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Clowning and Circus
Print Sources
- Bacon, R. W. The Juggler’s Manual of Manipulative
Miscellanea. Newburyport, MA: Variety Arts Press, n.d.
- Barner, Pat and July Vermillion-Witt. The Center Ring.
Norfolk, VA: Hampton Roads Publishing Co., Inc., 1992. 1-878901-31-1
- Burgess, Hovey. Circus Techniques: Juggling, Equilibristics,
Vaulting. New York: Drama Book Specialists, 1977.
- ________. “Circus and the Actor,” The Drama
Review, Vol. 16, no. 1, 1972: 36-46.
Well-known teacher of circus arts discusses teaching circus skills
to actors.
- Carlo. The Juggling Book. New York: Random House,
1974.
- Cassidy, John and B. C. Rimbeaux. Juggling for the Complete
Klutz. Palo Alto, CA: Klutz Press, 1988. 0-932592-00-7
- Disher, M. W. Clown and Pantomimes. New York: Benjamin
Blom 1968.
- Fife, Bruce et al. Creative Clowning. Colorado Springs,
CO: Java Publishing Company, 1988. 0-941599-03-5
- Kelly, E. Clown. New York: Prentice Hall, 1954.
- Kerr, W. The Silent Clowns. New York: Alfred A. Knopf,
1975.
- Liebmann, Adrienne. Women’s Circus: Leaping off the
Edge. LPC InBook, 1997. ISBN 1875559558
Established in 1991 as a community theatre project to work with
survivors of sexual assault, the Women’s Circus toured Beijing in 1995.
Jugglers, acrobats, tricksters, aerialists, technicians, administrators, musicians,
designers and trainers tell their story.
- McKechnie, Samuel. Popular Entertainment Through the Ages.
New York: Blom, 1969.
- McVicar, Wes. Clown Act Omnibus. Colorado Springs,
CO: Meriwether Publishing, 1960. 0-916260-41-0
200 workable clown acts for all levels.
- Perkins, Catherine and Rob Shone (Illustrator). The Most
Excellent Book of how to be a Clown. Millbrook Press, 1997. ISBN 0761304991
Introductory book featuring step-by-step instructions on how
to create clown personas, including traditional characters like the “auguste”
or the “whiteface.”
- Pipkin, T. Be a Clown! New York: Workman Publishing,
1989.
- Remy, Tristan and Bernard Sahlins (Translator). Clown Scenes.
Ivan R. Dee Publisher, 1997. ISBN 1566631440
Written by a French circus historian, this book presents 48 classic
routines by clowns working in the old tradition of the one-ring circus. Includes
spoken words, the manner of line delivery and the physical turns. Scenes are
suitable for performance, and require three actors and no sets.
- Robinson, Davis Rider. The Physical Comedy Handbook. NH: Heinemann, 1999. ISBN 0325001146
Preparation, solos, duets, trios, group exercises, skills (e.g.
the trip, the take, difficulty with objects, interruptions).
- Schechter, Joel. Durov’s Pig. New York: Theatre
Communications Group, 1985.
Clowns, politics, theatre.
- Stolzenberg, Mark. Clowns for Circus and Stage. New
York: Sterling Publishers, n.d.
Simple techniques simply presented. Good for kids.
- Toole-Stott, Raymond. Circus and the Allied Arts: A World
Bibliography. 4 Vols. Derby, UK: Harper & Sons, 1958 and 1971.
- Towsen, John. Clowns. New York: Hawthorne, 1976.
- Wiley, Jack. Basic Circus Skills. Harrisburg, PA:
Stackpole Books, 1974.
- Wilmeth, Don B. The Language of American Popular Entertainment,
n.c.: n.p., 1981.
Argot and slang of circus, vaudeville, burlesque, etc.
last updated
25 September, 2008
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