TY - JOUR AU - Leles, Marilia Teodoro de AU - Camargo, Robson Corrêa de PY - 2022/07/22 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - The Circus and Aerial Performances: : simulation of risk and concealment of pain JF - Revista Brasileira de Estudos da Presença JA - Rev. Bras. Estud. Presença VL - 12 IS - 3 SE - Outros Temas DO - UR - https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/presenca/article/view/122877 SP - 1-26 AB - <p>The article examines the relationship between risk and pain as elements present in the construction, exhibition and reception of aerial circus shows. There is a bibliographic review on the theme of <em>pain</em> and <em>risk</em>, analyzing them as perceptive processes that encompass biological, affective and cultural issues. Finally, it describes the aerial circus performance, identifying that the relationship between these phenomena appears as an imbricated paradox in its presentation.</p> ER -