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Partido Alto – Sambanui 2014
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Samba – Sambanui 2014
Bloco Orixala: Afro-Bloco, Dance and Percussion workshop
An interactive workshop by Global Grooves, as part of Creating Carnival 2014
Wednesday 23rd April 2014 – 6pm–9pm ($20)
The workshop is open to all, whatever your level of experience and/or ability. Welcome!
Following on from the Percussion, songs and dances of the Orixas course (21st April) we will develop an exciting and unique combined percussion and dance arrangement to explore and celebrate Brazilian carnival styles from Salvador.
The beats, songs and movements will draw influence from Brazilian Candomblé adopting percussion and dance themes to celebrate the Orixas. Continue reading
Creative Conversations: Brazil Carnival
An illustrated talk and seminar with Global Grooves, as part of Creating Carnival 2014
Easter Tuesday, 22nd April 2014 – 6pm-7pm (FREE)
An interesting insight into Brazilian Carnival and how these amazing cultural and community models have travelled the world and influenced carnival arts and social enterprise around the Globe. Guest speakers Eraldo Marques, Adriana Rosso and Leon Patel will be discussing different carnival traditions from Brazil and internationally and will include imagery, footage and first hand accounts into these fascinating spectacles.
We would welcome carnival groups and producers in New Zealand to share their experience of carnival at the seminar. If you would like to present a short piece about you and your work at this informal event then please contact us and we will arrange a slot for you. We would love to hear about your work. Continue reading
Percussion, songs and dances of the Orixas workshop
An interactive workshop by Global Grooves, as part of Creating Carnival 2014
Easter Monday, 21st April 2014 – 12noon-3pm ($20.00)
The workshop is open to all, whatever your level of experience and/or ability. Welcome!
This short but intensive master-class in Candomblé features African percussive phrasing and dance moves that have influenced Brazilian carnival traditions today as well as the ancient lost praise songs of age old African gods.
The workshop will be an opportunity for beginners to advanced dancers and musicians to come together to learn more about the roots of Brazilian carnival styles such as Samba and Maracatu and learn new rhythms, choreography, songs and techniques. At the end of the workshop we will bring all these elements together for an informal combined percussion and dance celebration. Continue reading
Relay for Life 2014
A lovely day, and a very good cause
This 24-hour Cancer Society fundraising event celebrates cancer survivors and caregivers and remembers loved ones lost to cancer, and it’s really rather awesome.
We were invited to lead the participants around the first lap of the Relay for Life again this year, and we were really honoured to do so.
It was a beautiful day, there was a large turnout including many school groups taking part, and the atmosphere was brilliant. What a great gig! Continue reading
Mt Cook School Gala
Happy happy joy joy
We arrived at the school playground in the middle of the outdoor disco. The DJ was playing Pharrell’s song “Happy”, which always makes me happy, and I knew it was going to be a lovely gig.
Mt Cook is an inner city, multicultural primary school with an energetic, inclusive vibe. Kate and Gurdip both have kids at the school, which I guess is one of the reasons why we were invited to play at their fundraising gala today.
Dazzer and Tim G did the directing honours, and both worked hard to get the audience involved. It was lovely to watch the kids gradually realise that Dazzer was directing them to turn around with us every forth bar in Six-Eight, and very cool to see them all following our choreography and having a great time. Continue reading