Circus and circus skills Books

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

Das Buch ""Das Scioptikon Vervollkommneter Projectionsapparat Fur Den Unterricht"" wurde im Jahr 1879 von Fritz Max verfasst. Es beschreibt einen verbesserten Projektionsapparat namens Scioptikon, der speziell f�����r den Unterricht entwickelt wurde. Das...

Karl Baumann defied all odds when he became an artist with Cirque du Soleil. With no background in the circus arts his chances were slim to land such a high-flying job. In Part I of his book, we follow Baumann's...

Magazine of the Daughters of the Revolution Volume 2 is a collection of monthly issues published from January to October in the year 1894. The magazine was published by the Daughters of the Revolution, an organization founded in 1891 with the aim of...

Easy-to-follow directions on how to juggle, manipulate cigar boxes, do balancing tricks, and become an hilariously funny juggler. Contains 28 complete comic juggling routines. Simple enough for beginners, funny enough for pros. “People who...

<h4>Twenty Years of Tales 1965-1985</h4> <p>Aerosmith's Joe Perry put it this way, "The new singer, Cowboy Mach Bell, was a rock'n'roll guy who grew up in the next town over from me (Holliston, Massachusetts)...

What's measured is managed! The Circus Training Journal is the result of a year of collaboration between Thom Wall and Rebecca Starr, head aerial coach at Circadium: School of Contemporary Circus. This undated journal, spans three months of...

The Literary News V2: A Monthly Journal Of Current Literature, 1881 (1881) is a book edited by F. Leypoldt. This is the second volume of the monthly journal that was published in the year 1881. The book features a collection of literary news and reviews...

2024 Literary Titan Gold Book Award: NonfictionKirkus StarCircle of Sawdust is a uniquely personal story of the wild characters, fascinating personalities, remarkable histories, and behind-the-scenes world of traditional traveling circuses.Here is a...

Hailed as everything from "the father of modern acrobatics" to the "rabble-rouser of Chinese circus," Master Trainer Lu Yi brings his trademark humor and acrobatic philosophy to his own life story in Training is Bitter. He recalls a nearly...

The Contemporary Circus Handbook: A Guide to Creating, Funding, Producing, Organizing and Touring for the 21st Century is a guide to creating theatrical performance shows, built on interviews with dozens of creators who have made shows-big and...

Judging by the books already available with the words "Plate Spinning" in the title, there is a good chance that you picked this up because you are a working parent trying to balance your home life with a busy career.  If so, I can't...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

Born plain Keith William Smith on the 17th October 1944, he started life in showbiz with a String Puppet Act, but was to become Famous in the Circus World as The Amazing Etna - The Boy Wonder Yogi and also as Tizzy the Clown.This is the story of one...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

Fucini's family circus has been in the family for decades enthralling families with Lions, Tigers , clowns and the stars of the show Freaks. This was circus was no Barnum and Bailey's as it held a sinister secret that can not get out. Jewel, a kind of...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

Delve into the captivating and sometimes dark history of sideshow geeks and other eccentric acts of the past! With this book, you can explore the realm of forgotten carnival entertainment. Learn all about the rise and fall of the sideshow geek,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

The lives of circus artists can be mentally and physically demanding. Circus Psychology: An Applied Guide to Thriving Under the Big Top is an evidence-based guide to nurturing the mental health of circus artists while enabling them to perform at the peak...

Originally serialized in the New York Clipper, T. Allston Brown's history of circus and arena performances remains a foundation stone of all subsequent research into this field. Theatre and circus historian William L. Slout provides an introduction...

James A. Bailey and P. T. Barnum first joined forces to produce a double show in 1881--a royal coupling--inaugurating the "Golden Age" of the American circus. This book details some of the activity leading up to that notable landmark in amusement...

Well-known theatre and circus historian William L. Slout here collects together 29 first-hand accounts of 19th- and early 20th-century popular amusements, including summer resorts, watering places, agricultural fairs, World's Fairs, the circus,...

"Chilly Billy" was the nickname of circus mogul William Washington Cole, the chief rival of P. T. Barnum. Cole was born into a circus family in 1847, and beginning in 1870 and continuing through 1886, developed "Cole's Colossal Circus" into a...

Rubber rabbits, bubbly bees, balloon dogs, camels, and frogs. These are just a few of the colorful, rubbery animals that can be created out of simple balloons. Used by clowns and magicians to delight and entertain audiences, the art of balloon sculpting...

Covering the years 1870-75, this history celebrates the introduction of P. T. Barnum into circus proprietorship, an episode that connected his name and legend with this American institution for all time. By the middle of this decade, Barnum had become...

The Monthly Review V13: Or Literary Journal (1755) is a book that contains a collection of literary reviews and critiques written by R. Griffiths. The book was published in 1755 and is the thirteenth volume of The Monthly Review series. The book is a...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

The 1960s American hippie-clown boom fostered many creative impulses, including neo-vaudeville and Ringling's Clown College. However, the origin of that impulse, clowning with a circus, has largely gone unexamined. David Carlyon, through an...

This volume is the first authoritative historical textbook to look at the origins, development and evolution of seaside pierrot troupes and concert parties and their popular performance heritage. It will provide, for the first time, a definition of the...

The name Rose's Royal Midgets held an important place at theatres, circuses and fairgrounds across three continents a century ago, even if each component of the troupe's name crumbles into dust by light of day ("Rose" was a pseudonym", the company held...

Dieses umfassende Lexikon der Zirkusindustrie gibt eine detaillierte Zusammenfassung der Geschichte und Biografien von Zirkusartisten. Mit zahlreichen Abbildungen und Beispielen ist es das perfekte Nachschlagewerk für alle, die sich für die Welt des...

Success is something that is highly sought after and for many people bridging the gap between failure and achievement is a mystery. Learn first hand from Reginald Kinchen , aka RegTheTrainer, how he fought off adversity and reached his success in the...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

The Circus Kings, first published in 1960 and authored by a nephew of the original Ringling Brothers, is a fascinating insider's account of circus life and lore. From humble beginnings in Baraboo, Wisconsin, the Ringling family would go on to create "The...

Like many other African American women, Danise Payne graduated from a university and headed out into the world. But she finds herself spellbound on a different path and discovers her life's song includes elephants.   Enter the circus...

This book is about Soviet Circus artists who have become popular in Britain, France, the U.S.A., Cuba, Japan, China, Belgium, Holland and many other countries. Oleg Popov, the "Sunny clown;" the trainers Vladimir and Yuri Durov; Valentina Surkova the...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...