Highlights from 2025
What an amazing year! For EducArte, 2025 was about continuing to grow our community-centered work in Brazilian music and dance throughout the DMV.
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Programming
Bateria EducArte performs at the Wheaton Arts Parade
This weekend was Bateria EducArte’s first time at the Wheaton Arts Parade! Our dancers and musicians had a blast and are already looking forward to next year.
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Sarau de Samba celebrates #ArtAllNight at Eaton DC
EducArte’s Sarau de Samba was the headliner for Eaton DC’s Art All Night on Saturday, September 13! It was a joyous evening of samba, capoeira with Capoeira Malês Maryland, and old and new friends.
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EducArte commemorates Brazilian Independence Day with a free Sarau de Samba
Our Sarau de Samba on Sunday, September 7, was offered free to the public to mark Brazilian Independence Day, thanks to a grant from the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Regional Services Center.
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EducArte presents Ilê Aiyê in Washington, DC
On Friday, September 5, Ilê Aiyê took the stage at UDC Theater of the Arts for a concert that brought powerful samba-afro rhythms and Afro-Brazilian dance to DC, along with a message of pride and resistance.
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Ilê Aiyê leads a community workshop and jams with Black Alley at DC’s Go-Go Museum
Ilê Aiyê led a community workshop on Thursday, September 4, bringing together people from across the area’s Brazilian music and dance scene the day before their concert at the UDC Theater of the Arts. The event was held at the Go-Go Museum, a community-centered space in historic Anacostia dedicated to celebrating, preserving, and sharing the city’s homegrown go-go music through interactive exhibits, live performances, historic artifacts, and educational programs.
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Summer Samba Challenge complete and fall classes starting next month
Last week, we wrapped up our Summer Samba Challenge! It was a fantastic month of weekly sessions, including: a short workout to prepare our bodies to dance, intensive samba technique, and a Brazilian dance taster series.
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Brazilian Arts Academy students learn Festa Junina traditions
In preparation for Festa Junina (Brazil’s June celebrations), our Brazilian Arts Academy students learned about forró and quadrilha in our latest spring session.
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EducArte performs at the International Dance Experience at the Publick Playhouse
Our samba dancers, led by Mariana Triginelli and featuring special guest Andressa Telles, brought the carnival energy, and our bateria came out in force.
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Brazilian Arts Academy students learn about samba and legendary group Fundo de Quintal
Sessions were filled with energy and discovery as students learned the basics of samba and connected with Brazilian heritage through hands-on music-making.
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