Posts Tagged ‘Capoeira’
Mestre Caxias visiting the JCC for Capoeria Workshop 7.2 - 7.4
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009
Taste of Chicago Demostration: 6.30
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009
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.
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…)
