Freaks & fire : the underground reinvention of circus /
"Freaks and Fire is a free-falling leap into the world of radical circus. Beyond the historical confines of Ringling Bros. and scorning the big-budget schemes of Cirque du Soleil, these tightly knit troupes focus on bringing audiences thrills spun around an ideological center. From the sick-out...
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| Language: | English |
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Brooklyn, NY : [Berkeley, Calif.] :
Soft Skull Press ; Distributed by Publishers Group West,
c2004.
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| Summary: | "Freaks and Fire is a free-falling leap into the world of radical circus. Beyond the historical confines of Ringling Bros. and scorning the big-budget schemes of Cirque du Soleil, these tightly knit troupes focus on bringing audiences thrills spun around an ideological center. From the sick-out shockfests of the infamous Jim Rose Circus to the anarchic burlesque of the Bindlestiff Family Circus, J. Dee Hill brings readers into the diverse and all-consuming world of circus as commentary, lifestyle, and play."--BOOK JACKET. |
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| Physical Description: | xvi, 176 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm. |
| ISBN: | 1932360522 (alk. paper) |