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- Collection: Documenting Living Culture - Capoeira
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In the Roda
Members of Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira play in a roda.
Capoeira Drumming
Playing the rhythms of capoeira.
Throwing Kicks
Throwing kicks in the roda.
Playing Capoeira
Playing the rhythms and singing the songs of capoeira celebrating happiness.
Professora Amazonas
Professora Amazonas singing and playing the pandeiro in the roda in costume.
Berimbaus
Berimbaus hanging on the wall at FICA.
Caxixis
Caxixis hanging on the wall at FICA.
Gourds
Extra gourds hanging on the wall at FICA.
Capoeira Instruments
Berimbaus, gourds, and caxixis hanging on the wall at FICA.
Capoeira Angola International Encounter Banners
Capoeira Angola International Encounter banners hanging on the wall at FICA.
Third Capoeira Angola International Encounter Banner
Third Capoeira Angola International Encounter banner hanging on the wall at FICA in Washington, D.C.
Capoeira: Culture and Community
The Emerging Artists Group exhibit was organized by local artist Elaine Morales, who also brought members of the capoeira school she belongs to, Grupo Senzala. The group did a capoeira demonstration among the artwork of local art students.
Training Capoeira with Professora Amazonas
Professora Amazonas assisting one of the youngest students in her children’s class, with the ginga, which is a fundamental step in capoeira.
Spotting
Professora Amazonas working one-on-one with a young student, preparing to spot him on a handstand.
Handstand
Professora Amazonas spotting a young student in her children’s class on a handstand. Acrobratics is one facet of capoeira training and play.
Maculélé
Student preparing to dance maculélé, an Afro-Brazilian dance form closely related to capoeira. The history maculélé is closely related to honoring the workers of the sugarcane plantations of Brazil, with the movements of the dance reflecting the…
Children’s Class - Maculélé
Students preparing to dance maculélé, an Afro-Brazilian dance form closely related to capoeira in Professora Amazonas’ children’s capoeira class.
Maculélé - Machete
Similar to capoeira, maculélé is a martial arts and dance combination, which uses sticks and machetes to not only fight, but also keep the rhythm. Students in Professora Amazonas’ class use plastic machetes to learn, practice and play.
Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira Children’s Class - Maculélé
Professora Amazonas students dancing maculélé, an Afro-Brazilian dance form. This movement in the dance is a collective tribute to the ancestors.
Practicing Maculélé
Like capoeira, maculélé is danced in a circle. It also utilizes a similar arrangement in the batería.
Batería - Maculélé
In Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira, all students learn, study and play the musical instruments featured in the variety of forms taught and practiced in classes and training.
Playing Maculélé
Like capoeira, maculélé is an Afro-Brazilian dance form that disguises combat. Unlike capoeira, maculélé utilizes sticks and machetes in the combat play.
Maculélé - Drum
Youth student of Professora Amazonas playing the drum patterns for students practicing the maculélé movements.
Maculélé - Agogô
Youth student of Professora Amazonas playing the agogô for students practicing maculélé.
Dancing Maculélé
Students practice maculélé, an Afro-Brazilian dance form closely related to capoeira in Professora Amazonas’ children’s capoeira class.