Posts Tagged ‘Capoeira’

Capoeira Pictures

Monday, July 6th, 2009

Capoeira Workshop

For more pictures of the Capoeira Workshop at the Chicago Japanese Culture Center, please click HERE

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Mestre Caxias visiting the JCC for Capoeria Workshop 7.2 - 7.4

Wednesday, July 1st, 2009

Capoeira Workshop 7.2009

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Taste of Chicago Demostration: 6.30

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

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The Taste is almost here!

The Japanese Culture Center will have a demonstration this 6.30 at 2:00  pm and 3:30 pm at  the Fun Time Stage is located at the southwest corner of Columbus & Jackson.

Additional Parking (at your own expense) is available at the following garages: Millennium Park, East Monroe, or Grant Park.  For more information call 312.616.0600 or visit www.millenniumgarages.com.

The festival is easily accessible by public transportation – for CTA, RTA and Metra travel routes, call 312.836.7000 or visit www.transitchicago.com.

Please visit www.tasteofchicago.com to see the full Taste of Chicago schedule, an interactive map, and participating restaurants.

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Capoeira

Friday, May 8th, 2009

What is Capoeira?

Developed in the 1500’s by African slaves in Brasil, Capoeira, the thrilling Afro-Brasilian martial art concealed as dance, was introduced to the United States almost twenty-five years ago. Capoeira has become one of Brasil’s top national sports (second only to soccer) and it has become firmly established in the U.S. Performed with a joy fully improvised spontaneity, Capoeira combines floor movements resembling breakdancing with agile acrobatic movements and kicks of grace and beauty. The “Soul of Capoeira” is the trance-like music of the berimbau, the musical bow of African origin. (more…)

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