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- Collection: Documenting Living Culture - Capoeira
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Professora Amazonas
Professora Amazonas at the 53rd Annual Harvest Festival of African Culture Kwanzaa Celebration at the Montclair Public Library.
Grupo Liberdade
Grupo Liberdade performing and sharing the art of capoeira at the 53rd Annual Harvest Festival of African Culture Kwanzaa Celebration at the Montclair Public Library.
Capoeira at Kwanzaa
Professora Amazonas plays the berimbau at the at the 53rd Annual Harvest Festival of African Culture Kwanzaa Celebration at the Montclair Public Library. The berimbau is the instrument that sets the rules of the game for capoeira.
Bateria
Grupo Liberdade participated in the the 53rd Annual Harvest Festival of African Culture Kwanzaa Celebration at the Montclair Public Library. The bateria plays the berimbaus and percussion instruments that provide the rhythm and music for the roda and…
In the Roda
Professora Amazonas moving through the roda during Grupo Liberdades performance at the 53rd Annual Harvest Festival of African Culture Kwanzaa Celebration help at the Montclair Public Library.
Invitation to Play
Professora Amazonas invites one of her students to play capoeira in the roda during Grupo Liberdade’s performance at the 53rd Annual Harvest Festival of African Culture Kwanzaa Celebration at the Montclair Public Library.
Playing Capoeira to Celebrate Kwanzaa
Grupo Liberdade played capoeira to celebrate Kwanzaa and share with the community at the 53rd Annual Harvest Festival of African Culture in Montclair, NJ.
Playing in the Roda
Students from Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira’s academy in Vauxhall, NJ co-star in performances and demonstrations, sharing their skills and knowledge with the community.
Engaging the Community
Like many cultural arts traditions rooted in African culture, capoeira is a participatory art form. Traditionally, it is not performed on a stage or in front of an audience, but out in the community as a cultural practice and expression. In modern…
“What Is Going On Here?”
In Brazil, capoeira was once outlawed, to keep enslaved Africans from training for their liberation. Groups of practitioners added the music to cover the practice of martial arts and training with rhythms and dance. Students of Professora Amazonas…
Bye, Officer
The “officer” appears to break up a capoeira roda, but finds it disguised as samba instead and leaves the capoeiristas who quickly get back to training.
Celebrating Kwanzaa with Capoeira
Grupo Liberdade celebrating Kwanzaa with a roda at the 53rd Annual Harvest Festival of African Culture in Montclair, NJ.
Professora Amazonas & Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira - Halloween Roda
Students from Professora Amazonas' children's class participate in the 2019 Halloween roda. These rodas are held on the first Friday of every month and are often themed for celebrations like holidays and birthdays. At these rodas, students have a…
Teaching and Learning in the Roda
Playing in the roda provides capoeiristas and students of capoeira to practice and apply the skills they learn while training and in classes and workshops, but also provide a hands-on opportunity to learn more. Here is an example of students helping…
Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira - Music Training
Members of Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira practicing the instruments, rhythms, and songs of capoeira. Humor and play are sprinkled throughout the classes, from the music to the physical training.
Training Capoeira with Professora Amazonas & Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira
Students break into partner training during the 2019 Halloween roda with Professora Amazonas & Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira.
Roda
Members of Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira demonstrating their art to members of the community for Culture Night at Tuscan Elementary School in Maplewood, NJ.
Playing Capoeira
Members of Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira playing in the roda. Multi-level students work together cooperatively to demonstrate their art to members of the community.
Sharing Culture with the Community
Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira sharing art and culture with the community. Members of GLDC often participate in community events at schools, libraries and other community organizations to share, demonstrate, and play capoeira.
Playing Capoeira
Members of Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira play capoeira in the roda, demonstrating kicks and defensive movements.
Professora Amazonas
Professora Amazonas playing the berimbau and leading the roda. The berimbau's rhythms are what set the rules of the game.
Goku
One of the newest members of Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira, Goku is working toward his first cord. He was invited to participate in the Tuscan School Culture Night performance, demonstrating what he has learned to the public with confidence and…
Cocorinha
Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira engages the community in the art of capoeira, getting the audience out of their seat to participate, learn and play.
Batería
Members of Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira provide ambiance and energy in the roda by leading the rhythms and songs.
Berimbau and Atabaque
The berimbau is the leader of the roda, setting the rules of the game, and the atabaque provides the pulse or the heartbeat.