Artistas/ Atletas: Aproximações e intersecções entre o esporte e o novo circo.

Abstract

This project deals with the artist formation process. The main objectives of this study are: to investigate the training processes of contemporary circus artists from the experience of a circus troupe in the city of Pelotas / RS; analyze the possibilities and perspectives of professionalization of these artists and describe the constitution and functioning of a circus organization. It is intended to discuss some meanings produced by the artist-members about the circus practices performed by this company. This study is based on methods and analyzes that start from a qualitative perspective of interpretation of the phenomenon, using ethnography to support this investigation. The analysis of the artist's training will address both the intensity and continuity of the circus artist's training, as well as the challenges that constitute the entire environment of the circus artist's profession, the professionalization of the artist, his personal and professional life projects and his motivations for persist in the competitive artistic environment.