The catharsis of soccer spectacle: from art to commodification

Authors

  • Heloisa dos Santos Simon UFSC
  • Gilson Cruz Junior UFSC
  • Luciana Fiamoncini UFSC
  • Vanessa Gertrudes Francischi UFSC

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-8042.2013v25n40p178

Abstract

This review discusses a study in the art field about the artistic and dramaturgical elementsof the soccer spectacle. It seeks to understand this phenomenon of catharsis that makessoccer stadium attract thousands of fans. Carrying out an approximation between therituals of the soccer world and of art, there were found common elements to both shows– soccer and theater, as follows: immaterial – space and time, and materials – costumes,makeup, props and creators agents. It was verified that the aesthetic dimension, thetechné, the creative potential of the sport, described in the paper, can be perceived asa leisure activity, creative, subjective of the human being.

Author Biographies

Heloisa dos Santos Simon, UFSC

Mestranda do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação Física da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina.

Gilson Cruz Junior, UFSC

Doutorando do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina.

Luciana Fiamoncini, UFSC

Doutoranda do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação Física da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina.

Vanessa Gertrudes Francischi, UFSC

Mestranda do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação Física da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina.

Published

2013-07-03

How to Cite

SIMON, Heloisa dos Santos; CRUZ JUNIOR, Gilson; FIAMONCINI, Luciana; FRANCISCHI, Vanessa Gertrudes. The catharsis of soccer spectacle: from art to commodification. Motrivivência, Florianópolis, n. 40, p. 178–182, 2013. DOI: 10.5007/2175-8042.2013v25n40p178. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/motrivivencia/article/view/2175-8042.2013v25n40p178. Acesso em: 8 jan. 2026.