Psychology and circus arts: integrative literature review

Abstract

Studies on circus arts have been developing more and more in the Brazilian scientific field and because it is a powerful cultural manifestation, where different psychosocial relationships take place, there is a need to investigate, through Psychology, its transforming role in the subjects involved. This integrative literature review article aims to investigate what exists and how academic productions are constituted in the context of circus arts and psychology, related to psychosocial aspects and human development. Searches were carried out in the databases: Pepsic, Scielo and BVS (LILACS) and, using inclusion and exclusion criteria, six articles were retrieved, organized into three dimensions of analysis: 1) Circus as a tool in learning processes and human development, 2) Circus as a mediator in the constitution of subjects and 3) Circus as a social and inclusion tool. The total number of publications in the form of articles (6) involving Circus and Psychology indicates that the area needs more theoretical studies and empirical investigations. The results found indicate that circus art is a powerful tool in learning processes, being an important mediator in the constitution of subjects and in their development and has significant social relevance in the lives of these subjects. Through this work, it was possible to conclude that there are few works developed on articulations between psychology and circus art, the analyzed works demonstrated that circus art favors care, establishes bonds and promotes health, being, therefore, an abundant field of investigation for psychology studies.