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REZAS E FOLHAS (PRAYERS & LEAVES) DANCE PERFORMANCE @ A+P
Choreographer and Viver Brasil Co-Artistic Director Vera Passos presents a blend of traditional Afro-Brazilian and indigenous dances and rhythms combined with experimental choreography and storytelling. This work in progress is rooted in the spiritual traditions of Candomblé. Passos translates the dances and rhythms of Orixá Ossain (owner of the sacred leaves), Orixá Obaluaiyê (bearer of epidemic diseases), and the caboclos (indigenous Brazilian spirits) into her contemporary gestural language. Together with the curing wisdom of the rezadeiras (female healers who chant prayers to cure), drumming, and mythological stories, the movements call for communal balance called axé.
Funding for this program comes from the LA County Performing Arts Recovery Grant and the New England Foundation for the Arts: National Dance Project.
DIA DE LEMANJA: DRUMMING AND DANCE WORKSHOP AT A+P
Come get a taste of the streets of Bahia and celebrate the powerful force of the ocean. This all-female ensemble is bringing dance, music, and song to honor Dia de Iemanjá (Day of Yemanjá), a popular celebration observed each February throughout Brasil—, and especially in Salvador, Bahia— for one of their most beloved oOrixás, also known as the Queen of the Sea (Rainha do Mar). In this one-hour experiential workshop, participants will enjoy a special performance akin to what you might see oin the beaches of Salvador on February 2nd, followed by an instructional towhere you will learn a popular dance, song, and rhythm rooted in the Afro-Brazilian tradition of Candomblé.
This public program will take place at Art + Practice’s public program space at 4334 Degnan Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90008.
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Art + Practice’s public program space is open for scheduled programs only. A+P’s staff opens the space one hour prior to the start of an in-person public program.
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Depending on COVID restrictions, A+P either organizes in-person programs at it’s public program space or virtually on A+P’s website. All programs are recorded and available to watch later on A+P’s website.