The Cambridge companion to the circus

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    • Arrighi, Gillian
    • Davis, Jim

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The Cambridge companion to the circus

Edited by Gillian Arrighi, University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Jim Davis, University of Warwick

（Cambridge companions to theatre and performance）

Cambridge University Press, 2021

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Companion to the circus

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Summary: "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"-- Provided by publisher

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内容説明

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.

目次

  • Introduction. The circus: reflecting and mediating the world Gillian Arrighi and Jim Davis
  • Part I. Trans-national Geographies of the Modern Circus: 1. The origins and growth of the modern circus Matthew Wittmann
  • 2. Reconstruction, railroads, and race: the American circus in the gilded age and progressive era Sakina Hughes
  • 3. Circus, colonialism and empire: the circus in Australasia and Asia Gillian Arrighi
  • 4. The criollo circus (circus theatre) in Argentina: the emergence of a unique circus form in connection with the consolidation of the Argentine nation state Julieta Infantino
  • 5. The past and present of Czech circus Hanus Jordan and Veronika Stefanova
  • 6. Catching on: Chinese acrobatics from China to the west in the twenty-first century Rosemary Farrell
  • Part II. Circus Acts and Aesthetics: 7. The equestrian circus Kim Baston
  • 8. Animals, circus and war re-enactment: military action to colonial wars Peta Tait
  • 9. Circus clowns Louise Peacock
  • 10. Aerial performance: aerial aesthetics Kate Holmes
  • Part III. Circus: A Constantly Evolving Form: 11. Circus and somatic spectacularity on stage in the variety era Catherine M. Young
  • 12. Becoming an art form: from 'Nouveau Cirque' to contemporary circus in Europe Agathe Dumont
  • 13. Risky play and the global rise in youth circus Alisan Funk
  • 14. Social circus: the rise of an 'inclusive' movement for collective creativity Jennifer Beth Spiegel
  • Part IV. Circus Studies Scholarship: 15. Methodologies in circus scholarship Charles R. Batson and Karen Fricker
  • 16. Through the looking glass: multi-disciplinary perspectives in circus Anna-Sophie Jurgens.

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