Circus Training Outside The Tents in Recife: the Escola Pernambucana de Circo and the Configuartion of the Circus Labor Field

Abstract

This article investigates the origins of circus training outside the tents in the city of Recife, with an emphasis on the Escola Pernambucana de Circo (EPC), recognized for its social circus methodology oriented toward inclusion and sociocultural transformation. The aim is to understand how this experience contributed to artistic professionalization and to the configuration of the circus artistic landscape. Based on a qualitative approach of a historical nature, the study develops a case study grounded in interviews with key agents, analyzed in dialogue with bibliographic and documentary sources. The results highlight the role of EPC as a relevant training space for youth insertion into the labor market and for the expansion of the local circus landscape.