Capoeira workshop

During Ekstremsportveko you´ll have a unique opportunity to learn the art of capoeira!

Where:  Fraktgodsen
When:   Tuesday 29.06 from 14.00 – 16.00
              Wednesday 30.06 from 14.00 – 16.00

On Tuesday 29th of June and Wednesday 30th of June, two talented instructors from the Beija-Flor project in Brazil will host a workshop in capoeira, which consists of acrobatics, rythms and music! They are both connected to the Norwegian-Brazilian organisation Kolibri - Childern At Risk Foundation.

Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian art form that combines elements of martial arts, music, and dance. It was created in Brazil by slaves from Africa, especially from Angola, Mozambique and Congo sometime after the sixteenth century. It was developed in the region of Quilombo dos Palmares, located in the Brazilian state of Alagoas, which was the state of Pernambuco before dismemberment, and has had great influence on Afro-Brazilian generations, with strong presence in the states of Bahia, Pernambuco, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.

Participants form a roda, or circle, and take turns either playing musical instruments (such as the Berimbau), singing, or ritually sparring in pairs in the center of the circle. The sparring is marked by fluid acrobatic play, feints, takedowns, and with extensive use of leg sweeps and kicks. Its origins and purpose are a matter of debate, with theories ranging from views of Capoeira as a uniquely Brazilian folk dance with improvised fighting movements to claims that it is a battle-ready fighting form directly descended from ancient African techniques.

Prices:
15 years or younger: 200 NOK
16 years or older: 300 NOK
With Ekstremsportveko pass: 200 NOK

You need to have an Ekstremsportveko pass in order to take part in the capoeira course for reduced price. Thus, you need to have either a participant pass, extreme pass, festival pass, day pass thursday, day pass friday or day pass saturday. 

Register here or call 55 90 96 90 to secure a spot for the course,  You may also register in Fraktgodsen on Tuesday 29.06 if there are still spots left.
Please note: First come first served

Any profit of this cooperation between Ekstrensportveko and KolibriCARF, will go to the work with at risk children in São Paulo.