The Meaning of the Circus

The Communicative Experience of Cult, Art, and Awe

Nonfiction, Entertainment, Performing Arts, Theatre, Circus, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Anthropology
Cover of the book The Meaning of the Circus by Professor Emeritus Paul Bouissac, Bloomsbury Publishing
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Professor Emeritus Paul Bouissac ISBN: 9781350044142
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Publication: August 23, 2018
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic Language: English
Author: Professor Emeritus Paul Bouissac
ISBN: 9781350044142
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication: August 23, 2018
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Language: English

This book documents and discusses the meaning(s) of the creative process at play in the crafting and staging of circus acts. It highlights the experience of circus artists as their skills develop and mature into public performances that create aesthetic and emotional values in the modern economy of live spectacles. It scrutinizes the meaning that circus acts produce for the spectators and for the artists themselves who live this process from the inside. This is a book for those studying semiotics and wanting to see it applied to a real life milieu in accessible and passionate prose.

The Meaning of the Circus is grounded on the personal experience of Professor Paul Bouissac as both a circus entrepreneur and a researcher with decades of primary material on the significance of past and contemporary circus acts. It is based on substantial accounts provided by many men and women who have agreed to share the challenges, joys, and anxieties of their life as artists. Personal and rigorous, it contributes to the hermeneutics of the circus arts by adding existential depth to the production and reception of their performances.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

This book documents and discusses the meaning(s) of the creative process at play in the crafting and staging of circus acts. It highlights the experience of circus artists as their skills develop and mature into public performances that create aesthetic and emotional values in the modern economy of live spectacles. It scrutinizes the meaning that circus acts produce for the spectators and for the artists themselves who live this process from the inside. This is a book for those studying semiotics and wanting to see it applied to a real life milieu in accessible and passionate prose.

The Meaning of the Circus is grounded on the personal experience of Professor Paul Bouissac as both a circus entrepreneur and a researcher with decades of primary material on the significance of past and contemporary circus acts. It is based on substantial accounts provided by many men and women who have agreed to share the challenges, joys, and anxieties of their life as artists. Personal and rigorous, it contributes to the hermeneutics of the circus arts by adding existential depth to the production and reception of their performances.

More books from Bloomsbury Publishing

Cover of the book Digital Architecture Beyond Computers by Professor Emeritus Paul Bouissac
Cover of the book Pocket Road Bike Maintenance by Professor Emeritus Paul Bouissac
Cover of the book EU Law for UK Lawyers by Professor Emeritus Paul Bouissac
Cover of the book Winter of the Wolves: The Anglo-Saxon Age is Dawning by Professor Emeritus Paul Bouissac
Cover of the book The Legacy by Professor Emeritus Paul Bouissac
Cover of the book Matilda Infantry Tank 1938–45 by Professor Emeritus Paul Bouissac
Cover of the book US Flush-Deck Destroyers 1916–45 by Professor Emeritus Paul Bouissac
Cover of the book The Tangier Diaries by Professor Emeritus Paul Bouissac
Cover of the book Unaccountable by Professor Emeritus Paul Bouissac
Cover of the book Heidegger's Early Philosophy by Professor Emeritus Paul Bouissac
Cover of the book Stirling’s Desert Triumph by Professor Emeritus Paul Bouissac
Cover of the book D-Day Beach Assault Troops by Professor Emeritus Paul Bouissac
Cover of the book Boy 23 by Professor Emeritus Paul Bouissac
Cover of the book Rules for Ghosting by Professor Emeritus Paul Bouissac
Cover of the book Manga in America by Professor Emeritus Paul Bouissac
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy