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Performances

 

ART BRASIL provides high quality performances which aim to increase cultural awareness and promote social inclusion. 

 

Our team of professional dance artists and musicians are trained in Brazilian art forms and have a wealth of performance experience.

 

 

 

Performances are suitable for community and educational festivals, coporate events and interactive team building workshops. We perform a range of styles of Brazilian Music, Song & Dance:

 

Afro-Brazilian Styles

From enchanting traditional Afro-Brazilian rhythms, song & dance, to relaxing capoeira grooves accompanying elegant capoeira movement.

 

Energetic Samba

Exciting and infectious samba beats with energetic carnival dancers.

 

Acrobatic Capoeira

Vibrant rhythms to accompany dynamic acrobatic capoeira displays.

 

 

 

 

If you are interested in booking us for a performance, please contact us.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Past Performances

 

 

DRUM CAMP @ Bungay, Suffolk July 2010

ART BRASIL were invited back to Drum Camp -a renowned Annual World Music & Dance Festival held in Suffolk -to deliver workshops in Capoeira Dance and traditional Afro-Brazilian Music for the festival in July 2010!

 

 

SANITY FAIR @ Hanley June 2010

ART BRASIL & SAMBA CULTURA performed with RIFF RAFF, our Outreach Samba Band from Blurton High School, to open the Sanity Fair 2010 event on Saturday 19th June.

 

 

2010K Run @ Stoke May 2010

ART BRASIL & SAMBA CULTURA performed traditional Afro-Brazilian singing & hand drumming and Carnival Samba at Kings Hall Car Park for the 2010K Run on Sunday 30th May 2010.

 

 

WORLD HEALTH DAY @ BURSLEM PARK April 2010

ART BRASIL & SAMBA CULTURA performed live drumming and capoeira for World Health Day at Burslem Park on Sunday 11th April 2010.

 

 

FESTA BRASILEIRA @ KEELE UNIVERSITY March 2010

SAMBA CULTURA performed live for the Keele Capoeira Society Brazilian Night Fundraiser on Wednesday 31st March 2010.

 

 

KEELE UNIVERSITY DANCE SOCIETY SHOWCASE March 2010

ART BRASIL & SAMBA CULTURA performed live drumming and dance as guests at Keele University's Dance Society Annual Showcase on Tuesday 16th March 2010.

 

 

010 DANCE @ THE REGENT January 2010

Children from our Capoeira Kids! project took to the stage for the first time to perform in ART BRASIL's 4th appearance at the Regent Theatre's annual dance festival on 24 January 2010.

Pictures coming soon.

 

 

SPECTRUMS OF SOUND  November 2009

ART BRASIL and Samba Cultura performed at Planet Sound Community Arts' annual showcase at the Victoria Hall on 26th November. 

Click here for facebook gallery courtesy of Alan Taylor.

 

 

"ESTOU CONTENTE 2" @ The Leopard October 2009

Our second Brazilian Night "Estou Contente" at The Leopard in Burslem on 16th October featured live performances from ART BRASIL and Samba Cultura.

 

 

SAMBA MELA PARADE  September 2009

ART BRASIL and Samba Cultura parade and perform on stage for Stoke's SAMBA MELA at Hanley Park, Sunday 27th Sept. 

Click here for facebook gallery courtesy of Alan Taylor.

 

 

LEEK SUMMER JAM  August 2009

ART BRASIL performed with Samba Cultura at Leek's Summer Jam festival on Saturday 15th August 2009.

 

 

NANTWICH FESTIVAL August 2009

Samba Cultura performed in Nantwich Centre as part of their summer festival on 27th August 2009.

 

 

BATIZADO WEEKEND 2009 & "Estou Contente"  August 2009

Our third Batizado ceremony weekend included workshops in Capoeira, Samba Music and African dance. The weekend finished with our first Brazilian night "Estou Contente" at the Leopard in Burslem with performances by Planet Sound Drum School, Cuban group Yorubanto, ART BRASIL and Samba Cultura.

 

 

DRUM CAMP 2009 July 2009

ART BRASIL were the first to deliver capoeira workshops and perform capoeira in the 10 years of the famous World Music Festival.

Pictures on "Will Sherrat" - Capoeira ART BRASIL at Drum Camp on Facebook.

 

 

BURSLEM ARTS FESTIVAL  May 2009

ART BRASIL returned to the Burslem Arts Festival on Saturday 2nd May with Capoeira in the morning and Samba Cultura in the afternoon. 

Click here for link to pictures. 

 

 

09 DANCE @ THE REGENT January 2009

ART BRASIL returned to the Regent Theatre on Saturday 24th January 2009 to perform as part of the 09 Dance Festival.

Click here for link to pictures.

 

 

SPECTRUMS OF SOUND December 2008

ART BRASIL and Samba Cultura performed at Planet Sound Community Arts' annual showcase at the Victoria Hall on 14th December.
Pictures at Planet Sound

 

 

BURSLEM ARTS FESTIVAL December 2008

ART BRASIL and Samba Cultura performed for the Burslem Arts Festival and Xmas Lights Switch On on 6th December.

 

 

XMAS LIGHTS SWITCH ON November 2008

Samba Cultura paraded around the City Centre for the Xmas lights switch on on 13th November.

Pictures at Planet Sound

 

 

BATIZADO 2008  September 2008

Day of capoeira workshops and our second Batizado ceremony followed by our Fundraiser evening with Capoeira and Samba performances from ART BRASIL.

 

 

STRAWBERRY MOON FESTIVAL June 2008

ART BRASIL delivered workshops and performed for REAP's Strawberry Moon Festival on 28th June.

 

 

CENTRAL FOREST PARK  June 2008

ART BRASIL performed as part of the Stoke-on-Trent City Council Networking Event on 21st June.

 

 

CARNIVAL 2008 June 2008

ART BRASIL delivered Samba dance workshops and performed for the City Centre Carnival on 14th June.

Pictures courtesy of Planet Sound 

 

 

BURSLEM ARTS FESTIVAL May 2008

ART BRASIL gave informal workshops and performed throughout the day for the Burslem Arts Festival on 10th May.

 

 

FULL MOON March 2008

ART BRASIL performed as part of Planet Sound's showcase at the Full Moon in Newcastle-under-Lyme on 13th March.

Pictures courtesy of Planet Sound

 

 

08 DANCE @ THE REGENT February 2008

ART BRASIL performed Capoeira and another traditional Afro-Brazilian dance, Maculele as part of the Regent's Dance festival on 2nd February.

Pictures in our Gallery

 

 

CAPOEIRA FOR YOUTH! PERFORMANCE November 2007

Children from our Capoeira for Youth! Project (including Mill Hill Primary, St. Mary's Primary and St. Maragaret Ward High) performed for their family and friends to conclude the project on 28th November.

Pictures on our Gallery

 

 

BATIZADO 2007 August 2007

Day of capoeira workshops as part of our first Batizado Ceremony were held on 18th August.

Pictures on our Gallery

 

 

CARNIVAL 2007 June 2007

ART BRASIL joined Planet Sound's Samba Bateria in the City Centre Carnival on 16th June.

Pictures courtesy of Planet Sound

 

 

07 DANCE @ THE REGENT January 2007

ART BRASIL's first performance at the Regent Theatre's Dance Festival on 27th January.

Pictures on our Gallery

 

 

FUSION FESTIVAL September 2006

ART BRASIL performed Capoeira and Maculele, an Afro-Brazilian stick dance at Hanley Park's Fusion Festival on 3rd September.

 

 

BIG DANCE WORLD RECORD ATTEMPT July 2006

ART BRASIL members participated in the Big Dance World Record Attempt on 22nd July.

Pictures courtesy of BBC Stoke

 

 

CARNIVAL 2006 July 2006

ART BRASIL paraded performing capoeira moves for the City Centre Carnival on 1st July.

Pictures courtesy of Planet Sound