Oakland, California: Workshops with Cm Chorão

   
FICA-Oakland has the pleasure to invite you to participate in workshops with Cm Chorão.

May 19 – 23

Wed & Friday
6:30 - 9 pm
at the FICA-Oakland space
Thursday
6:30 - 9 pm
Location TBA

Saturday
11 am – 2 pm, class
at the FICA-Oakland space
followed by:
roda at the Malcolm X Festival
roda and party at the FICA-Oakland space

Sunday
class & roda
at the FICA-Oakland space

The event is open to everybody
15$ weekdays, 20$ Saturday or Sunday

Please wear your uniform.

CM. Chorão is a disciple of M. Marrom and Grupo Acupe de Brotas from Salvador, Bahia.

Thanks to T Daniel of FICA-Oakland for the information.
   

Oakland, USA: Early Registration Reminder

   
9th Annual Capoeira Angola Women's Conference is for everyone, men and women!

Confirmed Attending:

Mestre Jurandir
Mestre Cobra Mansa
Contramestre Cris from Acanne
Contramestre Alicione from Angola Dobrada
Treineu Andrea from FICA

March 12-14

Three full days packed with 5 capoeira angola movement workshops, 2 music workshops, 2 dance classes, lunchtime lectures and discussions, party, reception, and 3 rodas!

There will be childcare offered and a special kids class and roda!

Special movie screen and marketplace on Saturday night to introduce female activists and artists from the Bay Area!
   

Oakland, California, USA: Women's Conference 2010!

  

Mark your calendars!

FICA-Oakland is proud to invite you all to "Puxa, puxa! Leva, leva!", the 2010 Women's Conference to be held in Oakland, California, March 12 - 14, 2010.

Check back for more information soon.

Thanks to Kweeks for the information.
 

Oakland, California, USA: A Visit from M Cobra Mansa

Mestre Cobra Mansa will be in Oakland, California leading classes in late November.

Who: M Cobra Mansa
What: Capoeira Angola Classes
Where: FICA-Oakland space, 2513 Magnolia Street Oakland, CA 94607
Why: Because we like it
&
When: November 27 - 29

Contact: danielmattar12 (at) hotmail (dot) com or call: 510 684 4797
website

Oakland, USA: Attack of the Treineus!!

June 11 - 14

Treineus Beto, Gege & Fabio will be in Oakland, California this weekend.

The idea is for the treineus, FICA-Oakland, and anyone else who can make ti that weekend to get together and train and share their knowledge of Capoeira Angola.

Have fun!

Oakland, USA: Special Workshops

FICA-Oakland presents workshops with
Contramestre Silvinho (Seattle/Belo Horizonte) & Treinel Baba (DC/Bahia)

Schedule
Friday, April 176:30 pm, music and movements

Saturday, April 18
10:00 am, music and movements
2:00 pm, roda

Sunday, April 19
11, music, movements and roda

Price: USD20 per day
Location: 2513 Magnolia Street, Oakland, Calífonia, USA
Tel: 510-835-2052
email: icafoakland (at) yahoo (dot) com
website

Have fun!

Mozambique: Mulheres are Maningue Nice

From Mocambique

FINALLY!
A REPORT BACK FROM MOZAMBIQUE!
MULHERES ARE MANINGUE NICE !

Back in July, Deepa and Bessa from FICA Oakland had the opportunity to travel with Mestre Jurandir to attend the 5th annual African Capoeira Angola Conference in Maputo, Mozambique. Mestre Jurandir has been traveling to Mozambique for the past four years to support a study group there. Surprisingly, there are not many Capoeira Angola groups in Africa. In Maputo we counted 2 groups, and in South Africa heard of no groups that played only capoeira angola. The group of boys who follow Mestre Jurandir in Maputo met him on his first visit there and in the classic way that angoleiros fall in love and leave all their other lovers they immediately decided that no matter what Mestre thought he was going to be their Mestre and they were going to train only angola.

From Mocambique

The group is large for an angola group with 15-20 people, mostly young men under 20, and there were only 2 girls who had just started training when we got there. Their talent is amazing. Boys with less than a year, or a year and a half in capoeira playing so well, with so much mandinga. They have a wonderful group of kids. We attended the 5th annual African Capoeira Angola Conference and they were all very patient and spent most of two days straight with us. Deepa and I helped out teaching a workshop on Saturday, playing berimbau in the rodas, and did a palestra about Women in Capoeira. There are not many women in the Angola groups there, some foreign women but not many Mocambicanas. We went around and had everyone say what they thought the reasons were that women didn't train capoeira. They came up with - their parents wouldn't let them, it was too late at night for them to be out, they thought it was something just for boys, or they felt intimidated. We talked about why it was important, based on Mestre Pastinha's philosophy, for women and men to learn and play capoeira together. We talked about how they had the opportunity in Mocambique since capoeira was so new, to start the tradition with already women and men together, unlike in Brazil where there were many many years where women did not play. The girls promised to try to bring more of their friends, and a few of the boys said they wanted to make an effort to bring their friends as well and make sure they felt comfortable. In short, it was awesome. The girls especially were inspiring. At the root of the problem, however, is a very different culture where women do not hold the same positions in societies as men and in many regards do not interact with men as equals. I'm happy to say that when I came back in August, however, there there two new women training!

From Mocambique

Maputo, the city, reminds me of Brazil- the streets, the people, everyone speaking portuguese. But then you look closer and see all the women in their capulans - their wrapped fabric skirts; you hear Shingana and other African languages - and you know you are in Africa Although capoeira angola may not be popular in the motherland, the angoleiros that are there are dedicated, inspired, and an inspiration to all other angoleiros around the world.

Sounds like an amazing trip.

If you are interested in helping the group in Maputo, Bessa bought a bunch of beautiful capulans back and is selling them to raise money for the group there. I know they have some at FICA-DC. If you are interested, email: ficadc (at) hotmail (dot) com.

Many thanks to Bessa of FICA-Oakland for the report.

Looking Back: FICA Conference 2004

Around here, everyone is getting ready for the Annual FICA conference this summer in Rio.

Still not sure if you are going to go?

Look at all the fun you'll be missing!

From the 2004 Annual FICA Conference in Oakland.