Circus bodies : cultural identity in aerial performance /

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Examining photographs, illustrations, films and live performances, Peta Tait presents an extraordinary survey of 140 years of high-wire acrobatics and the cultural identities that are presented by bodies in fast, physical aerial movement.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Tait, Peta, 1953-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2005.
Temas:
Acrobatics > Social aspects.
Acrobatie > Aspect social.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Essays.
SPORTS & RECREATION > History.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Business Aspects.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Reference.
GAMES > Gambling > Sports.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Sports.
Fliegendes Trapez
Artist
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : aerial bodies
  • Graceful manliness, unfeminine maidens, and erotic gods
  • Unnatural acts, female strongmen
  • Cross-dressing and female muscular drag
  • Gender competition, camp spectacles, and impossible machismo
  • Androgyny to queer violence : Cirque du Soleil, Archaos and Circus Oz
  • Ecstasy and visceral flesh in motion.

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