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Special Workshop
Donation – $10-25

Carnaval en Brasil welcomes thousands of tourists and communities across the country each year. It’s a time to celebrate with elaborate floats in parade processions, feast, dance and move to the brash and bold Samba sounds. In this workshop, Evandro welcomes students from everywhere and brings to them the traditional dances of Samba de Carnaval and Samba de Roda, in a celebratory workshop in honor of Brasilian Carnaval in Rio and Bahia. This special workshop will be accompanied by a live musician.

Evandro Passos is a dancer, choreographer, teacher and founder of Companhia Bataka. Born in Diamantina, he came to Belo Horizonte as a teenager. The first contact with the dance was in the native land with the traditional dances. He was part of the folkloric group Aruanda and also started in classical dance. At that same moment, he had a definitive encounter with Marlene Silva and Afro dance, which changed his life and ultimately guided his career. It is at Marlene Silva's school that he performed in her first show, “Sangue e Raça.” From then on, he dedicated himself entirely to Afro dance, whether as a dancer, choreographer, researcher and teacher. In 1982 he founded Companhia Bataka, which is the subject of his master's degree at São Paulo State University. He is also an actor with works in theater, television and cinema, and has a degree in communication.