The Cambridge Companion to the Circus

Erscheinungsjahr 2021
ISBN: 978-1-108-71922-3
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 320 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 480 g

Reihe: Cambridge Companions to Theatre and Performance

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Arrighi, Gillian

Davis, Jim

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunstformen, Kunsthandwerk Installations-, Aktions-, Computer- und Videokunst
• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Theaterwissenschaft Theater: Technik, Bühnentechnik, Einrichtung
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Kultur- und Sozialethnologie: Allgemeines
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften
• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Tanz Andere Darstellende Künste
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Freizeitsoziologie, Konsumsoziologie, Alltagssoziologie, Populärkultur
• Sozialwissenschaften Sport | Tourismus | Freizeit Sport Pferdesport, Tiersportarten
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Medien-, Informations und Kommunikationswirtschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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 Hanuš Jordan and Veronika Štefanová; 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 Jürgens.

Über Autor(innen)

Arrighi, Gillian
Gillian Arrighi is Associate Professor in the School of Creative Industries at the University of Newcastle, Australia. She is a member of the Australasian Association for Theatre, Drama and Performance Studies (ADSA) and the International Federation for Theatre Research (IFTR). She has held visiting fellowships at the Ransom Centre for the Humanities (UTexas, Austin), the Harvard Theatre Collection, and the National Library of Australia.

Davis, Jim
Jim Davis is Professor of Theatre Studies at the University of Warwick. He is the author of Comic Acting and Portraiture in Late-Georgian and Regency England (CUP, 2015), which won the David Bradby Prize for International Theatre Research. He is also an editor of Nineteenth-Century Theatre and Film.