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Circus Acts

Circus Acts is a scholarly construct denoting a curated category of performance practices within the historical and cultural study of circus, distinguished by its systematic organization of skilled bodily demonstrations, theatricalized spectacles, and non-narrative entertainment forms that exemplify the artistic and operational core of circus traditions.

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2.3K

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47

Authors

10

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

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Publications

44

Circus Factions. Blues and Greens at Rome and Byzantium

Robert K. Sherk, Alan Cameron · The Classical World · 1977 · 356 citations

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Roman Circuses: Arenas for Chariot Racing

Anthony Cutler, John Humphrey · The Classical World · 1987 · 275 citations

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Balancing on the Creative Highwire

Justin M. Berg · Administrative Science Quarterly · 2016 · 245 citations

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Roman Circuses: Arenas for Chariot Racing

János Fedak, John Humphrey · Phoenix · 1987 · 218 citations

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The Politics of Bread and Circuses: Building the City for the Visitor Class

P. Eisinger · Urban Affairs Review · 2000 · 171 citations

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Authors

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  1. YS
    Yoram S. Carmeli

    University of Haifa, Israel

    5 publications · 82 citations

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  2. AC
    Alan Cameron

    The University of Queensland, Australia

    3 publications · 447 citations

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  3. JH
    John Humphrey

    National Institute for Medical Research, Tanzania

    2 publications · 493 citations

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  4. HT
    Henry T. Sampson

    2 publications · 142 citations

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  5. CR
    Charles Rearick

    University of Massachusetts Amherst, United States

    2 publications · 65 citations

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Institutions

10

  1. University of Haifa

    Haifa, Israel

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    33 citations

  2. Princeton University

    Princeton, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    28 citations

  3. Tel Aviv University

    Tel Aviv, Israel

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    19 citations

  4. Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

    Munich, Germany

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    23 citations

  5. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    245 citations

  6. Edith Cowan University

    Perth, Australia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    16 citations

  7. Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    31 citations

  8. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    26 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 4 publications · 88 citations

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  2. Theatre Journal

    4 publications · 97 citations

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  3. The American Historical Review

    AHR · 2 publications · 83 citations

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  4. The Classical World

    2 publications · 631 citations

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  5. Phoenix

    2 publications · 243 citations

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