The catharsis of soccer spectacle: from art to commodification

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.