This was this evening in Leblon on the rooftop of an apartment block, my first time dancing on a roof, the stars were out (not that you can see many in Rio) and in the distance (behing the camera) is Chirst the redeemer lit up on the Corcovado looking down over the city.
Something that I love about Rio is that any space is the perfect space... right in the middle of the city I felt very connected to the environment I was in, thinking about all the hustle and bussle going on below us of the daily lives of the city. However with the expanse of the sky above and with the task we set between the two of us I was also able to have a private space, to move and play and be separate from the many different lives going on below us.
After watching and reflecting I would like to play more with time and timing... but please let me know your thoughts...
It was great to play with Ruan in this context and have the question and answer of capoeira within our creative process. Everything we are exploring in our collaboration of music and dance also lies at the fundamentals of capoeira, question and answer, time and distance. It hadn't quite occurred to me until Ruan mentioned it after this game. It seems quite appropriate that this naturally occurred as part of our process...
This song is famously sung within capoeira circles by Ruan's father. It has a great significance and meaning that I found quite intimidating when improvising...
This posed an interesting question for me to respond to.. I found it quite challenging as this is something that is very much from Brazilian culture that I have only dipped my fingers in...