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KOP festival Deventer | The Arts Board of Cardboard | Mamulengo, Teatro de bonecos, Carnaval
16/jul/2012 – The KOP festival in Deventer (the Netherlands) invited us to make big cardboard heads (KOP=head in dutch). So we did and in one day we made these! On the festival we invited visitors to help us make … Continue reading
Creativity is a human quality that exists in every single one of us
Everybody can think creatively – including you. Lucy M Davies Reasercher for Durham Commission on Creativity, Durham University Lynn Newton Head of Department in the School of Education, Durham University When you think about creativity, it might be … Continue reading
The Galactic Stilt Walkers | Stilt costume, Stilts, Cosplay costumes
Jul 23, 2014 – Outside the PIT Building before the commencement of the Chingay Parade 2013. Source: The Galactic Stilt Walkers | Stilt costume, Stilts, Cosplay costumes
Dance saved my life! | manchester_samba_rainha
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Tagged Brazil, brazilian style, Carnival, Choreography, dance, design, rhythm, samba
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How the Favelas shaped Samba and Carnival in Brazil
In the city of Rio De Janeiro, around 23-24% of the population live in the Favelas and within these makeshift neighbourhoods, is where the origins of Samba lies. Despite the dangerous environment it somehow gave the country of Brazil it’s … Continue reading
Surrender – Burning Man 2017
This film by the International Wood Culture Society delves into what Oscar Wilde once said using a cultural approach, “It seems to me that we all look at Nature too much, and live with her too little.” This statement is … Continue reading
Burning Man: The Documentary
Burning Man is an annual festival that began in 1986. Tens of thousands of people gather at the ‘Playa’ in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert to create a temporary wooden city dedicated to community, art, self-expression and self-reliance. They depart a … Continue reading
Mestre Anderson Miguel do Maracatu de Pernambuco – Carnaval em casa com a TV
Carnaval em casa é com a TVT! Acompanhe o show do Mestre Anderson Miguel. #CarnavalEmCasa #CarnavalEmCasaNaTVT #Bongar #RedeTVT #TVT
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Tagged Art, Brazil, brazilian style, Carnival, Culture, drum, music
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What A Year Without Carnival Means To Rio De Janeiro | New Normal
The traditional festivities for Carnival in Rio de Janeiro have been canceled for 2021 as Brazil copes with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The city’s economy and thousands of people depend on the annual celebration to survive.
Mardi Gras parades got canceled by Covid-19. So people in New Orleans turned their houses into floats
By Michelle Krupa, CNN (CNN)When New Orleans’ mayor announced that the city’s legendary Carnival parades would be canceled on account of Covid-19, Megan Boudreaux wasn’t surprised. Like so many, the mom and insurance manager had known in her gut that … Continue reading
