(Ilmumisaeg: 20-May-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Leiden University Press, ISBN-13: 9789087284756)
This collection of essays on circus histories and theories focusing on the Global South and its transnational contexts is significant because circus studies has largely focused on the Global North. Many Latin American, African, and Asian regions hav...Loe edasi...
Whats it like to run away with the circus? Cardiff, Wales, 1983. A bunch of university dropouts and unemployed hippies find themselves united by two things: a talent for juggling and a desire to live a different kind of life. Th...Loe edasi...
This oracle deck invites you into a world of vintage circus enchantment, where each card symbolizes a key aspect of life’s journey. With whimsical imagery and evocative stories, the deck inspires self-discovery, insight, and growth, helping readers n...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 07-Oct-2025, Other merchandise, Kirjastus: Hinkler Books, ISBN-13: 9781488973284)
Retro Boxes: Juggling Kit – Discover the Art of JugglingDiscover the art of juggling with the Retro Boxes: Juggling Kit! This hands-on set is perfect for beginners and includes everything you need to start masterin...Loe edasi...
In this volume Social Circus is explored in depth by three Circus Studies scholars working with the aim of creating new ways of engaging with the field. Lavers, Burtt, and Bochud investigate the way that Social Circus transforms in response to its...Loe edasi...
In this volume Social Circus is explored in depth by three Circus Studies scholars working with the aim of creating new ways of engaging with the field. Lavers, Burtt, and Bochud investigate the way that Social Circus transforms in r...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 24-Jul-2025, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: Feminist Press at The City University of New York, ISBN-13: 9781558613447)
The fascinating story of how nineteenth-century circus women performed impossible feats and changed American culture.Jumping Through Hoops reveals the hidden history of early female circus performers: boundary-breaking w...Loe edasi...
The Fool and the Clown in Western Culture and Literature: Homo Sapiens is a fascinating description of these two perennial figures in European and North American history, folklore, theatre, literature, arts, and popular culture. The first p...Loe edasi...
An authoritative compendium on sword swallowing, featuring historical biographies, expert insights, rare photos, and behind-the-scenes stories from contemporary sword swallowers. An authoritative compendium on sword swallowing, featur...Loe edasi...
What is a live performance? And why is semiotics the best approach for the analysis and interpretation of the performing arts?Drawing on semiotic developments of the past five decades, this book introduces students to the semiotic a...Loe edasi...
What is a live performance? And why is semiotics the best approach for the analysis and interpretation of the performing arts?Drawing on semiotic developments of the past five decades, this book introduces students to the semiotic a...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 07-Jan-2025, Hardback, Kirjastus: The University of North Carolina Press, ISBN-13: 9781469676265)
Before the heyday of the Chitlin Circuit and the Harlem Renaissance, African American performing artists and creative entrepreneurs—sometimes called Black Bohemians—seized their limited freedoms and gained both fame and fortune with their work in a w...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 07-Jan-2025, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: The University of North Carolina Press, ISBN-13: 9781469676272)
Before the heyday of the Chitlin Circuit and the Harlem Renaissance, African American performing artists and creative entrepreneurs--sometimes called Black Bohemians--seized their limited freedoms and gained both fame and fortune with their work in...Loe edasi...
The first-ever biography of Patty Conklin, the founder of the world’s largest carnival company, and the story of the show’s expansion under his son and grandson. Carnie King is a vivid account of three generations of showmen and their dominanc...Loe edasi...
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 cir...Loe edasi...
Send in the Clowns presents interviews with 24 pioneering humanitarian and activist clowns and thought leaders working in hospitals, refugee camps, orphanages and war zones, and at the sites of street protests and locations of social unrest...Loe edasi...
