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EducArte’s Brazilian Dance Workshop
2021-10-23 14:00 - 14:45 (America/New_York) | St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 4512 College Avenue, College Park, Maryland, 20740
This event is free and open to the public. While primarily intended for adults, everyone is welcome. Please note that this time the workshop will be held at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church at 4512 College Avenue in College Park, MD.
Learn from Brazilian dancer Andressa Telles, formal carnival queen from Santos, Brazil. Andressa will demonstrate and teach the basics of samba dance. Also stay for our percussion ensemble workshop with André Coelho immediately following the dance workshop!
This is a regularly occurring Brazilian dance meetup to create a new community ensemble. All levels are welcome to participate.
The event is a program of College Park-based arts non-profit EducArte. Special thanks to event sponsor, the College Park Arts Exchange.
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ABRACE weekly music lessons
2021-10-23 10:30 - 12:00, 2021-10-16 10:30 - 12:00 | McLean High School, 1633 Davidson Rd, McLean, VA, 22101, United States
For ABRACE members only. To learn more about ABRACE, visit abracebrasil.org. Learn more about EducArte’s music program with ABRACE here.

Choro Lecture Series: Choro as an Element of Brazilian National Identity, by Bryan McCann, PhD
2021-10-22 18:00 - 19:30 | Old Parish House of College Park, 4711 Knox Rd, College Park, MD, 20740, United States
In this lecture, Bryan McCann, PhD, talks about choro’s influence in Brazilian music and society. Choro musicians, who were virtuosic by necessity, became the go-to studio musicians in the early radio and recording industry of Rio de Janeiro. Later legends of Brazilian music like Villalobos and bossa nova great Tom Jobim studied choro and brought these qualities to their respective genres and music. McCann will also talk about the relationship between choro and bossa nova, as well as bossa nova as a global genre.
This is a free, in-person, and socially distanced event that will later be posted to EducArte’s YouTube page. EducArte follows all City of College Park, Prince George’s County, and Maryland State safety guidelines.
About Bryan McCann:
Bryan McCann is Professor of Latin American History and Chair of the History Department at Georgetown University. He is a specialist in Brazilian cultural and social history. He is the author of Hello, Hello Brazil: Popular Music in the Making of Modern Brazil (Duke University Press, 2004), João Gilberto and Stan Getz’s Getz/Gilberto (Bloomsbury, 2018), and numerous other publications on Brazilian music, urban history, and their broader implications.
This project was made possible by a grant from Maryland Humanities, with funding received from the Maryland Historical Trust in the Maryland Department of Planning. Maryland Humanities’ Grants Program is also supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities and private funders. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this series do not necessarily represent those of Maryland Humanities, Maryland Historical Trust, Maryland Department of Planning, or National Endowment for the Humanities.
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Learn more about the full Choro Lecture Series this fall.

Pablo’s Baile at Bossa Bistro
2021-10-21 21:30 - 23:30, 2021-09-16 21:30 - 23:30, 2021-08-19 21:30 - 23:30 | Bossa Bistro, 2463 18th Street NW, Washington, DC, 20009, United States
Pablo’s Baile occurs every third Thursday of the month at Bossa Bistro! An electrifying mix of percussion, passion, and Brazilian Portuguese, Pablo’s Baile showcases the best of live Brazilian dance music, including samba and forró.
$10 at the door
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EducArte’s Brazilian Percussion Workshop & Jam: Ijexá Rhythm Edition
2021-10-09 15:00 - 16:30 | Old Parish House of College Park, 4711 Knox Rd, College Park, MD, 20740, United States
This event is free and open to the public. While primarily intended for adults, everyone is welcome. It will be held at the Old Parish House of College Park at 4711 Knox Road.
Learn from and jam with Brazilian samba master percussionist André Coelho from Rio de Janeiro. André will show and demonstrate each of the essential Brazilian percussion instruments. Participants will learn basic rhythms and the event will finish with a jam session.
We will have some percussion instruments, like pandeiros, tamborins, and surdos for participants. But please bring your instrument if you have one.
This is a regularly occurring Brazilian percussion meetup to create a new community ensemble. All levels are welcome to participate.
The event is a program of College Park-based arts non-profit EducArte. Special thanks to event sponsor, the College Park Arts Exchange.
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EducArte’s Brazilian Dance Workshop
2021-10-09 14:00 - 14:45 | Old Parish House of College Park, 4711 Knox Rd, College Park, MD, 20740, United States
This event is free and open to the public. While primarily intended for adults, everyone is welcome. It will be held at the Old Parish House of College Park at 4711 Knox Road.
Learn from Brazilian samba dancer Katie Kirkpatrick, who has been performing and teaching in the DC area for over ten years. She has trained with some of the best samba experts in the country, as well as from Brazil, and specializes in choreography, technique, and stylings. Katie will demonstrate and teach the basics of samba dance. Also stay for our percussion ensemble workshop with André Coelho immediately following the dance workshop!
This is a regularly occurring Brazilian dance meetup to create a new community ensemble. All levels are welcome to participate.
The event is a program of College Park-based arts non-profit EducArte. Special thanks to event sponsor, the College Park Arts Exchange.
Register for free
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Choro Lecture Series: African and European Connections in Brazilian Choro, presented by Tom Rohde
2021-10-08 18:00 - 19:30 | Old Parish House of College Park, 4711 Knox Rd, College Park, MD, 20740, United States
In this lecture, Tom Rohde demonstrates how African dances, such as lundu, were combined with the European polca and schottische to create choro, a uniquely Brazilian rhythm. This mixing was controversial at the time because Brazilian high society discriminated against African cultural products.
About Tom Rohde:
Mr. Rohde is a classical guitarist and musicologist who earned a Bachelor of Music degree from Ithaca College and a Master of Music degree from the New England Conservatory. He is currently a Ph.D. candidate in musicology at Catholic University with a minor in Latin American music. His area of specialization is Brazilian music and culture and his dissertation focuses on cultural adaptation and recontextualization in Brazilian popular song. His knowledge of Brazilian music has been enhanced through his experience performing with Brazilian music groups in Boston and Washington D.C. for more than twenty years. While living in Boston he was a member of the New World Guitar Trio, with whom he recorded the CD Exiled and toured throughout Brazil, Taiwan, and the United States. Mr. Rohde is a contributing author to the Greenwood Encyclopedia of Latin American Popular Music and he currently teaches Music Literature and Music in Western Civilization at Catholic University and he is a Lecturer of Music History and Culture at George Washington University.
This project was made possible by a grant from Maryland Humanities, with funding received from the Maryland Historical Trust in the Maryland Department of Planning. Maryland Humanities’ Grants Program is also supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities and private funders. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this series do not necessarily represent those of Maryland Humanities, Maryland Historical Trust, Maryland Department of Planning, or National Endowment for the Humanities.
This is a free, in-person, and socially distanced event that will later be posted to EducArte’s YouTube page. EducArte follows all City of College Park, Prince George’ County and Maryland State safety guidelines.
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Learn more about the full Choro Lecture Series this fall.

Pablo Regis Quartet at Mr. Henry's
2021-10-07 19:30 - 22:30, 2021-09-02 19:30 - 22:30 | Mr. Henry’s, 601 Pennsylvania Avenue SE, Washington, DC, 20003, United States
The Pablo Regis Quartet will play at Mr. Henry’s as part of “Groove Thursdays,” a series featuring the best of Brazilian music in Washington, DC.
Mr. Henry’s is artist friendly and offers opportunities to many performers in this area. Make sure you get your seats early because ticket holders are always guaranteed to get the best seats in the house!
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NextLOOK residency: Ainihi e Alteridade: Performing Otherness
2021-10-01 19:00 - 21:00 | Joe’s Movement Emporium, 3309 Bunker Hill Road, Mount Rainier, MD, 20712, United States
NextLOOK artist residency, The Clarice at the University of Maryland + Joe’s Movement Emporium
This new dance and music project examines ainihi (“identity” in Hausa) and alteridade (“otherness” in Portuguese) based on the traditions of Nigeria and Brazil. Multidisciplinary artists Sinclair Ogaga Emoghene, Pablo Regis, and Kate Spanos create a collaborative work that includes new and traditional songs and dances, an audience feedback session, and an artist discussion.
This is a final open rehearsal, where the audience will be asked to participate in the creation process (at whatever level they are comfortable). This event will be preceded by three days of open rehearsals on Tuesday 9/28, Wednesday 9/29, and Thursday 9/30 at 7-9PM.
More information at Joe’s Movement Emporium and The Clarice.
This event is part of NextLOOK. In partnership between The Clarice and Joe’s Movement Emporium, NextLOOK supports the development of new music, plays, dance and other experiences by regionally-based performing artists. These artists are mentored by seasoned arts administrators from The Clarice and Joe’s Movement Emporium to construct innovative methods of deepening the audience’s involvement in their creative process. By removing logistical barriers of cost and space and providing a sounding board for artists creating new work, NextLOOK invests in the regional arts ecology and creates an accessible, exploratory environment that connects intriguing artists with adventurous audiences.
Made possible, in part, by the Maryland State Arts Council and the Morris & Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation.

NextLOOK open rehearsal: Ainihi e Alteridade: Performing Otherness
2021-09-30 19:00 - 21:00, 2021-09-29 19:00 - 21:00, 2021-09-28 19:00 - 21:00 | Joe’s Movement Emporium, 3309 Bunker Hill Road, Mount Rainier, MD, 20712, United States
NextLOOK artist residency, The Clarice at the University of Maryland + Joe’s Movement Emporium
This new dance and music project examines ainihi (“identity” in Hausa) and alteridade (“otherness” in Portuguese) based on the traditions of Nigeria and Brazil. Multidisciplinary artists Sinclair Ogaga Emoghene, Pablo Regis, and Kate Spanos create a collaborative work that includes new and traditional songs and dances, a carnival-style parade, an audience feedback session and an artist discussion.
Join us throughout the week on September 28, 29, and 30 for open rehearsals from 7-9PM. We will do a final open rehearsal at the end of the week on Friday, October 1 at 7PM.
More information at Joe’s Movement Emporium and The Clarice.
This event is part of NextLOOK. In partnership between The Clarice and Joe’s Movement Emporium, NextLOOK supports the development of new music, plays, dance and other experiences by regionally-based performing artists. These artists are mentored by seasoned arts administrators from The Clarice and Joe’s Movement Emporium to construct innovative methods of deepening the audience’s involvement in their creative process. By removing logistical barriers of cost and space and providing a sounding board for artists creating new work, NextLOOK invests in the regional arts ecology and creates an accessible, exploratory environment that connects intriguing artists with adventurous audiences.
Made possible, in part, by the Maryland State Arts Council and the Morris & Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation.

EducArte’s Brazilian Percussion Workshop & Jam: Ijexá Rhythm Edition
2021-09-25 15:00 - 16:30 | St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 4512 College Avenue, College Park, Maryland, 20740
This event is free and open to the public. While primarily intended for adults, everyone is welcome. Please note that this time the workshop will be held at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church at 4512 College Avenue in College Park, MD.
Register for free
Learn from and jam with Brazilian samba master percussionist André Coelho from Rio de Janeiro. André will show and demonstrate each of the essential Brazilian percussion instruments. Participants will learn basic rhythms and the event will finish with a jam session. Also come early for our dance workshop with Katie Kirkpatrick immediately before the percussion ensemble!
We will have some percussion instruments, like pandeiros, tamborins, and surdos for participants. But please bring your instrument if you have one.
This is a regularly occurring Brazilian percussion meetup to create a new community ensemble. All levels are welcome to participate.
The event is a program of College Park-based arts non-profit EducArte. Special thanks to event sponsor, the College Park Arts Exchange.
RSVP on Facebook

EducArte’s Brazilian Dance Workshop
2021-09-25 14:00 - 14:45 | St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 4512 College Avenue, College Park, Maryland, 20740
This event is free and open to the public. While primarily intended for adults, everyone is welcome. Please note that this time the workshop will be held at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church at 4512 College Avenue in College Park, MD.
Register for free
Learn from Brazilian samba dancer Katie Kirkpatrick, who has been performing and teaching in the DC area for over ten years. She has trained with some of the best samba experts in the country, as well as from Brazil, and specializes in choreography, technique, and stylings. Katie will demonstrate and teach the basics of samba dance. Also stay for our percussion ensemble workshop with André Coelho immediately following the dance workshop!

This is a regularly occurring Brazilian dance meetup to create a new community ensemble. All levels are welcome to participate.
The event is a program of College Park-based arts non-profit EducArte. Special thanks to event sponsor, the College Park Arts Exchange.
RSVP on Facebook

Irish dance workshop with Kate Spanos
2021-09-21 18:00 - 19:00 | University of Maryland Global Communities Living-Learning Program, College Park, MD, 20742, United States
Join us for an interactive workshop in Irish dance with dancer and dance scholar Kate Spanos, Ph.D., in partnership with the University of Maryland’s Global Communities Living-Learning Program. Participants will learn about the history of Irish dance in Ireland and the United States, and how it contributes to the Irish diaspora community worldwide. Participants will also learn some basic Irish dance steps.
Contact us for more information.

Choro performance (private event)
2021-09-20 15:30 - 16:30 | The Village at Rockville, 9701 Veirs Drive, Rockville, MD, 20850, United States

Capoeira workshop (private event)
2021-09-15 11:00 - 12:00 | Georgetown University, 37th and O Streets, N.W., Washington, DC, 20057, United States

Samba dance performance (private event)
2021-09-13 15:30 - 17:00 | The Village at Rockville, 9701 Veirs Drive, Rockville, MD, 20850, United States

Live Forró Jazz Performance at Social Beast
2021-09-04 20:00 - 23:00 | Social Beast, 2340 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC, 20007, United States
Mark your calendars now for a live forró performance featuring Rob Curto and Rose Moraes on Saturday, September 4!
Social Beast is a kitchen + bar with a beautiful outdoor cocktail garden, serving award-winning pizza, brunch, Tex-Mex, and cocktails.
There will be two shows at 8PM and 9:45PM:

8-9pm (doors open at 7PM) (RSVP on Facebook)
9:45-10:45 PM (doors open at 9:15PM) (RSVP on Facebook)

For more information, call (202) 347-7893.
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EducArte’s Brazilian Percussion Workshop & Jam
2021-08-28 15:00 - 17:00, 2021-07-31 15:00 - 17:00 | Old Parish House of College Park, 4711 Knox Rd, College Park, MD, 20740, United States
This event is free and open to the public. While primarily intended for adults, everyone is welcome. It will be held at the Old Parish House of College Park at 4711 Knox Road.
Learn from and jam with Brazilian samba master percussionist André Coelho from Rio de Janeiro. André will show and demonstrate each of the essential Brazilian percussion instruments. Participants will learn basic rhythms and the event will finish with a jam session.
We will have some percussion instruments, like pandeiros, tamborins, and surdos for participants. But please bring your instrument if you have one.
This is a regularly occurring Brazilian percussion meetup to create a new community ensemble. All levels are welcome to participate.
The event is a program of College Park-based arts non-profit EducArte. Special thanks to event sponsor, the College Park Arts Exchange.

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Brazilian frevo dance workshop at the Kennedy Center
2021-08-28 11:00 - 12:00 | Millennium Stage, 2700 F St NW, Washington, DC, 20566, United States
Learn frevo, a high energy Brazilian carnival dance from northeastern Brazil! Kate Spanos of Mexe Com Tudo will teach you some basic frevo steps, with a focus on joyous self-expression. Wear comfortable shoes. All are welcome! The movement will be accessible and adaptable to all abilities.
Mexe Com Tudo is a carnival group in Recife, Brazil founded by Otávio Bastos and Marília Cavalcanti. Mexe Com Tudo offers frevo dance classes to students and student-teachers in Recife and abroad (via Zoom) that focus on freedom of expression, improvisational strategies and the cultural history of frevo. Mexe Com Tudo also has an award-winning YouTube channel dedicated to all things frevo at www.youtube.com/mexecomtudo.
This workshop is part of On Deck: Women Shredding Through Boundaries at the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage (outside at the Reach Plaza). This is an all-inclusive festival featuring women in action sports and music. Join us from August 26-28 as the presenters carve out space in the unconventional arenas of jazz and skateboarding for a more equal future together.
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Pablo Regis Quartet at Mr. Henry's
2021-08-05 20:00 - 23:00 | Mr. Henry’s, 601 Pennsylvania Avenue SE, Washington, DC, 20003, United States
The Pablo Regis Quartet will play at Mr. Henry’s as part of “Groove Thursdays,” a series featuring the best of Brazilian music in Washington, DC.
Mr. Henry’s is artist friendly and offers opportunities to many performers in this area. Make sure you get your seats early because ticket holders are always guaranteed to get the best seats in the house!
Purchase tickets

For All Dance Party with Rose Moraes and Rob Curto
2021-07-24 18:30 - 21:00 | Joe’s Movement Emporium, 3309 Bunker Hill Road, Mount Rainier, MD, 20712, United States
You are invited to EducArte’s “For All Dance Party” Outdoors at Joe’s Movement Emporium! Join us Saturday, July 24th at 7PM to learn a new dance and shimmy the night away!
This event is for all ages so bring the entire family!
Join us for a forró dance party featuring master accordion player Rob Curto and Brazilian vocalist Rose Moraes. Forró (foh-HO) is a two-step partner dance from northeastern Brazil that everyone can pick up easily.
Come early at 6:30PM to warm up and learn some dance tips with instructors Kate Spanos and Pablo Regis.
About the artists:
Rob Curto is an accordionist, composer, and educator based in Philadelphia. Rob has a prolific career touring and composing, gaining notoriety for his mastery of the piano accordion, exciting harmonic blends, and general musicianship across genres and musical boundaries. He is a founding member of the “Brazilian bluegrass” band Matuto and has played with artists such as Lila Downs, David Krakauer, Kiran Ahluwalia, and Dominguinhos. To learn more about Rob Curto, visit www.robcurto.com.
Singer and poet Rose Moraes brings the soul of Brazilian music to the world. Born in the south of Brazil near São Paulo, she has performed in Switzerland, Poland, Brazil, and the US, where she now resides. She has opened for Diana Ross at BET “Walk of Fame” in Washington, DC and performed at venues and festivals such as The Library of Congress, The Chamber of Commerce (Brazil-USA), The National Zoo, Adams Morgan Day Festival, Artscape (Baltimore), NYC at Zinc Bar, and The Iridium. To learn more about Rose Moraes, visit www.rosemoraesmusic.com.

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Forró dance lesson with Gui Prada
2021-07-24 17:00 - 18:00 | Joe’s Movement Emporium, 3309 Bunker Hill Road, Mount Rainier, MD, 20712, United States
Join us for a forró dance lesson with instructor Gui Prada!
Warm up for EducArte’s For All Dance Party with Rob Curto and Rose Moraes at Joe’s Movement Emporium with a special forró lesson taught by instructor Gui Prada! Gui is an internationally known Brazilian social dance instructor, with expertise in zouk, forró, and more.
The lesson will run from 5-6PM, and the dance party will start at 7PM. Tickets for the class are $15, but if you show your ticket for the dance party afterwards, you will get a $5 discount on the class ($10). Payment by Venmo or cash on site.
About the dance party:
Join us for a forró dance party featuring master accordion player Rob Curto and Brazilian vocalist Rose Moraes. Forró (foh-HO) is a two-step partner dance from northeastern Brazil that everyone can pick up easily. Tickets are available here: www.joesmovement.org/listofevents/educarte
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Workshop: An Overview of Philippine Native Music with Bo Razón Part II
2021-07-23 19:00 - 20:15 | Online
Bo Razón, photo by Judy Razón
This presentation will be a continuation of Bo Razon’s first EducArte workshop on July 2 about native Philippine music, covering pre-colonial music roots from two Philippine ethnolinguistic regions which have now become the main sources for Filipino world music. Various ethnic instruments and rhythms from both the Northern & Southern tribes will be demonstrated. The focus will be on bamboo and gong instruments as well as the native boat lutes. The workshop will also examine the Hispanic influence in Philippine music from over three centuries of colonization. Various stringed instruments like the Philippine Banduria & Laúd will be featured as well.
About Bo Razón:
Bo Razón is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, recording artist, and educator. His influences are mainly native music from North & Sub-Saharan Africa, Cuba, Southeast Asia, Brazil, the Caribbean, North America, the Iberian peninsula, and the Middle East. Passionate about traditional music of indigenous world cultures as well as contemporary music genres, he seeks ways in which the two may coalesce organically. His skill sets have brought him to work in a musical capacity with several global institutions of art and culture such as the British Council, the Goethe Institut, the Alliance Francaise, Instituto Cervantes, and the Philippine National Commission for Culture & the Arts. He has taught World & Afro-Latin music at the University of the Philippines, as well as teaching music to K-12 school kids in California. Bo plays several stringed and skinned (percussion) instruments from diverse global cultures and has performed with many major artists from around the world in many settings and venues in Asia, Europe, and the Americas.
