Percepção docente acerca da arte circense

Abstract

This research aims at analyzing a group of public schoolteachers' perception of circus art. The theoretical framework comprehends the history and characteristics of circus art as well as reflections about its nature and interfaces with the field of Education in a broad way and more specifically with the teaching of Arts. The research was carried out at a public school located in the southwest of the Brazilian state of Bahia and methodological procedures include interviews and the presentation of information about circus art to three participant teachers with the goal of stimulating reflection about possible contributions to their pedagogical practices. Results draw upon associations between the degree of openness to the discussions proposed and previous knowledge about circus art and allow identification of different contributions to the teaching of art