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A Start with the Arts: Celebrating Brazil
A Start with the Arts offers 4 – 5 year olds the opportunity for self expression through singing, movement, drama, and art-making. Activities are designed to heighten each child's imagination while providing knowledge about Brazil through a cultural and artistic lens.
During this week of A Start with the Arts, make costumes, instruments, and music, and create a carnaval, Brazilian-style.
For ages 4 – 5.
Drawing and Painting & Mask Making
DRAWING & PAINTING: Postcards from Brazil (8:30am)
From vibrant rainforest landscapes to coastal seascapes to street scenes, life in Brazil is colorful and filled with a kind of indescribable energy. Work with an artist to look at modern Brazilian art work. Then learn basic color theory and create vibrant art works that capture the essence of Brazil.
MASK MAKING: Faces of the Rainforest (10:15am)
Colorful masks and face painting from the indigenous Yanomami people of Brazil show the cultural memory and traditions of the tribe. Work with artist Julie Boada to learn about the Yanomami and how they live in harmony with the rainforest, then make a mask inspired by their art.
For ages 6 – 8.
Drawing and Painting & Movement
DRAWING & PAINTING: Postcards from Brazil (8:30am)
From vibrant rainforest landscapes to coastal seascapes to street scenes, life in Brazil is colorful and filled with a kind of indescribable energy. Work with an artist to look at modern Brazilian art work. Then learn basic color theory and create vibrant art works that capture the essence of Brazil.
MOVEMENT: Martial Arts Meets Dance (10:15am)
Originally Capoeira was developed by enslaved Africans in the Portuguese colonies of Brazil to defend themselves. Today Capoeira is an art form with elements of dance, music, and martial arts. Join Capoeira expert Guerreiro of Capoeira Minnesota, and learn the art of self-discipline and rules of engagement through this dynamic Afro-Brazilian tradition.
For ages 6 – 8.
Mask Making & Drawing and Painting
MASK MAKING: Faces of the Rainforest (8:30am)
Colorful masks and face painting from the indigenous Yanomami people of Brazil show the cultural memory and traditions of the tribe. Work with artist Julie Boada to learn about the Yanomami and how they live in harmony with the rainforest, then make a mask inspired by their art.
DRAWING & PAINTING: Postcards from Brazil (10:15am)
From vibrant rainforest landscapes to coastal seascapes to street scenes, life in Brazil is colorful and filled with a kind of indescribable energy. Work with an artist to look at modern Brazilian art work. Then learn basic color theory and create vibrant art works that capture the essence of Brazil.
For ages 9 – 12.
Movement & Drawing and Painting
MOVEMENT: Martial Arts Meets Dance (8:30am)
Originally Capoeira was developed by enslaved Africans in the Portuguese colonies of Brazil to defend themselves. Today Capoeira is an art form with elements of dance, music, and martial arts. Join Capoeira expert Guerreiro of Capoeira Minnesota, and learn the art of self-discipline and rules of engagement through this dynamic Afro-Brazilian tradition.
DRAWING & PAINTING: Postcards from Brazil (10:15am)
From vibrant rainforest landscapes to coastal seascapes to street scenes, life in Brazil is colorful and filled with a kind of indescribable energy. Work with an artist to look at modern Brazilian art work. Then learn basic color theory and create vibrant art works that capture the essence of Brazil.
For ages 9 – 12.
Music & Puppetry
INSTRUMENT MAKING: Gourd-ious Music (8:30am)
Work with an artist to create instruments from gourds! Learn about Afro-Brazilian contributions to the music played with Capoeira, the martial art form that is famous in that country. Then make instruments inspired by your learnings.
PUPPETRY: Mamulengo Theater (10:15am)
Mamulengo is a type of hilarious puppet performance popular in North East Brazil, especially in the state of Pernambuco. Papier-mâché hand puppets with funny characters interact with the audience, making up stories about ordinary life experiences. Learn all about this Brazilian theater form, then work with artist Gustavo Boada to create your own puppet to entertain and engage your family and friends.
For ages 6 – 8.
Puppetry & Music
PUPPETRY: Mamulengo Theater (8:30am)
Mamulengo is a type of hilarious puppet performance popular in North East Brazil, especially in the state of Pernambuco. Papier-mâché hand puppets with funny characters interact with the audience, making up stories about ordinary life experiences. Learn all about this Brazilian theater form, then work with artist Gustavo Boada to create your own puppet to entertain and engage your family and friends.
INSTRUMENT MAKING: Gourd-ious Music (10:15am)
Work with an artist to create instruments from gourds! Learn about Afro-Brazilian contributions to the music played with Capoeira, the martial art form that is famous in that country. Then make instruments inspired by your learnings.
For ages 9 – 12.
Carnaval Costumes & Stilts
MIXED MEDIA: Brazilian Carnaval Costumes (12:30pm)
The Rio de Janeiro Carnaval in southeastern Brazil is an annual celebration held before Easter. People dress in colorful costumes and balance huge headpieces on their heads as they walk the streets playing music and dancing. Join artist Julie Boada and make a colorful, flamboyant headpiece out of reuse items, feathers, and more, plus a costume to wear in our Carnaval parade.
STILT-WALKING: High Above the Crowd (12:30pm)
No parade is a parade without stilt-walkers! This ancient art, found in African culture, came to South America and is part of the Brazilian Carnaval procession. Learn how to balance and walk tall on stilts high above the crowd in the Carnaval parade with artists Gustavo Boada and Angie Courchaine.
For ages 9 – 12.