April 7-10th, 2022
Event Locations:
Mint Museum
Dupp & Swat
Contact us:
blocoafroayedun@gmail.comSCHEDULE (tentative):
Thursday, April 7th:
Pre-festival
Location:UNC Charlotte
Afternoon dance workshop and panel discussion featuring UNCC faculty scholars in Brazilian arts, history and culture
Opening Ceremony
Location: Mint Museum
6:15pm: Welcome and Historical Reverence
6:30pm-7:30pm: The Spirit of the Drum: African Brazilian drumming class with Luciano Xavier & Jose Ricardo
7:30-9pm: Danca Afro dance workshop with Nildinha Fonseca
9-9:30pm: Wrap up - Film during social
Friday, April 8th:
Location: CAMP NORTH END
@Goodyear Arts
6:30-7:45pm: Orixa Dance workshop with Vera Passos
@Dupp & Swat
8:00-9:30pm: LAVAGEM!
8:20-8:45pm: Performances
8:45-9:15pm: Capoeira Roda
9-10:15pm: Music
Saturday, April 9th:
Location: Mint Museum
9:45-10:00am Check-in
10:00-10:45am Children's class
10:45-11:15am: Homage to Indigenous lands/people
11:20-:12:45pm: Samba de Caboclo dance workshop - Rosangela Silvestre & José Ricardo
12:45-2:00pm: Capoeira workshop - Mestre Jelon
2:00-3:00pm: BREAK/lunch
3:00-4:00pm: Samba de Roda - Nildinha
4:05-5:00pm: Performances
7pm: Night celebration
Location: Nine Eighteen Nine
7:15pm. Doors open
7:30-8:30pm Samba Afro class w/ live drumming - Dandha
8:30-9pm Samba - Janete
9-10am - DJ
Sunday, April 10th:
Location: Goodyear Arts
10-11:30am: Silvestre Technique - Rosangela Silvestre
11:30-12pm: Closing