WHEN AND WHERE?
1st sunday of the month
15:30 – 18:30
Charlie Wrights Bar
45 Pitfield Street N1 6DA
Master class before @
Geffrye Community Centre
Falkirk Street N1
12 -2pm
Check news for extra dates or changes
Urban Ritual
This ritual is about people rather than groups. People that like capoeira and sharing it with others. We meet to make music and play fight capoeira. It’s a time for people that enjoy this culture to come together. Occurring only once a month – it’s a special ritual for those that attend!
“Open rodas must have many capoeiristas from different levels, plus guests from friendly and rival schools. This combination will create the natural tension needed for the development of strong and lively jogos. The formalities of a regular class should be avoided and despite the adherence to tradition and ritual, open rodas must allow spontaneity, creativity and the free spirit of capoeiristas.” Mestre Acordeon
Four main influences led to the creation of Urban Ritual:
- Acordeons book – A brazilian art form – history, philosophy and practice
- Mestres Marrom, Camaleao, Formiga and Chamine Rio de Janeiro monthly roda exchanges I saw in ’96, ’97 which later became “Vadiando Entre Amigos”
- Fred Abreu’s book O BARRCÃO de mestre Waldemar
- The lack of the type of roda in London.
Urban Ritual intends to offer a place to play ‘your’ capoeira with players from other styles.
