TY - JOUR
T1 - Circus Arts and the Avant-Gardes
AU - Jurgens, Anna-Sophie
AU - Hildbrand, Mirjam
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - This article examines how avant-garde artists were inspired by the circus and circus aesthetics, and used them as models for novel, polarising and sophisticated works of art. As the speakers – experts from an array of academic fields, theatre makers and circus practitioners – at the first symposium on Circus and the Avant-Gardes (March 2020, Freie Universität Berlin) examined, (studying) circus and avant-garde connections contributes to a better understanding of early 20th century artistic movements, the history of popular entertainment and the cultural relevance of circus arts.
AB - This article examines how avant-garde artists were inspired by the circus and circus aesthetics, and used them as models for novel, polarising and sophisticated works of art. As the speakers – experts from an array of academic fields, theatre makers and circus practitioners – at the first symposium on Circus and the Avant-Gardes (March 2020, Freie Universität Berlin) examined, (studying) circus and avant-garde connections contributes to a better understanding of early 20th century artistic movements, the history of popular entertainment and the cultural relevance of circus arts.
U2 - wuk/en/exploring-circus-arts-and-the-avant-gardes/
DO - wuk/en/exploring-circus-arts-and-the-avant-gardes/
M3 - Article
SP - online
JO - w/k - Zwischen Wissenschaft und Kunst
JF - w/k - Zwischen Wissenschaft und Kunst
ER -