The Greatest Shows On Earth
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The Greatest Shows On Earth
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Author : Linda Simon
language : en
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Release Date : 2014-11-12
The Greatest Shows On Earth written by Linda Simon and has been published by Reaktion Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-11-12 with History categories.
“Step right up!” and buy a ticket to the Greatest Show on Earth—the Big Top, containing death-defying stunts, dancing bears, roaring tigers, and trumpeting elephants. The circus has always been home to the dazzling and the exotic, the improbable and the impossible—a place of myth and romance, of reinvention, rebirth, second acts, and new identities. Asking why we long to soar on flying trapezes, ride bareback on spangled horses, and parade through the streets in costumes of glitter and gold, this captivating book illuminates the history of the circus and the claim it has on the imaginations of artists, writers, and people around the world. Traveling back to the circus’s early days, Linda Simon takes us to eighteenth-century hippodromes in Great Britain and intimate one-ring circuses in nineteenth-century Paris, where Toulouse-Lautrec and Picasso became enchanted with aerialists and clowns. She introduces us to P. T. Barnum, James Bailey, and the enterprising Ringling Brothers and reveals how they created the golden age of American circuses. Moving forward to the whimsical Circus Oz in Australia and to New York City’s Big Apple Circus and the grand spectacle of Cirque du Soleil, she shows how the circus has transformed in recent years. At the center of the story are the people—trick riders and tightrope walkers, sword swallowers and animal trainers, contortionists and clowns—that created the sensational, raucous, and sometimes titillating world of the circus. Beautifully illustrated and filled with rich historical detail and colorful anecdotes, The Greatest Shows on Earth is a vibrant history for all those who have ever dreamed of running away to the circus.
The Greatest Shows On Earth
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Author : Professor of Psychology John Freeman
language : en
Publisher: Libri Publishing Limited
Release Date : 2011-11-01
The Greatest Shows On Earth written by Professor of Psychology John Freeman and has been published by Libri Publishing Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-11-01 with Drama categories.
What makes a particular performance 'great'? The Greatest Shows on Earth offers an address that focuses sharply on theatre as performance: as an event that can stir the blood, the spirit and the brain like nothing else. The result is a book about fourteen outstanding theatre events from a dozen countries. In discrete, production-focused chapters, work from Peter Brook's King Lear through to the Sydney Olympics Opening Event is approached by a team of international scholars and practitioners, each describing in print that which existed in time and space and, most significantly, within specific contexts. What binds these chapters together is the conviction that whilst liveness disappears in a moment, spectatorship can translate into documentation that adds something to a work's value ... even as so much else can never be captured in words. In wrestling with ephemerality and memory, The Greatest Shows on Earth does more than make a case for what makes certain theatre great, it foregrounds analysis with emotion and writing with the type of first-person engagement that is usually edited out rather than invited in. John Freeman lectures in Performance Studies at Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia. He has written extensively on theatre, art, pedagogy and research for numerous international journals, newspapers, magazines, books, government and funding agencies, galleries, festivals and consultancy panels. The Greatest Shows on Earth is his fifth book.
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Author : Michael Wellman
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010-11-11
Stubs written by Michael Wellman and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-11-11 with Des Moines (Iowa) categories.
STUBS: A Father%u2019s Tickets to the Greatest Shows on Earth%u2026Over the course of almost twenty years a boxful of ticket stubs accumulates and becomes the basis for this guided tour through the evolution of a father and a family. Simple mementoes kept in lieu of endless camcorder footage made a sturdy framework for the reconstruction of the relationships between a father and his children. Here he traces his own advancement from inveterate sports fan to reflective patron of the arts. Besides swimming against the current of his own life, the author also builds a case against the popular parental culture of his generation with its emphasis on vicarious achievement and official recognition. STUBS explores how much kids have to teach and how much their folks sometimes have to learn. The chronological dot-to-dot of vignettes ranging from little league to choir recitals at Carnegie Hall is interspersed with commentary from the perspective of a father looking back over the courses of his three teenagers%u2019 lives. There are also peeks ahead into their futures. What emerges is a heartfelt realization that parenting is neither art nor science; it is simply and literally an exercise in lovemaking. This gently chiding book challenges readers to put down their cameras long enough to consider what really matters in their scrapbooks.
The Greatest Show On Earth
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Author : Daniel Buck
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 2005-03
The Greatest Show On Earth written by Daniel Buck and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-03 with Fiction categories.
In this black comedy, the spotlight shines upon those who love it most: the self-obsessed, self-help culture and the media that generates hysteria for the sake of entertainment, bringing the cults of victimhood and celebrity together. Nothing is sacred in the network competitions for the next big hit, and in their treatment of newsworthy events, the line between truth and fiction doesn't matter as much as the almighty dollar. Satire, it has been said, is not possible in America because everything eventually comes true. Tragedy, you might say, is both cheapened and still to come when the media gets involved. The Greatest Show on Earth is a timely commentary about the media frenzy surrounding allegations of sex abuse and the popular mania for Reality TV.
The 100 Greatest Tv Shows Of All Time
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998
The 100 Greatest Tv Shows Of All Time written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Television programs categories.
Funnymen Life And Times On The Greatest Show On Earth
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language : en
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
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Tv The Book
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Author : Alan Sepinwall
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2016-09-06
Tv The Book written by Alan Sepinwall and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-06 with Performing Arts categories.
Is The Wire better than Breaking Bad? Is Cheers better than Seinfeld? What's the best high school show ever made? Why did Moonlighting really fall apart? Was the Arrested Development Netflix season brilliant or terrible? For twenty years-since they shared a TV column at Tony Soprano's hometown newspaper-critics Alan Sepinwall and Matt Zoller Seitz have been debating these questions and many more, but it all ultimately boils down to this: What's the greatest TV show ever? That debate reaches an epic conclusion in TV (THE BOOK). Sepinwall and Seitz have identified and ranked the 100 greatest scripted shows in American TV history. Using a complex, obsessively all-encompassing scoring system, they've created a Pantheon of top TV shows, each accompanied by essays delving into what made these shows great. From vintage classics like The Twilight Zone and I Love Lucy to modern masterpieces like Mad Men and Friday Night Lights, from huge hits like All in the Family and ER to short-lived favorites like Firefly and Freaks and Geeks, TV (THE BOOK) will bring the triumphs of the small screen together in one amazing compendium. Sepinwall and Seitz's argument has ended. Now it's time for yours to begin!
Battle For The Big Top
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Author : Les Standiford
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2021-06-15
Battle For The Big Top written by Les Standiford and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-06-15 with History categories.
“Les Standiford takes us under the big top and behind the curtain in this richly researched and thoroughly engaging narrative that captures all of the entrepreneurial intrigue and spirit of the American circus.” —Gilbert King, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Devil in the Grove Millions have sat under the “big top,” watching as trapeze artists glide and clowns entertain, but few know the captivating stories behind the men whose creativity, ingenuity, and determination created one of our country’s most beloved pastimes. In Battle for the Big Top, New York Times–bestselling author Les Standiford brings to life a remarkable era when three circus kings—James Bailey, P. T. Barnum, and John Ringling—all vied for control of the vastly profitable and influential American Circus. Ultimately, the rivalry of these three men resulted in the creation of an institution that would surpass all intentions and, for 147 years, hold a nation spellbound. Filled with details of their ever-evolving showmanship, business acumen, and personal magnetism, this Ragtime-like narrative will delight and enchant circus-lovers and anyone fascinated by the American experience.
Kiplinger S Personal Finance
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1948-06
Kiplinger S Personal Finance written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1948-06 with categories.
The most trustworthy source of information available today on savings and investments, taxes, money management, home ownership and many other personal finance topics.
Worldwide Destinations And Companion Book Of Cases Set
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Author : Brian G. Boniface
language : en
Publisher: Elsevier
Release Date : 2009
Worldwide Destinations And Companion Book Of Cases Set written by Brian G. Boniface and has been published by Elsevier this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Tourism categories.
The book of case studies is designed to be used in conjunction with its companion text -World Wide Destination: The geography of Travel and Tourism. However, the book can be used as a stand-alone resource for the teaching and learning of tourism destinations across the world.