Masquerade
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Events

  • Masquerade ball
    Masquerade ball
    A masquerade ball is an event which the participants attend in costume wearing a mask. - History :...

    , a costumed dance event
  • Masquerade ceremony
    Masquerade ceremony
    A masquerade ceremony is a cultural or religious event involving the wearing of masks.Examples include the West African and African Diaspora masquerades, such as Egungun Masquerades, Northern Edo Masquerades, Caribbean Carnival and Jonkonnu.-External links:* - slideshow by Life magazine*...

    , a rite or cultural event in many parts of world
  • Masqueraders, the performers in the West Country Carnival
    West Country Carnival
    The West Country Carnival is an annual celebration featuring a parade of illuminated floats , in the English West Country. The celebration dates back to the Gunpowder Plot of 1605. The purpose is to raise money for local charities....


Film and television

  • The Masquerade (1913 film), an animated film by Émile Cohl
    Émile Cohl
    Émile Cohl , born Émile Eugène Jean Louis Courtet, was a French caricaturist of the largely forgotten Incoherent Movement, cartoonist, and animator, called "The Father of the Animated Cartoon" and "The Oldest Parisian".-Biography:Émile's father Elie was a rubber salesman, and his mother, Emilie...

  • The Masquerader (1914 film), a 1914 film by Charles Chaplin
  • Masquerade (1931 film), a film starring Vivienne Osborne
    Vivienne Osborne
    Vivienne Osborne was an American stage and film actress known for her work in Broadway theater and in silent and sound films.-Career:...

  • Masquerade (1965 film), a British spy spoof starring Cliff Robertson and Jack Hawkins
  • Masquerade (1988 film)
    Masquerade (1988 film)
    Masquerade is a 1988 film; a psychological thriller starring Rob Lowe and Meg Tilly. It is directed by Bob Swaim.-Plot:The story centres on the unfolding relationship between Hamptons heiress Olivia and yacht skipper Tim who are introduced soon after the death of Olivia's mother, which has left...

    , an American thriller starring Rob Lowe and Meg Tilly
  • The Masquerade (2007 film), an American thriller starring Brianne Davis
    Brianne Davis
    Brianne Davis is an American model and actress, most recognizable by her roles in Jarhead and Prom Night.- Filmography :* Dawson's Creek .... Ashley...

     and Christopher Masterson
  • Masquerade (TV series)
    Masquerade (TV series)
    Masquerade is an American espionage television series that aired for a few months on ABC in the spring of 1983.-Synopsis:Considered an amalgam of Mission: Impossible and The Love Boat, the tongue-in-cheek series starred Rod Taylor as Mr...

    , a 1983 American espionage series
  • Masquerade (Bakugan Battle Brawlers), a masked character in the anime Bakugan Battle Brawlers


Episodes
  • "Masquerade" (Alias)
  • "Masquerade" (Baywatch)
  • "Masquerade" (Benson)
  • "Masquerade" (The Bill)
  • "Masquerade" (Dallas)
  • "Masquerade" (Dynasty)
  • "Masquerade" (ER)
  • "Masquerade" (The Fugitive)
  • "Masquerade" (Iron Man: Armored Adventures)
  • "Masquerade" (Law & Order: Criminal Intent)
  • "Masquerade" (Law & Order: UK)
  • "Masquerade" (NCIS)
  • "Masquerade" (The Real Ghostbusters)
  • "Masquerade" (Six Degrees)
  • "Masquerade" (The Transformers)
  • "Masquerade" (Trauma)
  • "Masquerade" (The Vampire Diaries)
  • "Masquerade", an episode of The Baron
  • "Masquerade", an episode of Combat!
  • "Masquerade", an episode of The Elephant Show

Literature

  • Masquerade (play)
    Masquerade (play)
    Masquerade is a verse play written in 1835 by the Russian Romantic writer Mikhail Lermontov. The four-act play, set in 1830's St. Petersburg aristocratic society, highlights the rebellious spirit and noble mind of the protagonist, Eugene Arbenin.-Plot:...

    , an 1835 Russian play by Mikhail Lermontov
  • Masquerade (book)
    Masquerade (book)
    Masquerade is a children’s book, written and illustrated by Kit Williams, which sparked a treasure hunt by concealing clues to the location of a jewelled golden hare, created and hidden somewhere in Britain by Williams...

    , a 1979 children's book by Kit Williams that sparked a worldwide treasure hunt
    • Masquerade: The Complete Book with the Answer Explained
      Masquerade: The Complete Book with the Answer Explained
      Masquerade: The Complete Book with the Answer Explained is a book by writer and artist Kit Williams. The 48-page paperback was published in 1983 by Workman Publishing Company...

      , a 1983 book by Kit Williams
  • Masquerades
    Masquerades
    Masquerades is a novel written by Kate Novak and Jeff Grubb that takes place in the Forgotten Realms setting. It is based on the campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game....

    , a Forgotten Realms novel by Kate Novak and Jeff Grubb
  • The Masqueraders
    The Masqueraders
    The Masqueraders is a 1928 novel written by Georgette Heyer. It is set in Britain at a time shortly after the 1745 Jacobite Rising and is concerned with a family of escaped Jacobites.-Plot summary:...

    , a novel by Georgette Heyer
  • Masquerade, a Blue Bloods
    Blue Bloods (series)
    Blue Bloods is a series of vampire novels by Melissa de la Cruz. The series is set in Manhattan, New York. There are currently five books in the series: Blue Bloods, Masquerade, Revelations, The Van Alen Legacy, and Misguided Angel. A companion novel, Keys to the Repository, was released on June...

     novel by Melissa de la Cruz

Music

  • Masquerade (Khachaturian)
    Masquerade (Khachaturian)
    The Incidental music to Masquerade was written in 1941 by Aram Khachaturian for a production of Russian poet and playwright Mikhail Lermontov's play of the same name. It premiered on 21 June 1941 in the Vakhtangov Theatre in Moscow...

    , incidental music by Aram Khachaturian for a 1941 staging of Lermontov's play (see below)
    • Masquerade Suite
      Masquerade Suite
      The Masquerade suite is an orchestral work by the Soviet-Armenian composer Aram Khachaturian, composed in 1944, based on his incidental music to Mikhail Lermontov's play Masquerade.-Notes and references:...

      , a 1944 orchestral suite by Khachaturian
  • Masquerade (Swedish band)
    Masquerade (Swedish band)
    Masquerade is a Swedish rock band.It was in the fall of 1988 when this four piece unit found out that they together had the same visions of where to go with their musical direction, and MASQUERADE was established. During the first two years the band concentrated on writing music, rehearsing and...

    , a Swedish rock band
  • Masquerade, a band with Drafi Deutscher
    Drafi Deutscher
    Drafi Deutscher was a German singer and composer of Sinti origin.-Biography:He was born Drafi Franz Richard Deutscher in Berlin. His best known song was the 1965 Schlager "Marmor, Stein und Eisen bricht" which sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc...

     that had a minor hit in 1984 with the song "Guardian Angel"
  • The Masquerade (Atlanta), a concert venue in Atlanta, Georgia

Albums

  • Masquerade (Eric Saade album)
    Masquerade (Eric Saade album)
    Masquerade is the debut album from Swedish singer and TV star Eric Saade. It was released on May 19, 2010, debuting and peaking at number 2 on the official Swedish album chart...

    , or the title song
  • Masquerade (Golden Dawn album)
    Masquerade (Golden Dawn album)
    Masquerade is the second album from Austrian Metal band, Golden Dawn.-Track listing:# Silent Inferno # Enthralled by Unknown Dimensions # Doomsday Celebration # Unborn Again # Alive and Immortal?...

  • Masquerade (Kaya album)
    Masquerade (Kaya album)
    Masquerade is the second single by Kaya released on September 6th, 2006. The single peaked at 13th on the Oricon Indies charts during the first week of its release....

  • Masquerade (Running Wild album)
  • Masquerade (Wyclef Jean album)
    Masquerade (Wyclef Jean album)
    Masquerade is the third studio album released by Haitian singer Wyclef Jean. The album was released on July 18, 2002. The album was one of the first albums released by Columbia records that is unable to play on a PC or Mac. The album features the singles "Two Wrongs", "Pussycat" and "Knockin' On...

  • The Masquerade (album), by Mêlée
  • Masquerade, by Dreams of Sanity
    Dreams of Sanity
    Dreams of Sanity was a gothic metal band from Austria. Founded in 1991, they released three full-length albums, before disbanding in 2002. Many of their songs are about Buddha...


Songs

  • "Masquerade" (song)
    Masquerade (song)
    "Masquerade" is a song from the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical The Phantom of the Opera. It is sung at the beginning of the second act where a New Year's masquerade ball is held at the Opera House...

    , from the musical The Phantom of the Opera
  • "Masquerade", by Ashley Tisdale from Guilty Pleasure
  • "Masquerade", by the Backstreet Boys from This Is Us
    This Is Us (Backstreet Boys album)
    This Is Us is the seventh studio album from American pop group Backstreet Boys. It is their second album since becoming a four-piece band and was released on September 30, 2009 in Japan through Sony Music Japan, October 5, 2009 in the UK through RCA, and October 6 in the U.S...

  • "Masquerade", by Berlin from Pleasure Victim
    Pleasure Victim
    Pleasure Victim was the second, gold-certified studio album by the American New Wave band Berlin, released in 1982. The singles from this recording were "Sex ", followed by "The Metro" , and "Masquerade". Pleasure Victim is often listed as being an EP album, although it is uncertain if seven songs...

  • "Masquerade", by Hitomi Kuroishi
    Hitomi Kuroishi
    is a Japanese female singer-songwriter and composer, born in Kanazawa, Ishikawa. She is credited simply as Hitomi for her vocals, not to be confused with J-pop singer Hitomi....

  • "Masquerade", by Jack Hylton and His Orchestra and featured in the 1980 film The Shining
  • "Masquerade", by RaNia
    RaNia (band)
    Rania is a seven member South Korean girl group, who debuted in South Korea and was produced by Teddy Riley and DR Music. Despite being a Korean group, 3 of the members are non Korean, Joy is Thai , Yijo is Chinese and Riko was raised in Japan. They released their debut track "Dr. Feel Good" in...

  • "Masquerade", by Skids
  • "Masquerade", by Soul Asylum from Say What You Will, Clarence...Karl Sold the Truck
    Say What You Will, Clarence...Karl Sold the Truck
    Say What You Will Clarence...Karl Sold the Truck is the debut album from Soul Asylum.The album was originally released as Say What You Will... Everything Can Happen on August 24, 1984. This album sold 6,738 vinyl copies and 2,639 cassettes before being released on CD in 1988. The listing below...

  • "Masquerade", by Swing Out Sister from Kaleidoscope World
    Kaleidoscope World (Swing Out Sister album)
    Kaleidoscope World is the second studio album by the British band Swing Out Sister. It was released in 1989 and features the singles "Where In The World?" , "You On My Mind" , "Forever Blue" , and "Waiting Game"...

  • "Masquerade", by Symphony X from Symphony X
    Symphony X (album)
    Symphony X is the first album by progressive metal band Symphony X, released in 1994 through Zero Corporation and reissued in 1996 through InsideOut Music .-Track listing:-Personnel:*Rod Tyler – vocals, engineering, mixing, production...

  • "Masquerade", by Versailles Philharmonic Quintet from Holy Grail
    Holy Grail (album)
    Holy Grail is the third album by Versailles, released on June 15, 2011 it is their first to feature new bassist Masashi. The album includes "Philia", theme song of their TV program Onegai Kanaete Versailles, and "Vampire", main theme of the feature length movie Vampire Stories.The limited edition...


Theatre

  • Masquerade (play)
    Masquerade (play)
    Masquerade is a verse play written in 1835 by the Russian Romantic writer Mikhail Lermontov. The four-act play, set in 1830's St. Petersburg aristocratic society, highlights the rebellious spirit and noble mind of the protagonist, Eugene Arbenin.-Plot:...

    , an 1835 play by Mikhail Lermontov
  • Masquerade (theatre group)
    Masquerade (Theatre Group)
    Masquerade - the performance group is a Chennai based English theatre group. It is one of the few theatre groups in Chennai that survive without financial sponsorship or funding, backed by public faith and smaller donorships.-----The early years:...

    , an English theatre group in Chennai, India, since 1994
  • Masquerade Theatre
    Masquerade Theatre
    The Masquerade Theatre is a professional musical theatre company based in Houston, Texas and performing year-round in the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts.-History and Mission:...

     (or Masquerade), a professional musical theatre company in Houston, Texas, U.S.

Other uses

  • IP masquerading, a form of network address translation
  • Masquerade society
    Masquerade society
    In White Wolf Game Studio's Vampire: The Masquerade books and role-playing games vampires are staunch creatures ruled by tradition passed on for millennia. These traditions over time shaped a form of society broken into three separate sects, each with their own laws and traditions...

    , a social structure in the Vampire: The Masquerade books and role-playing games
  • Masquerade, a type of computer threat
    Threat (computer)
    In Computer security a threat is a possible danger that might exploit a vulnerability to breach security and thus cause possible harm.A threat can be either "intentional" or "accidental" In Computer security a threat is a possible danger that might exploit a vulnerability to breach security and...


See also

  • Mascarade, a 1724 comedy play by Ludvig Holberg
    Ludvig Holberg
    Ludvig Holberg, Baron of Holberg was a writer, essayist, philosopher, historian and playwright born in Bergen, Norway, during the time of the Dano-Norwegian double monarchy, who spent most of his adult life in Denmark. He was influenced by Humanism, the Enlightenment and the Baroque...

  • Mascherata
    Mascherata
    A mascherata is a dance from the sixteenth century and was particularly popular in Florence. It was performed by costumed dancers, and frequently pantomimed Roman and Greek themes in them...

     (English: Masquerade), an Italian dance from the sixteenth century
  • Mask-A-Raid
    Mask-A-Raid
    Mask-A-Raid is a 1931 Fleischer Studios Talkartoon animated short film starring Betty Boop.-Synopsis:Betty Boop is queen of the Masquerade Ball. Bimbo and the lecherous King compete for Betty's affections. Betty sings You're the one I care for, Before Bimbo and the king begin the sword fighting....

    , a 1931 animated short film starring Betty Boop
  • Maskarade, a 1906 opera by Carl Nielsen, based on the play by Holberg
  • Maskerade
    Maskerade
    Maskerade is the eighteenth novel in the Discworld series by Terry Pratchett. The witches Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg visit the Ankh-Morpork Opera House to find Agnes Nitt, a girl from Lancre, and get caught up in a story similar to The Phantom of the Opera.-Plot summary:The story begins with...

    , a Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett
  • Masque
    Masque
    The masque was a form of festive courtly entertainment which flourished in 16th and early 17th century Europe, though it was developed earlier in Italy, in forms including the intermedio...

    , a form of festive courtly entertainment in 16th and early 17th century Europe
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