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

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* ''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 * ''Masquerade'' (1929 film), an American drama film * ''Masquerade'', a 1931 film starring Vivienne Osborne * ''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 and Christopher Masterson * ''Masquerades'' (film), a 2008 film * ''Masquerade'' (2012 film), or ''Gwanghae'', South Korean film * ''Masquerade'' (2021 film), an American thriller * ''Masquerade'' (2022 film), a French comedy-drama

Television

Shows

* ''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

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 ( – 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), 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'' (Bananarama album), or the title song, 2022 * ''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'' (Rondò Veneziano album), 1989 * ''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", by Alfred Hui and Win Win Yeung, 2022 * "Masquerade", by Ashley Tisdale from ''

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'', 2009 * "Masquerade", by Backstreet Boys from '' This Is Us'', 2009 * "Masquerade", by Beach House from '' Once Twice Melody'', 2022 * "Masquerade", by Berlin from '' Pleasure Victim'', 1982 * "Masquerade", by D'espairsRay from '' Redeemer'', 2009 * "Masquerade", by Edward Bear, 1972 * "Masquerade", by Hey! Say! JUMP from ''

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'', 2016 * "Masquerade", by Jack Hylton and His Orchestra, featured in the film '' The Shining'', 1980 * "Masquerade", by Nicki Minaj from '' Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded'', 2012 * "Masquerade", by Northlane from '' Singularity'', 2013 * "Masquerade", by Rania from '' Teddy Riley, the First Expansion In Asia'', 2011 * "Masquerade", by Sarah Nixey from '' Sing, Memory'', 2007 * "Masquerade", by Skids, 1979 * "Masquerade", by Soul Asylum from '' Say What You Will, Clarence... Karl Sold the Truck'', 1984 * "Masquerade", by Swing Out Sister from '' Kaleidoscope World'', 1989 * "Masquerade", by Symphony X from '' Symphony X'', 1994 * "Masquerade", by Versailles from ''

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'', 2011 * "Masquerade", by Yes from '' Union'', 1991 * "Masquerade", from the musical '' The Phantom of the Opera'', 1986 * "The Masquerade", by Voltaire from '' Raised by Bats'', 2014

Other uses

* Masquerade (biology), a form of camouflage relying on mimicry of inanimate objects such as twigs *

Masquerade (trope) A masquerade is a literary trope that is used to conceal the identity and certain characteristics of a figure. This concealment has the effect of highlighting some unique or noteworthy aspect of a character or situation, despite its suggested int ...

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