Aché Brasil

A true visual feast! Ideal for theatres or festivals that present traditional music and dance, the dances are choreographed by Eclilson De Jesus, focusing on the folkloric and legendary dances of the Afro-Brazilian and Native people of Brazil, and the different regions of Brazil where the dances first originated.

The dancers wear authentic costumes, intriguing masks, grass skirts, primitive clothes, Native and Afro-Brazilian such as Orixa's clothes. They perform acrobatics with sticks, machetes, fire (if suitable), etc. The repertoire includes Capoeira, Samba de Roda, Coco de Roda, Maracatu, Native Indian dance (check Repertoire) and the songs typical of the regions they represent. This performance is accompanied by Afro-Brazilian rhythms, and songs.

Instruments: Mostly drums and percussion such as, congas, surdos, timbale, djembe, ocean drum, pandeiros, bells, shakers, tambourines, timbau, repiniqui, djembe, berimbau, whitles, and sometimes drum-set.