GBCJ Roots Festival 2011
Schedule
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Graduado Caçapa has an awesome capoeira program for the long weekend of Friday 23rd to Sunday 25th, September 2011.
Friday and Saturday includes an intensive 2 day course covering all aspects of Bantus Capoeira Culture.
The course will cover:
- The roots and history of capoeira.
- Capoeira Angola
- Capoeira Regional
- Capoeira Instruments, Music and Singing
- Samba de Roda
- Maculelê
- Forró
On Sunday we’ll be presenting capoeira in our local Inokashira Park at MISHOP WORLD FESTIVAL 2011. After dinner we’ll visit Axé da Bahia‘s open roda in Kichijoji.
We’ll be watching exclusive documentaries, sampling some powerful Brazilian food, learning many new things about capoeira and also getting to know other GBCJ members.
It will be an unforgettable experience for everyone.
Here’s the program:
Friday 23rd September, 2011
Time: 1.00pm – 10.30pm
Location: Mitaka Dai San Chugakkou Junior High School
Theme: 1.00pm-8.30pm: Roots and History of Capoeira. Capoeira Angola. Samba de Roda. Forró. 9.30pm-10.30pm: Dinner at Brazilian restaurant in Kichijoji.
Clothes: Colour capoeira pants, indoor capoeira shoes, GBC capoeira t-shirt.
Please no white capoeira pants with cord or sleeveless t-shirts.
What to Bring: Bring a spare GBC t-shirt and change of clothes, sweat towel, sports drink etc. Bring your capoeira instruments and GBCJ members book!
Saturday 24th September, 2011
Time: 2.00pm – 10.30pm
Location: Mitaka Dai San Chugakkou Junior High School
Theme: 2.00pm-3.00pm: Roda do Mês. 3.00pm-8.30pm: Roots and History of GBCJ. Capoeira Regional. Maculelê. 9.30pm-10.30pm: Street Roda/Dinner
Clothes: Outdoor capoeira shoes, White GBC capoeira pants with cord, GBC capoeira t-shirt.
What to Bring: Bring a spare GBC t-shirt and change of clothes, sweat towel, sports drink etc Bring your capoeira instruments and GBCJ members book!
Sunday 25th September, 2011
Time: 1.30pm – 11.00pm
Location: Inokashira West Park
Theme: 1.30pm-2.30pm: Park Roda. 2.30pm-3.00pm: MISHOP WORLD FESTIVAL 2011 (Free capoeira workshop for the public). Roda Time/Free Time/Dinner Time. 9.30pm-11.00pm: Axé da Bahia Open Roda.
Clothes: Outdoor capoeira shoes, White GBC pants with cord, GBCJ uniform t-shirt for MISHOP.
What to Bring: Bring a spare GBC t-shirt and change of clothes, sweat towel, sports drink etc
Cost: 5000yen
I’m really looking forward to this amazing weekend of capoeira. I think it will be fascinating look into the world of capoeira and an unmissable event for all GBCJ members! I’m counting on your participation and co-operation to make this event unforgettable.
See you there!
Axé
Graduado Caçapa
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