Object of research is the artistic activity of artists of circus.Subqect of research is the рsychological characteristics of art activity of circus performers. Methods of research: Tfor a lead through were drawn on researches the followings methods: analysis, generalization, systematization and classification of information of scientific literature, methods of biographic interview, public and personal interviews of experts, psychological tests, analysis of products of activity, questionnaire, мethods of mathematical processing of data. The scientific novelty of the results of research: psychological essence of circus activity is exposed as the special type of artistic activity; The main signs of art activity of circus are morphology, praxeology , axiology, ontology. Morphology: constituent elements, structure or activity.Praxeology: functional features, organizational characteristics,activity improvement. Аxiology, activity need, activity values,estimated reflection. Ontology, individual experience, collective experience, role Identification Most of today's activities make relatively general demands for personality traits, among which the requirements for intellectual growth, emotional stability and separate personal qualities prevail. specified and gap-filling new psychological maintenance basic descriptions of circus artistic activity psychological features of circus artists as subjects of artistic activity; structure of creative potential of artists of circus as subjects of artistic activity; got further development of presentation about personality features as to basis of creation of product of artistic activity - image.The practical significance of the study: the results of dissertation research used in developing educational, educational programs in the design of educational systems for professionals in the fields of general psychology, teachers, universities III-IV level of accreditation during the development of training programs and appropriate training and methodological support system for training future psychologists.The developed research tool can be used for planning of additional methods of research of features of activity of artists of different genres. The effect of the introduction - high. The scope of higher educational establishment, psychological services.
