Category - Performing Arts
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The Circus Kings: Our Ringling Family Story
PaperbackOriginal price $26.95Original price $26.95 - Original price $26.95Original price $26.95Current price $24.99$24.99 - $24.99Current price $24.99| /Originally published in 1960, and told with remarkable honesty by the nephew of the original Ringling brothers, The Circus Kings remains a clear ...
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Discovering the Clown, or The Funny Book of Good Acting
PaperbackOriginal price $16.95 - Original price $16.95Original price $16.95$16.99$16.99 - $16.99Current price $16.99| /“Christopher Bayes is a master, an extraordinary visionary who has done more to liberate young American actors over the last two generations than...
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Juggling: What It Is and How to Do It
PaperbackOriginal price $25.00 - Original price $25.00Original price $25.00$28.99$28.99 - $28.99Current price $28.99| /Juggling: What It Is and How to Do It is the result of six years of work by former Cirque du Soleil juggler Thom Wall. This book teaches learners...
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Acrobaddict
PaperbackOriginal price $17.95 - Original price $17.95Original price $17.95$17.99$17.99 - $17.99Current price $17.99| /"This raw and emotional tale is a roller coaster through the depths of addiction, tragedy, hard work, and redemption. It is proof that with hard ...
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The Circus Age: Culture and Society under the American Big Top
PaperbackOriginal price $42.50 - Original price $42.50Original price $42.50$53.99$53.99 - $53.99Current price $53.99| /A century ago, daily life ground to a halt when the circus rolled into town. Across America, banks closed, schools canceled classes, farmers left...
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The Circus. 1870s-1950s
HardcoverOriginal price $80.00Original price $80.00 - Original price $80.00Original price $80.00Current price $64.99$64.99 - $64.99Current price $64.99| /In its heyday, the American circus was the largest showbiz industry the world had ever seen. From the mid-1800s to mid-1900s, traveling circuses ...
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The Semiotics of Clowns and Clowning: Rituals of Transgression and the Theory of Laughter
PaperbackOriginal price $49.95 - Original price $49.95Original price $49.95$66.99$66.99 - $66.99Current price $66.99| /During the last 300 years circus clowns have emerged as powerful cultural icons. This is the first semiotic analysis of the range of make-up and ...
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In the Shadow of the Big Top: The Life of Ringling's Unlikely Circus Savior
HardcoverOriginal price $40.00 - Original price $40.00Original price $40.00$55.99$55.99 - $55.99Current price $55.99| /The first-ever biography of Art Concello, one of the world's greatest trapeze artists and circus businessmen, this book goes beyond the showmanship...
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Applied Anatomy of Aerial Arts: An Illustrated Guide to Strength, Flexibility, Training, and Injury Prevention
PaperbackOriginal price $19.95Original price $19.95 - Original price $19.95Original price $19.95Current price $18.99$18.99 - $18.99Current price $18.99| /An illustrated guide to anatomy and biomechanics for aerialists who want to optimize their performance and train safelySpecifically designed for ...
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Battle for the Big Top: P.T. Barnum, James Bailey, John Ringling, and the Death-Defying Saga of the American Circus
HardcoverOriginal price $28.00Original price $28.00 - Original price $28.00Original price $28.00Current price $24.99$24.99 - $24.99Current price $24.99| /“Les Standiford takes us under the big top and behind the curtain in this richly researched and thoroughly engaging narrative that captures all o...
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Battle for the Big Top: P. T. Barnum, James Bailey, John Ringling, and the Death-Defying Saga of the American Circus
PaperbackOriginal price $17.99 - Original price $17.99Original price $17.99$17.99$17.99 - $17.99Current price $17.99| /A New York Times bestselling author writes the untold story of three Golden Age titans and the confrontations, cutthroat business strategies, and...
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Elbows in My Ears: My Life with Little People, Tigers, and Wardrobe Trunks
HardcoverOriginal price $24.99 - Original price $24.99Original price $24.99$28.99$28.99 - $28.99Current price $28.99| /Like many other African American women, Danise Payne graduated from a university and headed out into the world. But she finds herself spellbound on...
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Elbows in My Ears: My Life with Little People, Tigers, and Wardrobe Trunks
PaperbackOriginal price $19.99 - Original price $19.99Original price $19.99$23.99$23.99 - $23.99Current price $23.99| /Like many other African American women, Danise Payne graduated from a university and headed out into the world. But she finds herself spellbound on...
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The Tattooed Lady: A History
PaperbackOriginal price $19.95Original price $19.95 - Original price $19.95Original price $19.95Current price $18.99$18.99 - $18.99Current price $18.99| /Living in a time when it was scandalous even to show a bit of ankle, a small number of courageous women covered their bodies in tattoos and trave...
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