Overview

With a billion-dollar industry centred in Montreal, the province of Quebec has established itself as a major hub for contemporary circus. Cirque du Soleil has a global presence, and troupes such as Cirque Eloize and 7 doigts de la main are state-of-the-art innovators. The National Circus School of Montreal - the only state-funded elite training facility in North America - is an influential leader in artistry and technique. Montreal-based Cirque du Soleil's Cirque du Monde supports arts for social change on many continents and is renowned for its social-circus training and research. Cirque Global is the first book-length study of this new variety of circus and its international impact. The contributors offer critical perspectives on this rapidly developing art form and its aesthetics, ethics, business practices, pedagogical implications, and discursive significations. Essays explore creative, entrepreneurial, and cultural forces that are shaping Quebec's dynamic nouveau cirque. Lavishly illustrated with photographs from circus performances, the volume showcases Quebec circus's hybrid forms, which have merged the ethos and aesthetics of European circuses with American commercial and industrial creativity. Cirque Global is the definitive study of the phenomenon of Quebec circus and is an important model for future research on contemporary circus.

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Author:   Louis Patrick Leroux ,  Charles R. Batson ,  Charles R. Batson ,  Charles R. Batson
Publisher:   McGill-Queen's University Press
Imprint:   McGill-Queen's University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.90cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.816kg
ISBN:  

9780773546721

ISBN 10:   0773546723
Pages:   400
Publication Date:   30 June 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Cirque Global is a precious, unique, and compelling study on the cultural significance and socio-economic dimensions of Cirque du Soleil and contemporary circus arts in the province of Quebec and beyond. - Paul Bouissac, University of Toronto Taken together, these essays provide a comprehensive exploration of the unique circumstances in Francophone Quebec that led to a flourishing circus culture. Essential. All readers. CHOICE

Taken together, these essays provide a comprehensive exploration of the unique circumstances in Francophone Quebec that led to a flourishing circus culture. Essential. All readers. CHOICE Cirque Global is a precious, unique, and compelling study on the cultural significance and socio-economic dimensions of Cirque du Soleil and contemporary circus arts in the province of Quebec and beyond. - Paul Bouissac, University of Toronto

Cirque Global is a precious, unique, and compelling study on the cultural significance and socio-economic dimensions of Cirque du Soleil and contemporary circus arts in the province of Quebec and beyond. - Paul Bouissac, University of Toronto

Cirque Global is a precious, unique, and compelling study on the cultural significance and socio-economic dimensions of Cirque du Soleil and contemporary circus arts in the province of Quebec and beyond. - Paul Bouissac, University of Toronto

Author Information

Louis Patrick Leroux is associate professor of English and French studies at Concordia University and director of the Montreal Working Group of Circus Research. Charles R. Batson is associate professor of French and francophone studies at Union College.

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