{"product_id":"readings-of-contemporary-circus-franziska-trapp-9781032041223","title":"Readings of Contemporary Circus: A Dramaturgy","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat 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?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Franziska Trapp\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1032041226\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781032041223\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/26\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 190\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.44d","brand":"Franziska Trapp","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48175800844543,"sku":"9781032041223","price":56.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7aafa1b1-cdcf-47a8-af86-8734bf276ed7.jpg?v=1771335988","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/readings-of-contemporary-circus-franziska-trapp-9781032041223","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}