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YAMUNA YEMANJA 

When India meets Brazil

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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        Yamuna Yemanja is a project that through the support of Arts Council England and brilliant partnerships engaged students and audiences in a series of collaborative workshops across the UK.

 

 

Linking the Afro-Brazilian gods ( Orixas) with the traditional Indian Gods in a dazzling display of carnival arts, in two major public arenas. Brazilica Festival ( Liverpool) and Notting Hill Carnival ( Pre Carnival Night at Rich Mix as part of Youth Takeover and Parade). 

 

 

Using kathak and maracatu in this dialogue, we have gathered the following artists in this process.

 

Dance by Manuela Benini and Rosaria Gracia

Music director: Simone Sou

Artistic Director: Mariana Pinho

Costumes by M.W.A.H.

Guest groups includes Daka Doum ( Cornwall), Maracatu Cruzeiro do Sul ( Brighton) and Afon Sistema ( Bristol)

 

Singers:Rebeca Vallim, Sally Chop and special guest Ambika Jois

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THE PROJECT

 

REHEARSAL MATERIAL

 

In London and on the 3 guest cities the Dance Coordinator Mariana Pinho and Music Director Simone Sou introduced the series of steps and musical pieces that were presented at Notting Hill Carnival.

  This project is a start point and 04 Indian Gods and 04 Orixas are represented. The idea is that slowly we can gather more cultural dialogues as both cultures have its own identity and our aim is to create a paralel, not comparison.

 

 

 

- Xango - Indra - 

Play Aluja to Xango with a Indra mantra.  

 

Introduce the theme of  "Maracatu Indianao" from  Maracatu Nacao Pernambuco 

 

- Iansa - Vayu - 

The sog is called "OYA Mulher Forte" by Afoxe Oya Alaxe and an aguere will be played after with the layer of the following Vayu mantra  

 

- Iemanja - Varuna

 Play the rhythm Jinka of  Iemanja for the song "Canto de Iemanja" by Vinicius de Moraes Baden Powell.

 

-Oxum - Yamuna

 Here 2 songs by Afoxe Oxum Panda ( Jorge Riba) will be put together and afoxe will be the base for the mantra for Yamuna.

 

- Ciranda

We shall play "Mamae Oxum" 

 

DANCE

The steps and movements have been share via dropbox link here.

Manuela Benini, Mariana PInho and Rosaria Gracia break down the movements and intentions from both maracatu and kathak culture.

 

MUSIC

The videos, arragements for each instruments can be found vai dropbox here

 

 Enjoy our playlist on our YouTube channel here!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Simone and Mariana's pre Carnival rehearsals

Sattelite guest groups!

 

 

MARACATU CRUZEIRO DO SUL - BRIGHTON

 

Paul Dodd, Rosaria Gracia and the members of the group

hosted our 1st session on july 19th!

 

 

 

 

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