{"product_id":"contemporary-circus-katie-lavers-9781138680722","title":"Contemporary Circus","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this volume, twenty-four creators come together with three scholars to discuss Contemporary Circus, bridging the divide between practice and theory. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLavers, Leroux, and Burtt offer conversations across four key themes: Apparatus, Politics, Performers, and New Work. Extensively illustrated with fifty photos of Contemporary Circus productions, and extensively annotated, \u003ci\u003eContemporary Circus \u003c\/i\u003ethematically groups and contextualises extracts of conversations to provide a sophisticated and wide-ranging study supported by critical theory. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOf interest to both practitioners and scholars, \u003ci\u003eContemporary Circus \u003c\/i\u003euses the lens of 'contestation, ' or calling things into question, to provide a portal into ways of seeing today's circus performance.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConversations with: Lachlan Binns and Jascha Boyce (Gravity and Other Myths), Tilde Björfors (Cirkus Cirkör), \u003cb\u003e　\u003c\/b\u003eKim 'Busty Beatz' Bowers (Hot Brown Honey), Shana Carroll (The 7 Fingers), David Clarkson (Stalker), Philippe Decouflé (Compagnie DCA), Fez Faanana (Briefs), Mike Finch (Circus Oz), Daniele Finzi Pasca (Compagnia Finzi Pasca), Sean Gandini (Gandini Juggling), Firenza Guidi (ElanFrantoio, NoFit State Circus), Jo Lancaster and Simon Yates (Acrobat), Johann Le Guillerm (Cirque Ici), Yaron Lifschitz (Circa), Chelsea McGuffin (Company 2), Phia Ménard (Compagnie Non Nova), Jennifer Miller (Circus Amok), Adrien Mondot (Compagnie Adrien M and Claire　 B), Charlotte Mooney and Tina Koch (Ockham's Razor), Philippe Petit (high wire artist), and Elizabeth Streb (STREB EXTREME ACTION). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Katie Lavers, Louis Patrick LeRoux, Jon Burtt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1138680729\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138680722\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/17\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 222\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.30w x 0.40d","brand":"Katie Lavers","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44128684638463,"sku":"9781138680722","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6e2589e4-e872-45a5-8b9d-b74af3f71e94.jpg?v=1687459975","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/contemporary-circus-katie-lavers-9781138680722","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}