The Cambridge companion to the circus
- 其他作者: Arrighi, Gillian, , Davis, Jim,
- 出版:
- 稽核項: xxxv, 292 pages :illustrations ;24 cm.
- 叢書名: Cambridge companions to theatre and performance
- 標題: Political aspects. , Entertainment events History. , Astley, Philip, , Circus , Circus Political aspects. , History. , Entertainment events , Social aspects. , Circus History. , Astley, Philip, 1742-1814. , Circus Social aspects.
- ISBN: 1108719228 , 9781108719223
- ISBN: 9781108750127
- 附註: Includes bibliographical references and index.
- 摘要: "In 2018 we marked the 250th anniversary of the founding of the modern circus, an event traced to the entrepreneurial initiatives of Philip Astley (1742-1814). Astley enclosed a circle of ground on the south side of the Thames in 1768 where he exhibited his unusual equestrian skills for a paying public. The circus's specialised history in different parts of the globe reveals that for just over two hundred and fifty years this hybrid entertainment, with its own codes of physical and comic performance, visuality, and business management, has developed and diversified through multiple cycles of reinvention. Oscillating through phases of illegitimacy on the fringes of society and validation for its aesthetic and entertainment appeal, the circus's restless evolution has always been influenced by unique confluences of the political environment, artistic heritage, and aesthetic trends particular to its geographic context"--
- 系統號: 005117284
- 資料類型: 圖書
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The Cambridge Companion to the Circus provides a complete guide for students, scholars, teachers, researchers, and practitioners who are seeking perspectives on the foundations and evolution of the modern circus, the contemporary extent of circus studies, and the specialised literature available to support further enquiries. The volume brings together an international group of established and emerging scholars working across the multi-disciplinary domain of circus studies to present a clear overview of the specialised histories, aesthetics and distinctive performances of the modern circus. In sixteen commissioned essays, it covers the origins in commercial equestrian performance during the late-eighteenth century to contemporary inflections of circus arts in major international festivals, educational environments, and social justice settings.
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