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Capoeira Painting
Tom Norman
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documentary | 2007 | London | 5 min
Published 29 Oct 07
The spirit of the Capoeira game manifests in a painting.
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synopsis
This work is about a community of people creating dynamic paintings using their hands and feet while moving to Brazilian Capoeira rhythms, interacting with each other to produce a visual performance and fresh, spontaneous paintings.

The Capoeira performers have various paint colours rolled onto their hands and feet before joining a continuously flowing game of Capoeira on a canvas, slowly building up a painting with their movements. The marks they make on the canvas are made unconsciously as the performers are more concerned with the game of Capoeira.

The Capoeira performers are accompanied by a live Capoeira rhythm band, consisting of at least six people playing a variety of percussion instruments and singing traditional Capoeira songs in Brazilian-Portuguese.
short fact
This project started life as a simple idea that I had made a note of in a sketchbook. A while later, a friend who worked for a big London events company asked me if I knew anyone doing anything creative and slightly different with Capoeira. I quickly realised I had quite a special performance after the first practice session, as there was a palpable 'high' in the air among the performers and the audience - it was very exciting...
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crew
  • photography Neil Gorman
  • paint loaders Gina Cross & Neri Kamcili
  • grips Rob Trono & Neil Gorman
  • runner Zazinho
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    cast
    • Mestre Axe
    • António Alves Gonçalves
    • Tameka Small
    • Dexter Dash
    • Tom Norman
    • Sheila Balgobin
    • Caroline Andrews
  • Ujin
  • Imran Malik
  • Simone Foster
  • Patsy Isles
  • Deborah Ricketts
  • Franklin Dos Santos
  • Noelie Ceyral
  • Andrew Lawday
  • Tolu Agbelusi
  • Imran Malik
  • Cigano
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    festivals, awards and screenings include:
  • Sadler's Wells "Brasil Brasileiro" Carnival, London 2006
  • The Portobello Film Festival, London
    • format
    digital
    © 2007 Tom Norman, Tony Duarte, Vivienne Macdonald

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    comment by Gabrielle  Stone
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    posted Nov 12, 2007

    Pretty damn cool!!
    comment by Ian  Forbes
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    posted Nov 12, 2007

    I enjoyed the freedom of the activity combined with creativity, the fun with a purpose, and the colouful outcome, so embedded with the vigour and enthusiasm of the participants.
    comment by maria  tor
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    posted Nov 10, 2007

    Really nice film, easy to watch and sorrounded by a beatifully enviroment...Good idea to mix up everything!

    comment by Des  Kay
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    posted Nov 6, 2007

    Nicely presented film of a highly original demonstration put together succinctly portraying the build up of atmosphere with the accompanying sound track.

    comment by Susannah  Moore
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    posted Nov 5, 2007

    What a lovely idea! The performance beautifully blends music, movement and paint. Not only is it fluid and hypnotic to watch, but it is a wonderful way for people of all ages to come together through play. I look forward to introducing my pupils (KS1 & 2) to this site, to the 'art' of capoeira and to the concept of community.
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