Masquerade

Masquerade or Masquerader may refer to:

Events

• Masquerade ball, a costumed dance event
• Masquerade ceremony, a rite or cultural event in many parts of the world, especially the Caribbean and Africa
• Masqueraders, the performers in the West Country Carnival

Books

• The Masquerader (novel), a 1904 novel by Katherine Cecil Thurston
• The Masqueraders, a 1928 novel by Georgette Heyer
• Masquerade (book), a 1979 children's book by Kit Williams that sparked a worldwide treasure hunt
• Masquerades (novel), a 1995 Forgotten Realms novel by Kate Novak and Jeff Grubb
• Maskerade, a 1995 Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett
• Masquerade, a 2007 Blue Bloods novel by Melissa de la Cruz

Theatre

• Mascarade, a 1724 comedy play by Ludvig Holberg
• Masquerade (play), an 1835 Russian play by Mikhail Lermontov
• The Masqueraders, an 1894 English play by Henry Arthur Jones
• The Masquerader (play), a 1917 play by John Hunter Booth, based on the novel by Katherine Cecil Thurston
• Masquerade (theatre group), an English theatre group in Chennai, India, since 1994

Film and TV

Film

• The Masquerade (1913 film), animated film by Émile Cohl
• The Masquerader (1914 film), American silent film by Charlie Chaplin
• The Masqueraders (film), 1915 American silent film adaptation of the play by Henry Arthur Jones
• The Masquerader (1922 film), American silent film adaptation of the play by John Hunter Booth, with art direction by Wilfred Buckland
• Masquerade (1929 film), a 1929 American drama film directed by Russell Birdwell
• Masquerade (1931 film), film starring Vivienne Osborne
• The Masquerader (1933 film), American film adaptation of the play by John Hunter Booth
• Masquerade (1941 film), Soviet film
• Masquerade (1965 film), British spy spoof starring Cliff Robertson and Jack Hawkins
• Masquerade (1988 film), American thriller starring Rob Lowe and Meg Tilly
• The Masquerade (2007 film), American thriller starring Brianne Davis and Christopher Masterson
• Masquerades (film), 2008 film
• Masquerade (2012 film), or Gwanghae, South Korean film

Television

• Masquerade (TV series), a 1983 American espionage series
• Masquerade (Bakugan Battle Brawlers), a masked character in the anime Bakugan Battle Brawlers
• Masquerade, the international title for Kasou Taishou, a Japanese semi-annual amateur skit show

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" (Person of Interest)
• "Masquerade" (The Vampire Diaries)

Music

• The Masquerade (Atlanta), a concert venue in Atlanta, Georgia

Classical music

• Mascherata (English: Masquerade), an Italian dance from the sixteenth century
• Masquerade, lute piece by Robert de Visée (c.1655-c.1732)
• Maskarade, a 1906 opera by Carl Nielsen, based on the play by Ludvig Holberg
• Masquerade (Khachaturian), incidental music by Aram Khachaturian
• Masquerade (Clyne), a 2013 orchestral composition by Anna Clyne

Bands

• Masquerade (Finnish band), a Finnish post-punk band
• Masquerade (German band), a band with Drafi Deutscher that had a hit in 1984 with the song "Guardian Angel"
• Masquerade (Swedish band), a Swedish rock band

Albums

• Masquerade (Eric Saade album), or the title song, 2010
• Masquerade (Golden Dawn album), 2003
• Masquerade (The Legendary Tigerman album), or the title song, 2006
• Masquerade (Running Wild album), 1995
• Masquerade (Wyclef Jean album), 2002
• Masquerade, an album by Dreams of Sanity, 1999
• The Masquerade (album), by mxmtoon, 2019
• The Masquerade, by Mêlée, 2010

Songs

• "Masquerade" (2PM song), 2012
• "Masquerade" (Kaya song), 2006
• "Masquerade" (The Phantom of the Opera song), from the musical The Phantom of the Opera
• "Masquerade", a song by Berlin from Pleasure Victim
• "This Masquerade", by Leon Russell, 1972

Technology

• IP masquerading, a form of network address translation
• Masquerade, a type of computer threat
• Masquerade or mimesis, a mechanism of animal or military camouflage

Biology

• Masquerade (biology), a form of camouflage relying on mimicry of inanimate objects such as twigs
• Labrisomus conditus, the Masquerader hairy blenny, a fish

Other uses

• Masquerade society, a fictional society in Vampire: The Masquerade
• Masquerade (trope), a fantasy and speculative fiction trope involving a hidden society within the real world

See also

• Mask-A-Raid, a 1931 animated short film starring Betty Boop
• Masque, a form of festive courtly entertainment in 16th and early 17th century Europe
• Mascarade, a card game