Cesc Santo André hosts the 3rd Round Dance Festival

Circular dances consist of a series of sequential and rhythmic movements, which seek to promote a sense of harmony and community spirit, based on the natural act of holding hands and leaning on each other. On May 6th and 7th, starting at 10:30 a.m., many circle dance professionals will gather at a meeting at Sesc Santo André to share and celebrate this tradition through presentations, workshops, leadership circles, dances, and experiences.

All activities will be open to all audiences and free of charge. “Dancing on Roots and Interconnected Relationships” will be the theme of the event, which aims to develop a space for communication between people and celebrate life and unity in dance. In addition to the experiences offered by the practice, the festival environment was developed by the Meio-fio group, a scenography studio for art education and weaving. Embedded lines, arches, plants, mandalas, embroidery, and lace will weave connections between the low and high planes, as well as bring nature into the space.

Sesc Santo André has in his regular program the Mandalando project, which every Thursday presents an open class aimed at all enthusiasts and those interested in circular dances. Its frequent practice brings physical and mental benefits, and can improve coordination, posture, flexibility, and physical resistance, as well as reduce stress and anxiety. In addition to its accessibility, Circular Dance is a form of physical expression that transcends social and cultural barriers, allowing for a deep connection between participants. With their roots in human history, they have much to offer those who want to explore and experience new ways of connecting with the world and with themselves. To participate, just show up. All activities will be open and free, and in them the participant will have the opportunity to plunge into the diverse and unique world of circle dances.

Round dance festival program

May 6 and 7, 2023

Saturday:

Who am I, where do I come from, where am I going… Dance!

With Vanery de Oliveira

“Who am I, where did I come from and where am I going?” A provocation to broaden our conscience can take many paths. Our suggestion is to use this musical language and playful body language, reflecting our presence in the world and the many “beings” that exist, providing another step in building “presence”.

About Vanery

Graduated in Psychology, majoring in Psychokinesis, Dance, and Body Awareness, most of her professional work has been with adolescents at Fundação CASA, as a teacher and educational coordinator. In 2004, she went from being a student to co-director of “Semeia Dança-Danças Circulares e da Paz Universal” with Monica and Arlenis Giuliani. Since 1998, there have been countless formations, courses and experiences already offered in the most diverse settings, both nationally and internationally. Today, she works as a post-graduate professor of dance and body awareness at FMU, Estácio de Sá and São Caetano do Sul universities and at several institutions such as SESC, SINESP, APEOESP and others.

6/5 Saturday at 10:30 am
event space
free

Brazilian Dance Legends – With Guacara Montero and Joao Paulo Pessoa

Circular Dance experiences aim to connect the dancer with the fun and imagination of the myths and stories found in Brazilian culture, bringing magic and magic to the dance.

Mini biography:

Company active in artistic and cultural projects since 2009, Guataçara Brasil organizes the Retiro de Danças Circulares do Vale do Paraíba since 2018 and the Danças Circulares do Vale do Paraíba Festival since 2010. It has a regular group of circular dances in the city Jacari since 2006, represented by the two partners Guataçara Monteiro and João Paulo Pessoa. Developed courses of Circular Dance movement with composed choreographies, performed in the states (PA, SP, ES, DF, SC, RS, MT, RJ, PB, RN), in Argentina, Chile and Mexico.

6/5, Saturday, at 1:30 p.m
event space
free

Workshop – Circle Dance Festival – with Syumara Kronbauer

Dance is a moving poetry, which precedes verbal communication, and promotes group relationships. In circle dancing, we create cultural codes of group belonging, where we have the privilege of experiencing, revering, rescuing, knowing, and respecting diverse multiculturalism. The compositional workshop will consist of Brazilian and international choreographies, an experiment of multiculturalism through different dance styles.

About Siomara

Siomara Kronbauer is an actress, physical educator, and specialist in dance, aging, quality of life, gymnastics, and folklore. Dance teacher for 40 years, ballet dancer with training in various dance styles and focus device for circle dance for 14 years

6/5 on Saturdays at 3:30 p.m

event space

free

Round Dance Festival Ball – With the voices of Pogras, Guatasara Montero and Joao Paulo Pessoa

To conclude the first day of the festival, the Faucis Pogras, along with Guataçara Monteiro and João Paulo Passoa, will present a grand dance full of Brazilian music and stories from the land. Vozes Bugras emerged from a pun with Mistério das Vozes Búlgaras, and it is not merely a matter of chance, because the derogatory name, bugre, given by the colonists to the Brazilian indigenous peoples, comes from the French term bougre, referring to the “Bulgarian heretics”, resisting the occupation of their lands in centuries past, and extended to anyone who was considered rude or savage, contrary to the exclusive notion of European civilization. Hence, the basic concept of searching the group’s repertoire, looking for traditional manifestations that indicate the cultural identity of the Brazilian people, was born.

6/5 on Saturdays at 5:30 p.m

event space

free

Sunday:

A Million Circles – with Renata Ramos

Let’s dance and feel the power of the circle, that ancient way of bringing people together that our DNA recognizes. The Circle intensifies collaboration and emotionally brings people who work together more closely, providing a less hierarchical relationship. With a million active circuits spread across the planet, the way we think, feel and act is changing.

About Renata

Renata Carvalho Lima Ramos, co-founder and director of TRIOM Editora e Centro de Estudos (1991). She was introduced to Circular Dance (DC) in the community of Findhorn, Scotland, in 1992, and has been operating as a center since 1993. She teaches training and deepening courses in Brazil and abroad. It has been organizing the arrival of foreign masters from the capital to Brazil since 1995 and is co-organizer of EBDCS, the Brazilian meeting of circular dances. Sagradas, since 2002. He is the Findhorn Foundation liaison, taking collections almost every year. She is a founding member of CETRANS, the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Nanni Kloke’s International Movement and Awareness Network and CID, the International Council on Dance.

7/5, Sunday, at 10:30 a.m
event space
free

Thread by thread – macrame knot and key – with Coletivo Meiofio

The workshop is open to festival participants and the general public, and will teach participants how to make a necklace or keyring using the macrame technique.

Date: 07/05

Venue: Event Space (Educational Space)
With Collevo Movio
studio. collective. social
The folks at Yarn Bombing invite you to rethink spaces, relationships of belonging and traditional knowledge through weaving.
Capacity: 20 participants per hour
Total: 60 participants
5/7, Sunday, 1pm-4pm
event space
Register on site 30 minutes in advance

Root to Expand – With Bruno Perel and Mônica Carvalho

By entering the circle of the round dance, we learn about other people’s space and our own. How to respect, care, support, welcome and coexist. We experience diversity and respect differences.

About Monica

Passionate about the art of dance, she found in Circular Dance a powerful path to healing and self-knowledge that changed her life and gave new meaning. Graduated in Physical Education with training in Sacred Circular Dances by TRIOM (Renata Ramos), Pilates, Yoga, Ballet and Movement Re-education (Ivaldo Bertazzo Method). It focuses on circle dances in groups and regular events. Coordinates and facilitates the training course for the centers.

About Bruno

Clinical Psychologist and Kinesiologist. Trained in Biological Psychology. Graduate in Bioenergy Analysis and CBT member of the International Institute for Bioenergy Analysis; Choreographer and choreographer of the sacred circle dance. In the body he found the relationship with life, with the essence, and all the possibilities of transformation and healing and of welcome and love. He has a passion for creativity, for bringing new perspectives, for discovering beyond what we borrow, beyond canned dreams. Focuses on circle dances in groups and regular events, and coordinates and facilitates the training course for the centers.

5/7, Sunday, at 1:30 p.m
event space
free

Brazilian Dance Rhythms – with Zika Jr

Cultural manifestations throughout the ages shaped the soul of the nation. Music and dance have been, from the very beginning, present in the process of formation of Brazilian culture, with the most diverse ethnic elements. “Dançando Ritmos Brasileiros”, a workshop on circular dances, with focus Zika Jr., manages to reconnect with Brazilian rhythmic elements, which, despite the times, preserve the characteristics of socialization that are indispensable at the moment. Ciranda, jongo and Congada, among others, the amazing cultural rhythms of Brazil, are present in this workshop, adapted for circle dances with the main aim of keeping us connected to our roots.

5/7, Sunday, at 3:30 p.m
event space
free

Circle Dance Festival Ball – with Grupo Mundarilho and Bruno Perel

At the end of the festival, Mundarilho will perform a dance with a diverse repertoire of world music, with a special focus on Balkan and Gypsy music. Also consider music from Greece, Cuba, Brazil, Israel, UK, Chile, Colombia and Peru. The group will be accompanied by facilitator Bruno Perel, who will lead the episodes. The idea is to dance together!

Mundarilho Technical Sheet

Camila Santana – violin and vocals

Claire Jezekiel – Vocals, Ukulele & Percussion

Gabriel Kudo – bass

Joseane Balthazar – Vocals and percussion

Marco Papa – 7 string guitar

Thiago Carbonari – drums and percussion

Will Storte – accordion

7/5, Sunday, at 5:30 p.m

event space

free

service:

SESC Santo André – Rua Tamarutaca, 302, Vila Guiomar, Santo André. phone. 4469-1200. www.sesc.org.br. Parking is R$5 for the first hour and R$1.50 for each additional hour [Credencial Plena] Upon giving full credit. 10 BRL for the first hour and 2.50 BRL for the additional hour [outros].