Sujets :
Exhibitions de phénomènes
Histoire des Sideshow
Artistes de Sideshow - États-Unis - Biographie
Fêtes foraines - États-Unis
Barnum & Bailey Greatest Show on Earth [spectacle de cirque]
Géants
Nains
Contorsion
Tattouage
Cracheur de feu
Avaleur de sabre
Fakirisme
Lancer de couteaux

Dépouillement du document :
Origins of the sideshow
On the midway
The ten-in-one
Human oddities : large and small
Human oddities : between a half and two
Other human oddities
Anatomical wonders
Created oddities
Working acts
Illusions
Animal shows
Curios
The egress.

Résumé :
The author has interviewed the showmen and performers, collected carnival memorabilia, researched the published literature, and even performed some classic sideshow feats, such as eating fire and lying on a bed of nails while a cinderblock was broken on his chest. Secrets of the Sideshows reveals the specific methods and tricks behind the performances, the showmen’s tactics for recruiting performers and attracting crowds, and more. Nickell also examines the behind-the-scenes secrets of sideshow life, including details of the remarkable personal lives of those men and women billed as “freaks.” [editor summary]

Collection : Bibliothèque de l'École nationale de cirque

Localisation : Bibliothèque

Cote : 791.350 973 N6323s 2008

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