The Afro-Latin Lounge

Dear All,

Next Thursday - May the 7th - we will be doing a slide show presenting the Photo Expo "Na Roda da Capoeira" and a DVD screening showing the Film "Delicadamente Nobre".

The Photos Expo take as reference the Capoeira Inventory that happened in Brazil from 2006 to 2007: Inventory and Dossier for the register and safeguard of Capoeira as Cultural Legacy of Brazil developed by Laced/UFRJ* and co-ordinated by Wallace de Deus Barbosa (UFF).

Don't miss Ritmos da Terra Project/Show & Master Percussionist Pedro Lima farewell on the 22nd of May @ Mango Landing' ...

... also Pedro Lima's Master Classes still on every Tuesdays/Arcola Theatre in Dalston and Saturdays/The Thanet Center in Chalk Farm (kabula.org)
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May Program:

May the 3rd (4pm):

:: Pedro Lima workshop @ The Arcola as part of Green Sundays Project ... all are welcome (free). See http://www.arcolatheatre.com/ - Green Sundays.

May the 1st, 2nd & 3rd

:: Germany / Hanover: Capoeira Workshop @ Grupo N'Zinga (M. Paulo Siqueira) with M. Carlao (Kabula Arts & Cuture - London & Rio), Prof. Marcio (FICA - London & Salvador), Alex (East London Capoeira - London) and Prof. Rui (Senzala Group Copenhagen)

May the 7th: Slide Show & Film Screening @ The Arcola Theatre

:: Roda de Capoeira - 7pm to 8:30pm (donation)

:: Photo Expo - Slide show / 8:45pm (free)
Na Roda da Capoeira Photo Expo / Inventory and Dossier for the register and safeguard of Capoeira as Cultural Legacy of Brazil *

:: What is the Inventory? Talking about the Inventory with Masters, teachers and Capoeira community in general (9pm/9:15pm)

* Laboratorio de Pesquisas em Etnicidade, Cultura e Desenvolvimento UFRJ (Universidade Federal Fluminense)

:: DVD Screening - 9:20pm/9:40pm (free)

DELICADAMENTE NOBRE (delicately noble)Documentary . 20 min . Color . MiniDV . 2008 . Brazil - Rio de JaneiroThe career of Messias dos Santos, musician, painter and thinker of rural Afro-Brazilian culture – Master Messias as he is known. The film follows his thoughts, his painting and his music taking the viewer on a brief journey through the universe of this poet of Black Culture in Brazil.Director : Cecília LangScript : Cecília Lang

-- KabulaCapoeira Angola & Community ProjectsLondon/Rio/Austinhttp://www.kabula.org/

Direct from Brooklyn, Evidence, a dance company comes to London's Southbank Centre with three works by acclaimed choreographer Ronald K Brown on Thursday 7 and Friday 8 May.This is an extract from Order my steps, a piece set to Bob Marley, the Kronos Quartet and spoken word by Chad Boseman.