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Readings of Contemporary Circus: A Dramaturgy
Paperback
Series: Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies
DanceGeneral DramaTheater History
ISBN13: 9781032041223
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Dec 26 2025
Pages: 190
Weight: 0.65
Height: 0.44 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
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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