardbackPage Count 114Imprint History Press Library EditionsPublisher History Press Library EditionsWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781589639706Author Alexander LipovskyFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Fredonia Books (NL)Publisher Fredonia Books (NL)Weight(grams) 426g

The lives of circus artists can be mentally and physically demanding. Circus Psychology: An Applied Guide to Thriving Under the Big Top is an evidence-based guide to nurturing the mental health of circus artists while enabling them to perform at the peak...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780997153071Author Terry W LyonsFormat PaperbackPage Count 248Imprint La Maison Publishing, Inc.Publisher La Maison Publishing, Inc.Weight(grams) 336g

After years of being out of print, the story behind 'The Greatest Show on Earth' is back for new generations to discover. Through the early twentieth century, the Ringling Brothers created a spectacle like no one had ever seen, and one that still wows...

Extraordinary images of the circus in its heyday, from the rediscovered great American photographer This elegant new volume showcases the rediscovered work of the great American photographer Frederick W. Glasier (1866–1950), who made extraordinary...

Step down a little closer; you don't want to miss a thing. Join fifty-year sideshow veteran, Rick West, on a strange and wonderful trip through behind-the-scenes tales of his life as a showman. The strange, the bizarre, the unusual comprise this engaging...

Have you ever wanted to join the circus? Wondered what goes on behind the scenes? What trapeze artists think about as they swing through the air? How fit you have to be to be a performer? Reading this book lets you become an armchair acrobat. Established...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781596299313Author Richard LytleFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Arcadia PublishingPublisher Arcadia PublishingWeight(grams) 181gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

This collection aims to map a diversity of approaches to the artform by creating a 360 Degrees view on the circus. The three sections of the book, Aesthetics, Practice, Culture, approach aesthetic developments, issues of artistic practice, and the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781587311017Author Les BodnarFormat HardbackPage Count 164Imprint St. Augustine's PressPublisher St. Augustine's PressWeight(grams) 413g

A showcase of the "golden age" of the circus in America The circus is a source of nostalgia for Americans of all ages, either from memories of attending P. T. Barnum's "Greatest Show on Earth," or through the colorful evocations in many movies,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780941599108Author Jim RobertsFormat PaperbackPage Count 95Imprint Piccadilly Books,U.S.Publisher Piccadilly Books,U.S.Weight(grams) 398g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840681604Author Jack HunterFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Creation BooksPublisher Creation BooksWeight(grams) 380g

Amidst epidemics of youth alienation and cultural polarization, community-based artistic practices are sprouting up around the world as antidotes to policies of austerity and social exclusion. Rejecting the radical individualism of the neoliberal era,...

What are the characteristics of contemporary circus? In what way does contemporary circus differ from theater, dance, and performance? Where do hybrid forms exist? Where are there observable commonalities? Despite the diversity of contemporary circus...