Addia Furtado, an actress and percussionist, develops her percussive research on the rhythms of Afro-Brazilian culture and traditional rhythms from West African countries, a region of the ancient Mandingo Empire, having already taken courses with african masters: Sekouba Oulare, Babara Bangoura, Fode Bangoura, Bolokada Conde, among others. Also trained as an actress and producer since 2003.
She is currently part of the african dance and percussion group Abayomi and the group formed by women La Clínica, which mixes percussion and African and Afro Brazilian dance with several performative elements with the woman as protagonist.
Luke Winslow-King & Roberto Luti Unite for Livestream Event
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UPDATE: Special guests added Clarence Bekker, Making Movies, Lanita Smith, and Max Gomez RSVP NOW Luke Winslow-King and Roberto Luti are reuniting for a special online event on April 10th that will feature special guests from around the world. The show, titled “United,” will celebrate Luke and Roberto’s return to the stage after the musical […]
She is Woman Enough | Celebrating International Women’s Day
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Each year, March 8th is designated as International Women’s Day, a day that we celebrate and honor women all over the world but also bring women’s rights to the forefront and rally for gender equality. This day has been celebrated throughout the world on various dates for more than a century with the first United […]