The contemporary circus : art of the spectacular / Ernest Albrecht.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Albrecht, Ernest J., 1937-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Circus.

Clowns.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (294 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Scarecrow Press, [2006]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Creating the Contemporary Circus is an examination and analysis of the creative process whereby such circuses as Cirque du Soleil, the Big Apple Circus and Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey develop their productions.

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Circus as an art form; Part I. The Creative Team; 1: The Director and the Creative Process; 2: Designing the Circus; 3: Setting the Circus to Music; Part II. The Collaboration (Case Studies); 4: Ringling's 131st Edition; 5: O Notes; 6: The Making of a Major new American Spectacle; 7: The Big Apple Circus's Clown around Town; Part III. The Performers; 8: Circus Stars; 9: Clowns on Clowning; 10: Training the Artists and Building and Maintaining the Performance; Bibliography; Index

About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4617-0654-8

OCLC:

862050491