THEATRICAL PLAY: THE “CLOWNEAR” AS A POSSIBILITY OF IDLENESS EXPERIENCE IN OLD AGE

Authors

  • Kleber José dos Santos
  • Gillian Grace Owen Moreira Universidade de Aveiro (UA)
  • José Clerton de Oliveira Martins Universidade de Fortaleza (UNIFOR)

Keywords:

Old age, Idleness, Theatrical Play, Clown.

Abstract

In contemporary times, where the longevity phenomenon lives, think about the advanced age and life quality is, in a sense, "think about a population that must find a way of achievement during idleness time, or in any case, about a time that is socially considered as idleness time” (CUENCA, 2009, p. 243). This article aims to present part of an empirical investigation developed within the scope of Cultural Studies – The "clownear" as a recreational and creative experience potentiator of life in old age – which aimed to: investigate how a creation process of clown applied with elderly people can enable well-being and life quality. In this investigation our challenge was to create a fun and pleasurable space/time, dedicated to the re-creation of essential values for a quality old age, with freedom, autonomy, self-acceptance, self-esteem, self-knowledge, self-expression and the self-realization in which the physical, mental, social and cultural components cover all fields of satisfaction and fulfillment. These values point to idleness and to the urgent claims of the elderlies, such as: the subjectivity, the social interaction, health, cognitive efficiency, well-being and life satisfaction.

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Author Biographies

Kleber José dos Santos

Doutor em Estudos Culturais pela Universidade de Aveiro (UA). Mestre em Artes Performativas pela Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema de Lisboa (ESTC).

Gillian Grace Owen Moreira, Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

Doutora em Cultura. Professora Auxilidar da Universidade de Aveiro (UA).

José Clerton de Oliveira Martins, Universidade de Fortaleza (UNIFOR)

Doutor em Psicologia. Professor Titular da Universidade de Fortaleza (UNIFOR).

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Published

2017-11-20

How to Cite

Santos, K. J. dos, Moreira, G. G. O., & Martins, J. C. de O. (2017). THEATRICAL PLAY: THE “CLOWNEAR” AS A POSSIBILITY OF IDLENESS EXPERIENCE IN OLD AGE. Revista Brasileira De Estudos Do Lazer, 4(1), p.104–120. Retrieved from https://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/rbel/article/view/538

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 1 (2017): v. 4, n. 1, jan./abr. 2017 | Dossiê Equipamentos de Lazer

Section

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