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Sacred Dance of the Irish Circus : Rural Ireland and Traveling Shows and Showpeople, 1922-1972 by Michael O`haodha (2015, Library Binding)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherAcademica Press
ISBN-101936320347
ISBN-139781936320349
eBay Product ID (ePID)111077780
Product Key Features
Number of Pages264 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameSacred Dance of the Irish Circus : Rural Ireland and Traveling Shows and Showpeople, 1922-1972
SubjectCircus, European, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Publication Year2015
TypeTextbook
AuthorMichael O`Haodha
Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Art, Performing Arts
FormatLibrary Binding
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight10.7 Oz
Item Length9.1 in
Item Width6.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2013-034834
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition23
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal791.309417
SynopsisA visual history of the Traveling circuses and shows that traveled the roads of Ireland between the 1920s and the arrival of television in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Professor OhAodha (pron: Oh-Hay) estimates there were more than 140 of these shows including circus shows, magic shows, revues, "fit-ups" traveling theatres who traveled Ireland during the period - and the 1940s was their zenith - partly because many performers from other countries (especially via Britain) moved to Ireland to avoid persecution (this includes continental showmen as well as Jews and Roma trying to scratch a living as roaming entertainers and performers). Because of the Emergency in Eire (1939-1945) these groups remained independent of the commercialization of the music halls, theatres and cinemas in Britain and the "end-of-pier" traditions since many newer forms of entertainment and communication were hindered by wartime isolation, poverty and lack of new product ---especially Hollywood and British films in neutral Southern Ireland--- since films, as opposed live entertainment and plays, were subject to rigorous censorship and along with long delays before release. This is a completely new area in contemporary Irish Studies. Professor OhAodha points out that little has been written about the history of circus in Ireland and there no visual culture books relating to this subject - and so the photos and the cultural history of the traveling circuses and roadside acts in rural Ireland open a new discussion of rural Ireland in the Free State, DeValera, wartime and immediate postwar years. Michael OhAodha, a champion of the Irish Language and the West of Ireland, is the author of more than forty book and is a senior faculty member at the University of Limerick., A visual history of the travelling circuses and shows that travelled the roads of Ireland between the 1920s and the arrival of television in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Professor OhAodha estimates there were more than 140 of these shows including circus shows, magic shows, revues, "fit-ups" travelling theatres who travelled Ireland during the ......, A visual history of the travelling circuses and shows that travelled the roads of Ireland between the 1920s and the arrival of television in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Professor OhAodha estimates there were more than 140 of these shows including circus shows, magic shows, revues, "fit-ups" travelling theatres who travelled Ireland during the period - and the 1940s was their zenith - partly because many performers from other countries (especially via Britain) moved to Ireland to avoid persecution (this includes continental showmen as well as Jews and Roma trying to scratch a living as roaming entertainers and performers). Because of the Emergency in Eire (1939-1945) these groups remained independent of the commercialisation of the music halls, theatres and cinemas in Britain and the "end-of-pier" traditions since many newer forms of entertainment and communication were hindered by wartime isolation, poverty and lack of new product - especially Hollywood and British films in neutral Southern Ireland - since films, as opposed to live entertainment and plays, were subject to rigorous censorship and along with long delays before release. This is a completely new area in contemporary Irish Studies. Professor OhAodha points out that little has been written about the history of circus in Ireland and there no visual culture books relating to this subject - and so the photos and the cultural history of the traveling circuses and roadside acts in rural Ireland open a new discussion of rural Ireland in the Free State, DeValera, wartime and immediate postwar years.
LC Classification NumberGV1805.I74O54 2014
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