Texas Capoeira Angola Encounter
November 12-14, 1999
Hosted by
Mestre Jurandir and FICA-Texas
Conference Program
Friday, 12 November
University of Texas at Austin, EP Schoch Building
11:00 - 12:30 "Afro-Diaspora Martial Arts: Ladjia and Capoeira" by Mestre Cobra Mansa 2:00 - 3:00 Roda
South Austin Recreation Center
6:00 - 7:30 Lectures 7:30 - 10:00 Opening RodaSaturday, 13 November
South Austin Recreation Center
9:30 - 10:00 Registration 10:00 - 12:00 Capoeira Workshop 1:00 - 2:00 Capoeira Workshop (Music) 2:00 - 4:00 Capoeira WorkshopSouth Austin Recreation Center
2:00 - 4:00 Capoeira Workshop for Youth ages 12-17 (free)University of Texas at Austin, Texas Union
6:00 - 7:30 "The living history of Capoeira Angola" 7:30 - 10:00 Roda in memory of Mestre PastinhaSunday, 14 November
South Austin Recreation Center
9:30 - 10:00 Registration 10:00 - 12:00 Capoeira Workshop 12:00 - 2:00 Capoeira WorkshopLocation TBA
3:00 - 6:00 Closing Roda
Mestres and Lecturers
Mestre Jurandir has dedicated the last 25 years of his life to the cause and promotion of Capoeira Angola. He was one of the pioneers of the Group of Capoeira Angola Pelourinho (GCAP), which played a prominent role in the present revival of the art form. In 1990, he started the N'GOLO Angola group in Minas Gerais, Brazil, which is presently affiliated with the International Capoeira Angola Foundation (ICAF), of which he is the vice-president. Mestre Jurandir presently travels back and forth between the United States and Brazil to supervise foundation projects and events. More Information on Mestre Jurandir.
Mestre Cobra Mansa co-founded the Grupo de Capoeira Angola Pelourinho in 1982 with Mestre Moraes, which has its headquarters in the historic city of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. He has traveled throughout Europe, the United States and Africa giving music and movement workshops and seminars on Capoeira Angola. Mestre Cobra Mansa is the Founder and President of the International Capoeira Angola Foundation (ICAF), a non-profit organization formally incorporated in Washington DC in March 1997. More Information on Mestre Cobra Mansa.
Contra-Mestre Valmir is one of the finest Contra-Mestres in Brazil. He was one of the first to work with street children and form a relationship with Project Axe. He is the Executive Director of ICAF in Brazil and has traveled to the United State and Africa doing performances and workshops.
Dr. Edmund T. Gordon is an Associate Professor at the University of Texas at Austin in the field of cultural anthropology. He lectures and writes on a wide variety of issues relating to the cultures and people of the African Diaspora in the Americas, focusing in particular on the identity politics of African-Nicaraguans, cultural forms of resistance, and the cultural politics of Black masculinity. His book, Disparate Diasporas: Identity and Politics in an African-Nicaraguan Community, was recently published, in 1998.
Fees & Information
Saturday or Sunday: $30 per day
Friday and Rodas: donation
FICA members: $40 for workshop
For information: 512-383-0567 or wjwhite@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu
Registration
Register at the door or send Check or Money Order and the following registration form to:
FICA-Texas
600 South 1st Street, Apt 120
Austin, TX 78704
REGISTRATION FORM NAME ______________________________________________________________________ ADDRESS ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ CITY ____________________________________ STATE _______ ZIP CODE __________ EMAIL ______________________________________________________________________ How long have you practiced Capoeira? _________ Where and with whom do you regularly train? __________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Are you a FICA member? _________ Do you need housing in Austin?* For what nights? _____________________________ * Limited accommodations are available with group members.
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