Join us for our neighborhood Irish céilí to celebrate the summer! EducArte presents its second College Park céilí, an Irish social gathering filled with traditional music and dance. We will learn some basic Irish dance steps and group dances, accompanied by live music by some of the region's best Irish musicians. The dance caller will […]
https://youtube.com/shorts/dSIXqqG9tjo?feature=share Join us for an extra special Brazilian percussion workshop with members of powerhouse Rio street carnival band, Monobloco! Participants will learn from Brazilian percussion masters how to play rhythms on each of the bateria instruments, including tamborim, chocalho, surdo, and and other samba instruments. This is face-to-face learning and performance opportunity with Rio de […]
Meet friends for a Brazilian Portuguese language meetup before Brazilian percussion group Monobloco plays at Glen Echo Park! We are organizing a meetup at 7PM to practice Portuguese conversation skills before the Monobloco concert starts at 8PM. The group will meet at the picnic tables in front of the Spanish Ballroom. Come join us for […]
The joyous energy of the Rio de Janeiro carnival comes to the DC area!
Join us to celebrate the release of Scott Kettner’s new book, “The Essential Pandeiro Method,” on Saturday, July 2 at Eaton House in downtown DC.
This is a regularly occurring Brazilian dance workshop hosted by EducArte. All levels are welcome to participate. Learn the basics of Recife's carnival dance, frevo! Dancer and dance scholar Kate Spanos will demonstrate and teach frevo dance using the methodology of Mexe Com Tudo (Otávio Bastos) of Recife. Also stay for our percussion ensemble workshop […]
Learn from Brazilian samba master percussionist André Coelho from Rio de Janeiro! André will show and demonstrate each of the essential Brazilian samba percussion instruments. We will have some percussion instruments available for participants to use, but please bring your own instruments if you have any. This is a regularly occurring Brazilian percussion ensemble practice. […]
Pablo's Baile is happening on the second Thursday of the month in July, one week early! An electrifying mix of percussion, passion, and Brazilian Portuguese, Pablo's Baile showcases the best of live Brazilian dance music, including samba and forró. Pablo's Baile was featured in Washington City Paper in December 2021! Check it out: City Lights—Pablo's […]
Register for Strathmore's 14th Annual UkeFest, where EducArte's executive director and co-founder Pablo Regis will be teaching cavaquinho (Brazilian style ukulele). It’s not too early to plan a strummer of a summer learning (or perfecting) your ukulele skills! UkeFest Artistic Directors Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer return along with Herb Ohta, Jr., Daniel Ward, Eve […]
This is a regularly occurring Brazilian dance workshop hosted by EducArte. All levels are welcome to participate. Learn the basics of Recife's carnival dance, frevo! Dancer and dance scholar Kate Spanos will demonstrate and teach frevo dance using the methodology of Mexe Com Tudo (Otávio Bastos) of Recife. Also stay for our percussion ensemble workshop […]
Learn from Brazilian samba master percussionist André Coelho from Rio de Janeiro! André will show and demonstrate each of the essential Brazilian samba percussion instruments. We will have some percussion instruments available for participants to use, but please bring your own instruments if you have any. This is a regularly occurring Brazilian percussion ensemble practice. […]
Join us at Strathmore's UkeFest for an evening performance by both professional and amateur ukulele players, including UkeFest faculty member and EducArte executive director Pablo Regis (cavaquinho). The programs starts with a half-hour open mic for UkeFest students followed by an amazing lineup of our esteemed instructors. Lineup: 6:30pm: Open Mic (UkeFest students) 7:00pm: […]
