Abstract
This article is about the game in the context of public places of an urban center. We aimed to understand the constitution, the performance, the perspectives and the challenges of these groups. We conducted field and documentary research, in addiction to semi-structural interviews. The three collectives under analysis were formed in the last five years. They perform occupations with games in public places such as squares, streets and parks, in the search for re-signification and appropriation of these places by people. At the core of their actions is the defense of a more playing city and of the connection between the city and the playful dimension in human beings.
KEYWORDS
Play and playthings; Urban area; Cultural collective; Public place