New York City: Celebrate M Pastinha with M João Grande

This looks like an amazing event! Take advantage of this unique opportunity to learn about the recent history of capoeira in Brazil with someone who lived it, as well as someone who pioneered the teaching of Capoeira Angola in the US. Hopefully there will be a lot of good questions (start thinking now, my friends...)

Workshop "120 Years of Mestre Pastinha!"

Date: April 4th - 5th, 2009
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Where: Capoeira Angola Center of Mestre João
Grande - 104 W 14th St. - 3rd Flr - New York, NY
Cost: $25 for the workshop
- $20 for the Roda.

Please join us to celebrate "120 Years of Mestre Pastinha!", the workshop taught by the legendary Mestre João Grande at his academy in NYC!

Mestre João Grande will be honoring his Mestre, Vicente Ferreira Pastinha! Mestre Pastinha was born on the 5th of April, 1889. He would be 120 Years old if he were alive. We will be celebrating the spirit of Mestre Pastinha, which lives on in each of us!

Mestre João Grande will be teaching the music and movements of Capoeira Angola, and sequences of movements of the old Mestres. He will also talk about Mestre Pastinha and his importance for Capoeira Angola, and show old pictures from his collection. To finalize the Saturday's Workshop, Mestre João Grande will answer your questions as well.

On Sunday, April 5th, Mestre João Grande will have a big Roda of Capoeira Angola to celebrate "120 Years of Mestre Pastinha!"

Program:
10::00 - 12 Noon:
Mestre João Grande will be teaching movements and sequences of movements of the Old Mestres
12:00 - 1:00 PM:
Lunch break
1:00 - 3:00 PM: Music Workshop (Mestre João Grande will be teaching Toques do Berimbau, Ladainhas & Corridos)
3:00 - 5:00 PM:
Questions & Answers (Mestre João Grande will be answering your Capoeira Angola questions, as well as talking about his experiences and History of Capoeira Angola)

Come to participate with Mestre João Grande to support Capoeira Angola Center of Mestre João Grande.

Please bring your instruments, axé, and desire to learn directly from a legend!

Feel free to bring flowers, fruits, and juices to share with our Capoeira Angola family.

All Capoeira styles and levels welcome!

Thanks for your support!

Health, Energy, Peace & Blessings,
and Axé to whom is from Axé!

Mestre João Grande

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Thanks to T Fabio for the information.