Author : Frederik L. Schodt
Release : 2012-12-04
Genre : Performing Arts
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 095/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Professor Risley and the Imperial Japanese Troupe by : Frederik L. Schodt
Download or read book Professor Risley and the Imperial Japanese Troupe written by Frederik L. Schodt. This book was released on 2012-12-04. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looks at Professor Risley's introduction of the Western-style circus to Japan in 1864 and his subsequent tours of the country with the Imperial Japanese Troupe of acrobats, an encounter that opened both cultures to one another.