Other Performing Arts

Winner, New Brunswick Book Award (Non-Fiction)One Sunday afternoon in a tiny postage-stamp garden, James Mullinger made the life-altering decision ...

My name is Joel Mawhinney, though I go by the name Joel M. You might know me from TikTok as @joelmagician. Im a 23-year-old from Northern...

The British comedian of Nigerian heritage and co-executive producer and writer of the CBS hit series Bob Hearts Abishola chronicles he...

From risque cabaret performances to engrossing after-hours shop talk, Trade of the Tricks offers an unprecedented look inside the secretive subcult...

There are a lot of Ambers in the stripping world. And Aprils and Summers, and Skys and Rains. There are quite a few gems: Sapphires, Diamonds, Rubi...

The information of this book could be of use for the students, researcher any person willing to know about the subject of nutritional management of...

During the years 1880 to 1940, the glory days of the American circus, a third to a half of the cast members were women--a large group of very vi...

'A promising young historian with a taste for the exotic.' Stephen FryThe Wonders is a radical new history of the Victorian age: meet the forgotten...

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Meet the greatest entertainer of t...

In Truevine, Virginia, in 1899 everyone the Muse brothers knew was either a former slave, or a child or grandchild of slaves. George and Willie Mus...

The Country Shows of North Yorkshire tells the story of some of the shows held around this region in a set of striking black-and-white images from ...

In 1893, Georgian horsemen from the Caucasus immigrated to the United States where for more than 30 years they performed in circuses and Wild We...

Dance researcher and movement analyst Adair Landborn introduces readers to the ongoing discussion in Spanish scholarship about the links between fl...

Explore the lives of over 150 of the top sideshow performers of by-gone days, as well as the history of the circus and sideshow. Take a look behind...

Philip Astley first pegged out his circular 'ride' on the banks of the Thames in 1768 and so laid down the foundations of the modern circus. Perfor...

Mexican illustrator Jose Guadalupe Posada was renowned for his politically and satirically accurate cartoons. Closely associated with the Mexican h...

The Sunday Times bestseller from the bestselling author of The Doll Factory, Elizabeth Macneal.Set in a spectacular circus in the pleasure gardens ...

Join Olaf and his Frozen friends for loads of fun in this hand puppet and book gift set

Circuses and film are a natural pairing, and the new essays making up this volume begin the exploration of how these two forms of entertainment ...

Over the course of almost half a century, puppeteer Ronnie Le Drew has worked with the greats from David Bowie in Labyrinth to Michael Caine in Th...

It's party time in Europe! Bestselling author Rick Steves explores the best festivals in Europe, from the Running of the Bulls in Spain to Carnival...