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Readings of Contemporary Circus

Name: Readings of Contemporary Circus
Author: Franziska Trapp

A Dramaturgy

Franziska Trapp,

204 pages
English
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Readings of Contemporary Circus

A Dramaturgy

Franziska Trapp,

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What are the characteristics of contemporary circus? In what way does contemporary circus differ from theater, dance, and performance? Where do hybrid forms exist? Where are there observable commonalities? Despite the diversity of contemporary circus performances, are there generalizable characteristics that unite the performances? What potential do these questions have for dramaturgical practice?

This book adapts a cultural-semiotic approach to analyze contemporary circus performances. It offers the first comprehensive documentation and interpretation of the art form based on the reading theories of cultural, literature, theater, and dance studies. The volume thereby provides a dramaturgy of contemporary circus, which reveals its generalizable characteristics, fundamental techniques and structures, and the effects they produce. At the same time, theories and methods are modified and further developed regarding the characteristics of the circus.

This book is designed for students and scholars in the field of theater and performance studies, as well as for artists, dramaturges, and directors working in the field of circus.

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Publisher

Routledge

Year

2024

ISBN

9781040124628

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Topic

Media & Performing Arts

Subtopic

Performing Arts

Cover
Endorsement
Half-Title Page
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
Foreword
Acknowledgment
1 Introduction
2 Theory
3 Contemporary circus readings: An analysis model
4 Come wander with me: On narration in “Fragments of a Mind” by Squarehead Productions
5 Metonymic and metaphorical readings: On ambiguity in “I am (k)not” by Ana Jordão
6 A balancing act between novel and circus: Intertextuality and intermediality in “Le fil sous la neige” by Les Colporteurs1
7 “Show me where you play, and I’ll tell you what you are”: On the relevance of performance context in “L’Argile” by Jimmy Gonzalez1
8 “Otherness is the craziness we carry inside”: On the discursive context of “L’Autre” by Cie Claudio Stellato1
9 Welcome to the Wonderland of contemporary circus: On metadiscourse in “Les Princesses” by Cheptel Aleïkoum1
10 Conclusion and outlook: Toward a dramaturgy of contemporary circus
Bibliography
Appendix
Index