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What's New This Week With Viver Brasil?
- Dance/USA's November 2020 Election Toolkit
- Community Class on Monday with Vera Passos!
- Dancing the Hunters Workshop
- Zé Ricardo's Online Dance Class
- Performance Spotlight: Alaafia by Rosangela Silvestre
- #VoiceMoneyTimeOrTalent!: Black Women for Wellness
- What Our staff Is Up To?
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Viver Brasil wants to remind you to VOTE! Pledge to register, pledge to vote!
For official resources and updates about the 2020 US Election, visit vote.org. Please plan ahead if you choose to vote by mail. Start today! Request your mail-in vote at least 15 days before the general election on Nov. 3. Once received, follow the instructions and make sure you sign your mail-in ballot. United States Postal Service recommends that you mail your ballot at least 7 days before November 3. |
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Dance/USA's November 2020 Election Toolkit
#Dance2Vote
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As we approach the final month of our national election, we extend our gratitude to Dance/USA for launching such a robust voter initiative, #Dance2Vote.
See these important links below.
Feel free to peruse their website: danceusa.org to know more about this national member service organization of which our co-artistic director, Linda Yudin serves as a board of trustee.
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*IMORTANT REMINDER*
STARTING ON NOVEMBER, 2ND 2020
COMMUNITY CLASS TIME WILL CHANGE TO:
5:30PM- 7:00PM PST
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Symbols, Sambas, Movements of Joy and Resistance
This week we are thrilled to have Maestra Vera Passos teaching the dances of the Orixa!
10/26: Vera Passos: Dances of the Orixas: Symbols and Movements
Since VB transitioned to online classes we have reached dancers all over the US and communities in 23 countries, 35 states, and 219 zip codes in California!
Join our global community every Monday night at 5:30pm!
From wherever you are in the world, you are invited to join us for another Virtual Dance Class.
Click here to register and receive a confirmation email with the link to our virtual Community dance class!
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Viver Brasil's Dancing the Orixas workshop series continues!
Join our wise elder Ebomi Cici and VB's Associate Artistic Director, Vera Passos for an intensive workshop as they weave dances, songs, and stories for the ORIXA HUNTERS: Ogum, Oxossi, Logun Ede, Yewa, & Oba.
Dancing the Hunters
Sunday November 15, 2020
10am - 1pm PT
Registration Fee: $29
No one will be turned away due to lack of funds: contact info@viverbrasil.com
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Zé Ricardo's Online Dance Class
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Ze Ricardo is a long time collaborator, composer, performer, and instructor with VB. Check out his Orixa Dance class on November 4th at 3pm!
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Performance Spotlight- Alaafia by Rosangela Silvestre
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Performance Spotlight
This weeks Performance Spotlight is Alaafia by Rosangela Silvestre; created with funding from the National Dance Project Production Grant.
Alaafia embraces the Yoruba concept of peace: the totality of well-being, the fullness of life here and hereafter, the sum total of all that humankind may desire -- harmony in life based upon the complex stories of Obatala, the Orixa of peace.
Dancers: Rachel Hernandez, Katiana Pallais & Annie Marostica Ransom
Photo: Jorge Vismara
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#VoiceMoneyTimeOrTalent - Black Women for Wellness
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This week's #VoiceMoneyTimeOrTalent entry is Black Women for Wellness. Black Women for Wellness focuses on the mental and physical health of Black women in LA. Through gathering research, publishing studies on current challenges, providing health education, offering culturally sensitive resources for mental health, and training future leaders of women's health this organization truly provides a well-rounded look at health. In a series of programs Black Women for Wellness covers topics like sex education, environmental justices issues, and diabetes prevention programs. Their amazing work should be recognized and is worthy of your #voice to share #money to donate and #time to volunteer.
More about the organization: Mission: Black Women for Wellness believes in the strength and wisdom of our community and allies. We believe that we have the solutions, resources, and responsibility to create the shifts and change needed to impact our health status. Each of us must develop our personal power, hold accountable and support acknowledged leadership, and most importantly, contribute to our survival and growth as a community.
For more information visit: https://www.bwwla.org/
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On friday Associate Artistic Director, Vera Passos, taught at the 22nd International Orisa Conference! The conference "brings together international artists, activists, dancers, educators, anthropologists, ministers and priests. We strive to make a difference by educating the public and expanding our reach." Vera will be contributing her own vast knowledge to this prestigious conference.
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Our Music Director, Clarice Cast, and our Associate Artistic Director, Vera Passos, taught at Antelope Valley College for their Undocumented Students Week of Action! We were a hit teaching body percussion, bloco afro, and samba de roda workshops.
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DO YOU LOVE WHAT WE'RE DOING?
Your generosity support our artists, our dance and music making, and our community programming.
We welcome your donation to Viver Brasil, a 501(c)3 organization to which tax-deductible contributions can be made at any time. Please visit viverbrasil.com/support or click the button below to donate.
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