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The Ordinary Acrobat: A Journey into the Wondrous World of the Circus, Past and Present – $335
by rgonzalezr
The extraordinary story of a young man’s plunge into the unique and wonderful world of the circus—taking readers deep into circus history and its renaissance as a contemporary art form, and behind the (tented) walls of France’s most prestigious circus school. When Duncan Wall visited his first nouveau cirque as a college student in Paris, everything about it—the monochromatic costumes, the acrobat singing Simon and Garfunkel, the juggler reciting Proust—was captivating. Soon he was waiting outside stage doors, eagerly chatting with the stars, […]
Categories: Arte • Tags: 2013, arts, Circo, circus, clown, entertainment, France, juggling, Knopf, Memoirs, Memorias, performing arts, Theater