Circus And Theater For Social Transformation: Repertoires Of Knowledge And Action In The Construction Of Protective Environments And The Promotion Of The Rights Of Children And Adolescents

How can circus and the theater contribute to a social transformation towards peace founded on the promotion of rights? What lessons have we received from circus and theater practices in contexts that have historically been affected by the armed conflict? What do theater, circus and clown need in order to become means that facilitate the construction of protective environments for children and adolescents in these territories? This article addresses these questions from the experience of the program Circopolis, transformando espacios y creando suenos, implemented in territories affected by the armed conflict. We present an interpretation of the systematization of program experiences in the light of Balanzo's knowledge stances perspective, in order to identify repertoires that take place when an artistic work is framed in institutional work processes linked to public policy discourses.