Capoeira or Capuera?
The history of a Brazilian Martial Art
Talk by Master Marcio Mendes
Tuesday, November 24 @ 3 pm
TF 102 - Teefy Hall (57 Queen’s Park Crescent East) University of Toronto
Free Attendance / Talk in English
Capuera or capoeira? Is it a dance? A fight? Or a game? Has it begun in Africa or Brazil? In this talk you will have an overview about different aspects of capuera: its definition, history, music and movements. We will go through a short journey about where and when it all began. In 2014 UNESCO acknowledge it as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. We will also discuss on the way the movements define their styles from ancient to modern ones such as TRECIRAL.
Master Márcio Mendes is from Belém, Amazon Region in Brazil. In Canada since 1999, Mendes has given classes, performances, and lectures in several universities including Canada, England, Angola, Mozambique, Germany, Australia, Trinidad & Tobago, Turkey and Portugal. Mendes holds a MA in Fine Art from York University and currently pursuing a philosophy degree. He published a book on TRECIRAL technic created based on capuera and Afro-Brazilian religion movements.
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