Capoeira, dance and beyond


capoeira drawing Capoeira originality and fluidity of movement, the transformation of acrobatics into self-defense, the improvisational approach, had influenced the dance world in many occasions in the last years, but often the dancer finds very few occasions to really study this art and its cultural and historical connotations. For this reason we are organizing this full-immersion workshop, aimed specifically at those with a background in classical and contemporary dance, contact-improvisation, HipHop, willing to expand their capacities with a new original view toward the relations between body, movement, space.

capoeira drawing Capoeira carries the pain and the quest for freedom of 4 centuries of Afro-Brazilian history, exorcized into an olistic ritual.
 The Capoeira ‘roda’ is a celebration of life, where rhythm and physical discipline lead participants to connect harmoniously with the forces of the universe; to creatively adapt to the most hostile situations and  transform them into occasions of interaction, self-expression and fun.
 

The intrinsic style of capoeira is that of 'constant transformation'; fight and game, defense and attack, acrobatics and music all merged in a 'dance of the opposites' which brings the YinYang philosophical principle back to practical terms. In this view capoeira is one other path on 'the way' of oriental martial arts, with its own fundamental characteristic: personal growth happens in a social and fun context, more than from introspection and ascetism.



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