Professor Risley and the imperial japanese troupe : how an american acrobat introduced circus to Japan and Japan to the west
Auteurs : Schodt, Frederick L.
Lieu de publication : Berkeley
Éditeur : Stone Bridge Press
Date de publication : 2012
ISBN : 978-1-61172-009-9
Langue : Anglais
Description : 304 p . : ill. n & b ; 24 cm.
Notes : Bibliogr. : p. 288-294. Index.
Sujets :
Risley, Richard
Histoire des arts du cirque - 19e siècle
Histoire des arts du cirque - Japon
Histoire des arts du cirque - États-Unis
Résumé :
In 1864, when Japan was still semi-closed to foreigners, world-famous American acrobat and impresario "Professor Risley" introduced Western-style circus to Yokohama. Less than three years later, in 1866, he formed the Imperial Japanese Troupe and left with it to tour America and Europe. When Japan's feudal government issued its very first civilian passport to a member of Risley's troupe, it helped trigger a world-wide fever in Japanese acrobats, and all things Japanese. From San Francisco to Philadelphia, New York to London, Boston to Madrid, crowds could not get enough of performers like "Little All Right." Risley's Imperial Japanese Troupe tour thus fueled the West's first craze for Japanese popular culture—one that, unlike the better known and intellectualized Japonisme art movement, spread throughout all levels of society. [editor summary]
Collection : Bibliothèque de l'École nationale de cirque
Localisation : Bibliothèque
Cote : 791.309 52 S363p 2012