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af Katharina Rein ...

Serier serie Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies
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The Century of Deception

The Contemporary Circus

The Trouble With Tigers

Opulence & Ostentation: Building the Circus

Acrobatics: Learn The Basics The History, The Rules and How To Perform in 30 Minutes

Le, klovn - le!

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Freaks - Life in The Circus From Yesterday To Today

The Ringmaster's Daughter

Circus for Social Change

Encyclopédie du Cirque

Contemporary Circus

Le cirque Carabistouille

Mémoires de Léotard

The Art of Iugling or Legerdemaine

Theatrical and Circus Life or, Secrets of the Stage, Green-Room and Sawdust Arena

Variations and Vignettes: Advanced Singletail Play

The Circus Fire

Artistenleven

On the High Wire

How to Market the Arts

From Rags to Ricketts and Other Essays on Circus History

Techniques of Illusion

Angels Can Fly a Modern Clown User Guide