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 i...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....Loe edasi...
This book adapts a cultural-semiotic approach to analyze contemporary circus performances. It offers the first comprehensive documentation and interpretation of the artform based on the semiotic reading theories of cultural, literature, theater, and...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, across...Loe edasi...
Twenty-four creators come together with three scholars to discuss Contemporary Circus, bridging the divide between practice and theory. Contemporary Circus uses the lens of contestation or calling things into question to provide a portal into ways o...Loe edasi...
Sari: Semiotics, Communication and Cognition [SCC]
(Ilmumisaeg: 31-Aug-2009, Kirjastus: Mouton de Gruyter, ISBN-13: 9783110218312)
What do circus performances communicate? They are rich in extreme skills and clever staging. They trigger strong emotions. They make beautiful sense. This book, which is grounded in the personal circus experience of the author, uses semiotics, pragm...Loe edasi...
