Franziska Trapp

Readings of Contemporary Circus

A Dramaturgy

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Produktbeschreibung

This book adapts a cultural-semiotic approach to analyze contemporary circus performances. It offers the first comprehensive documentation and interpretation of the artform based on the semiotic reading theories of cultural, literature, theater, and dance studies.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 206
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. August 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 479g
• ISBN-13: 9781032041209
• ISBN-10: 103204120X
• Artikelnr.: 70359762

Autorenporträt

Franziska Trapp is a postdoctoral researcher at the Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Theory
Chapter 3: Contemporary circus readings: an analysis model
Chapter 4: Come wander with me: on narration in "Fragments of a Mind" by
Squarehead Productions
Chapter 5: Metonymic and metaphorical readings: on ambiguity in "I am
(k)not" by Ana Jordão
Chapter 6: A balancing act between novel and circus: intertextuality and
intermediality in "Le fil sous la neige" by Les Colporteurs
Chapter 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 Gonzalez
Chapter 8: "Otherness is the craziness we carry inside": on the discursive
context of "L'Autre" by Cie Claudio Stellato
Chapter 9: Welcome to the Wonderland of contemporary circus: on
metadiscourse in "Les Princesses" by Cheptel Aleïkoum
Chapter 10: Conclusion and outlook: toward a dramaturgy of contemporary
circus
Appendix
Bibliography
Index