ABSTRACT
Amidst the historical interlacing between circus and gymnastics, we aim to present and carry out analyzes referring to a previously unpublished work entitled Small Treaty of Acrobatics and Gymnastics, written by circus Raul Olimecha in the 1920s. In this sense, we show how this publication constituted itself as a production that reveals the circus' knowledge about the body and gymnastics since its objective is both the teaching of practices and circus modalities as well as explaining the advantages offered by educational gymnastics cultivation based on the circus artist, the class that Olimecha belonged. Through direct access to the Treaty and its analysis in crossing with different research sources, we understand that this work’s composition and publication further expand the analysis perspectives and debate regarding the crossings between circus, gymnastics, and the body education practices in the XIX and early XX centuries and the circuses understanding as having multiple and complex knowledge about the body, its art, and its educational processes.
Keywords:
Gymnastics; Circus; Body; Education History