Bahia in Motion: Abrindo Caminhos
(Opening Pathways)
Saturday, Sept 30 at 7pm
The pieces from Bahia In Motion's Orcas Island show: Abrindo Caminhos (Opening Pathways), spans several cultural traditions from Brazil: Dances of the Afro-Brazilian Orixas from Bahia, Capoeira, the Brazilian Martial Art born out of the resistance against slavery in Salvador Bahia and Maculelê, Capoeira's signature dance, Xaxado from the northeast region of Pernambuco, and Samba, with its roots in Bahia which spread to Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, and throughout the world.