Masquerade or Masquerades may refer to:

Books

* ''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 * ''Masquerade'', a 2007 '' Blue Bloods'' novel by Melissa de la Cruz

Theatre

* ''The Masquerade'' (play), a 1719 play by Charles Johnson * ''Mascarade'', a 1724 comedy play by Ludvig Holberg * ''Masquerade'' (play), an 1835 Russian play by Mikhail Lermontov * Masquerade (theatre group), an English theatre group in Chennai, India, since 1994

Films

* ''The Masquerade'', a 1913 animated film by

Émile Cohl Émile Eugène Jean Louis Cohl (; né Courtet; 4 January 1857 – 20 January 1938) was a French caricaturist of the largely forgotten Incoherents, Incoherent Movement, cartoonist, and animator, called "The Father of the Animated Cartoon" and "Th ...

* ''Masquerade'' (1929 film), an American drama film * ''Masquerade'', a 1931 film starring

Vivienne Osborne Vivienne Osborne (born Vera Vivienne Spragg; December 10, 1896 – June 10, 1961) was an American stage and film actress known for her work in Broadway theatre and in silent and sound films. Career Osborne began her career on stage when s ...

* ''Masquerade'' (1941 film), a Soviet film * ''Masquerade'' (1965 film), a British spy spoof starring Cliff Robertson and Jack Hawkins * ''Masquerade'' (1988 film), an American thriller starring Rob Lowe and Meg Tilly * ''The Masquerade'', a 2007 American thriller starring

Brianne Davis Brianne Davis is an American actress, producer and director, known for her roles in films '' Jarhead'' (2005), '' Prom Night'' (2008), and '' American Virgin'' (2009). Life and career Davis was born and raised in Atlanta and moved to Los Angeles ...

and Christopher Masterson * ''Masquerades'' (film), a 2008 film * ''Masquerade'' (2012 film), or ''Gwanghae'', South Korean film * ''Masquerade'' (2021 film), an American thriller

Television

Shows

* ''Masquerade'' (TV series), a 1983 American espionage series *

Masquerade (Bakugan Battle Brawlers) This is a list of characters from the Japanese anime series ''Bakugan Battle Brawlers''. Heroes Battle Brawlers Dan Kuso Daniel "Dan" Kuso (known in the Japanese version as and nicknamed ) is the main human protagonist in the series, who, is 1 ...

, a masked character in the anime ''Bakugan Battle Brawlers'' * ''Masquerade'', the international title for

Kasou Taishou Kasou Taishou (; Kinchan and Katori Shingo's All Japan Costume Grand Prix, internationally known as ''Masquerade'') is a semi-annual Japanese television variety show that is run on Nippon TV and first aired in 1979. The program shows in which va ...

, a Japanese semi-annual amateur skit show

Episodes

Music

The Masquerade (Atlanta) The Masquerade is a mid-sized concert venue located in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. It is located in Kenny's Alley, the lowest level of Underground Atlanta. The address for the parking deck and entrance is 75 Martin Luther King Jr, DR, SW. ...

, a concert venue in Atlanta, Georgia

Classical music

Mascherata A mascherata (Italian language, Italian f., literally 'wiktionary:masquerade, masquerade') is a dance from the Renaissance, sixteenth century and was particularly popular in Florence. It was performed by costumed dancers, and frequently pantomimed L ...

(English: Masquerade), an Italian dance from the sixteenth century * ''Masquerade'', lute piece by Robert de Visée (c. 1655 – 1732/1733) * ''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) Drafi Franz Richard Deutscher (9 May 1946 – 9 June 2006) was a German singer and songwriter of Sinti origin. Biography Early life and career Deutscher was born in Charlottenburg, in the western zone of Berlin, Germany. Between 1964 and 19 ...

, a band with Drafi Deutscher that had a hit in 1984 with the song "Guardian Angel" *

Masquerade (Swedish band) Masquerade are a Swedish rock band established in 1988. They released their debut album in 1992 and have since released four further albums. History During their first two years, the band concentrated on writing music, rehearsing and performi ...

, 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 Dreams of Sanity was a gothic metal band from Austria. Founded in 1991, they released three full-length albums, before disbanding in 2002. History After forming in 1991, Dreams of Sanity released two demos in 1994 and 1996. They toured Europe la ...

, 1999 * ''The Masquerade'' (album), by mxmtoon, 2019 * ''The Masquerade'', by Mêlée, 2010 * ''Masquerade'', an album by Bananarama, or the title song, 2022

Songs

* "Masquerade" (2PM song), 2012 * "Masquerade" (Kaya song), 2006 * "Masquerade", by Ashley Tisdale from '' Guilty Pleasure'', 2009 * "Masquerade", by Beach House from ''

Once Twice Melody ''Once Twice Melody'' is the eighth studio album by the American dream pop duo Beach House, released on February 18, 2022. It is a double album of 18 songs, presented in four chapters. Release The first chapter was released on November 10, 2021, ...

'', 2022 * "Masquerade", by Berlin from ''

Pleasure Victim ''Pleasure Victim'' is the second studio album by American new wave band Berlin. It was originally recorded in 1982 and released in October of that year by M.A.O. Records and Enigma Records. After the second single, " Sex (I'm A...)", received c ...

'', 1982 * "Masquerade", by Nicki Minaj from '' Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded'', 2012 * "Masquerade", by Northlane from '' Singularity'', 2013 * "Masquerade", from the musical '' The Phantom of the Opera'', 1986

Other uses

Masquerade (biology) In evolutionary biology, mimicry is an evolved resemblance between an organism and another object, often an organism of another species. Mimicry may evolve between different species, or between individuals of the same species. Often, mimicry f ...

, a form of camouflage relying on mimicry of inanimate objects such as twigs *

Masquerade (trope) A masquerade is a trope found in speculative fiction, in which a group of supernatural or otherwise extraordinary people hide their existence from the mainstream society in the given setting. The term was first coined by Robert A. Heinlein, Robert ...

, a fantasy and speculative fiction trope involving a hidden society within the real world * Masquerade, a type of computer threat