Did
you know? As part of their training programme the actors
spent some time exploring the movement of Capoirera. Somewhere
between a fight and a dance this form of movement originated
in Africa and is now popular in Brazil. It is believed to
have begun when slaves developed a way of disguising a form
of martial arts as a performance. As it is improvisational
it demands an actor to be very 'present': very alert
and able to respond quickly to a partner's movement to avoid
being hurt. You may have seen this style of movement on one
of the BBC 's 'dancers in red' programme links with two men
on a rooftop. |
