Juggling - From Antiquity to the Middle Ages: the forgotten

Juggling - From Antiquity to the Middle Ages: the forgotten history of throwing and catching

As with dance, so with jugglingâ€”the moment that the performer finishes the routine, their act ceases to exist beyond the memory of the audience. There is no permanent record of what transpired, so studying the ancient roots of juggling is fraught with difficulty. Using the records that do exist, juggling appears to have emerged around the world in cultures independent of one another in the ancient past. Paintings in Egypt from 2000 BCE show jugglers engaged in performance. Stories from the island nation of Tonga place jugglingâ€™s creation with their goddess of the underworldâ€”a figure who has guarded a cave since time immemorial. Juggling games and rituals are pervasive in isolated Inuit cultures in northern Canada and Greenland. Though the earliest representation of juggling is 4,000 years old, the practice is surely much olderâ€”in the same way that humans were doubtlessly singing and dancing long before the first bone flute was created. This book is an attempt to catalogue this tangible history of juggling in human culture. It is the story of juggling, represented in art and writing from around the world, across time. Although much has been written about modern jugglersâ€“specific performers, their props, and their routinesâ€“little has been said about those who first developed the craft. As juggling enters a golden age in the internet era, Juggling: From Antiquity to the Middle Ages offers a look into the pastâ€”to the origins of our art form.
Country USA
Brand Modern Vaudeville Press
Manufacturer Modern Vaudeville Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber Refer to Sapnet.
ReleaseDate 2019-03-15
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780578410845

Country	USA
Brand	Modern Vaudeville Press
Manufacturer	Modern Vaudeville Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	Refer to Sapnet.
ReleaseDate	2019-03-15
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780578410845

Juggling - From Antiquity to the Middle Ages: the forgotten history of throwing and catching

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