Dallas troupe Prism Movement Theater is exploring the culture of the capoeira fighting style from its earliest days by telling the story of Benedito, who’s...
“You learn Portuguese, you learn their musical instruments, you learn their songs, you learn their community,” Colangelo says. “I don’t know if ritual is the right name, but you’re learning the dance and play of capoeira in addition to the combat aspects. It’s this all-encompassing cultural art form that’s really beautiful.”runs outdoors at Kidd Springs Park. The area will be roped off, but there won’t be a stage. The audience sits in chairs or on blankets on the ground.
She describes capoeira as a “trick-nology.” Accompanying songs were also deceptive, containing coded messages. “It’s wildly scientific,” Amenti says. “You know how to hurt somebody in particular places on the body. If someone is throwing a punch, you know how to escape.”After slavery ended in Brazil in the late 1800s, capoeira was outlawed for a time until it transformed into the competitive sport it remains today.
“He could’ve been multiple people or one amazing person,” Colangelo says. “There’s a legend that when he would ginga” — a back-and-forth rocking of the feet central to capoeira — “the ground would shake or he would summon the spirits of other capoeiristas.”
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