Thom Wall

Modern Vaudeville Press had been called "the university press of the circus world" -- an accolade we agree with, knowing that several of our books are used as university coursebooks This catalogue shares our current offerings, as well as a variety of non-literary offerings for our circus friends. If you'd like to place a wholesale order, reach out to: [email protected]

Malabares - desde la Antig edad hasta la Edad Media, es un divertido viaje por pa ses, por pocas. Desde el Antiguo Egipto y sus ya famosas malabaristas profesionales de la tumba n 15 de Beni Hasan, a los juegos para ni as de la isla de Tonga y otras zonas del Pac fico Sur; pasando por los edictos del rey Alfonso X de Castilla sobre la regulaci n de los juglares o los antipodistas aztecas actuando ante el Papa Clemente VII en el siglo XVI. Tambi n reserva un espacio al final del libro para, aprovechando su faceta de ling ista, realizar unas reflexiones acerca de la propia definici n de la palabra "juggling" malabarismo] a lo largo del tiempo y sus or genes. Es, por tanto, un libro ideal no solo para malabaristas o cirqueros, sino para cualquiera con curiosidad sobre la historia, en especial de aquellos hechos que en ocasiones pasan m s desapercibidos en los textos cotidianos. A trav s de este libro aprendemos sobre leyendas y juegos antiguos, fantaseamos con grandes artistas y actuaciones que nunca podremos ver y que nos hacen dudar sobre esa tan manida sentencia que a veces afirma "esto nunca se ha hecho antes". Malabares en su Tinta

Juggling: What It Is and How to Do It is the result of six years of work by former Cirque du Soleil juggler Thom Wall. This book teaches learners of all ages how to juggle - one of the world's oldest artforms. With a kind demeanor, humor, and enthusiasm, Wall explains the process of juggling through four different modalities, bolstered by the latest physical education research. The practice of juggling has been proven time and time again to benefit the body and mind: it reduces stress, increases the brain plasticity and density, and is an age-old form of active meditation. Juggling: What It Is and How to Do It is a timely and accessible primer that even a middle-schooler can hit the ground running with, or one that families can enjoy together. But make no mistake, this book isn't child's play. With guest chapters by some of today's modern juggling masters, Juggling provides a wealth of content to span years of study for even the most serious adult learner.

As with dance, so with juggling--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 juggling's creation with their goddess of the underworld--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 older--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 jugglers-specific performers, their props, and their routines-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 past--to the origins of our art form.