Fundação Internacional de Capoeira Angola
Camaradas! Antes tarde do que nunca!
We would like to thank all and each of you that made this event possible! Special thanks go to the the guests that came to share their knowledge and wisdom with all of us, much gratitude to mestras Janja, Paulinha and Gege, CMs Andrea and Cris!
FICA DC joined Mestre João Grande and Mestre Jelon Vieira at the 2017 Folklife Festival. Immigration and migration through cross-cultural and inter-generational dialogue was the program’s theme, offering a perfect platform for presenting the art of Capoeira Angola. The bateria accompanied two rodas side by side for an uninterrupted span of games between practitioners from academies across the globe. For what felt more like a Capoeira family reunion than a public demonstration, the opportunity to diffuse knowledge of Capoeira to a diverse and interested audience was not lost.
http://www.festival.si.edu/2017/on-the-move/mestre-joao-grande/smithsonian