Contemporary Circus 101: A Back-to-School Circus Book List
As an undergraduate theatre student, I wasn’t assigned readings about circus. I remember reading about physical theatre, live art, dance,
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“Reflections of a Living Art”: Pascal Jacob’s 300-volume Biblioteca Circense is for SaleÂ
You may know him as the Artistic Director of the Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain and Cirque Phénix, but
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Book Review: Balancing Act by D. Lamarre
Cirque du Soleil’s former CEO touts creativity in corporate life—while creatives still struggle. Balancing Acts: Unleashing the Power of Creativity
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Review: “China’s Bending Bodies” by Mariam Ala-Rashi Covers the Development of Global Contortionists
China’s Bending Bodies: Contortionists and Politics in China is a research study monograph that covers the theories, history, and development of global contortionists.
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“Female Aerialists in the 1920s and Early 1930s” is a Circus Library Must-Have
If early 1900s western circus history was a circus act, I would hire it. The stories have all the earmarks
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Pathways to Circus Legitimacy: The Library
Like the rest of the world, American circus artists have spent the last eighteen months largely out of work, unemployed
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Circus Harmony Cookbook Takes Dinner and a Show to a New Level
Never before has the circus combined performances that make audiences’ stomachs drop with recipes that make them grumble. Circus Harmony,
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Hideaway Podcast Episode 102 – Jim Moore, Circus Photographer and Book Publisher
On today’s episode, Josh and Lyndsay wonder whether Actors Equity will slow down the reopening of Broadway, talk about some
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Book Review: “Kicking Sawdust: Running Away with the Circus and Carnival” by Clayton Anderson
I have some pretty distinct memories of going to see the circus with my parents when I was a child.
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Echoes from the Center Ring–New Book Looks at the Influence of Rob Torres
I first met Rob Torres in 1998 in my home in Portland Maine. Avner (the Eccentric) Eisenberg had brought Rob
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Thom Wall’s New Book Juggling–What It Is And How To Do It 5 Reasons Jugglers Should Read It
In Thom Wall’s new book Juggling–What It Is And How To Do It –a not so brief introduction to the world’s
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SSoP Podcast Episode 11 — The Circus: Found Family and Daring Feats
For centuries, the circus has transported audiences to an enthralling in-between place: a version of our world where gravity seems
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Juggling: The New Mindfulness Made for Quarantine
In our media-saturated world in which individuals must manage excessive demands on their time and attention, we praise the skill
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Stop and Read: Early 20th Century Juggling Manual Re-Release!
Juggling or How To Become a Juggler: the annotated edition is another piece of juggling literature from Modern Vaudeville Press
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New Circus Children’s Book About Historic Australian Performer May Wirth–Interview with the Author
It is a precious opportunity to learn about and from circus from folks who have traveled with and performed in
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Pearls of Juggling–Wisdom & Advice from Anthony Trahair
Pearls of Juggling is a labor of love kind of book (and blog) written by Anthony Trahair. The book was
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Drinking Deep from the Well of Juggling History with Thom Wall–A Book Review & Giveaway
After finishing my second read through of Thom Wall’s Juggling From Antiquity to the Middle Ages—the forgotten history of throwing
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Applied Anatomy of Aerial Arts–A Treasure for Circus Libraries
The new book Applied Anatomy of Aerial Artists by author and Doctor of Physical Therapy Emily Scherb (aka The Circus Doc)
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What Scientists Have to Say About Juggling–By Thom Wall-a Review
There is an art and science to juggling. Thom Wall demonstrates the art of juggling in his vaudeville juggling performances
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The Secret Life of Clowns by Jeff Raz: Part Storytelling, Part Curriculum—All Heart
I don’t know if it’s ever been said that a clown is the heart of circus, but it sure rings
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Cirque Global Highlights Quebec’s Influence on Contemporary Circus
Collaborating professors Louis Patrick Leroux (of Montreal’s Concordia University) and Charles Batson (of Union College, NY) have put together a
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Semiotics at the Circus by Paul Bouissac
Semiotics At The Circus is that rare thing – an academic work on circus written by one who has had a decades
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From Barnum & Bailey to Feld: An Inside Look at a Legendary Circus Success Story
Ernest Albrecht’s latest book chronicles the artistic evolution of the Greatest Show on Earth. Circus historian and critic Ernest Albrecht
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