Through an account of capoeira, the Brazilian dance-fight-game, we uncover two simultaneous stories of security: first, the gradual monopolisation of violence by the state; second, a somatic, lyrical ...

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Capoeira: a dance form, a martial art, and a symbol of resistance among black people in the time of slavery. Wilson Dias/Agência Brasil A dance form, a martial art, and a symbol of resistance among ...

In a sunny, wood-floored studio space above the shops in Tacoma’s antique row lie the practitioners of a centuries-old cultural art form. At once a style of martial arts, a spiritual practice and a ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A Purdue University Spanish professor says the best way to understand the African-Brazilian influenced Capoeira is by comparing its deceptive elements to what it is not – dance, ...

After fighting between armed Christian and Muslim groups displaced hundreds of thousands of people in the Central African Republic in 2013 and 2014, five Christian and Muslim youths returned to their ...

The film is showing throughout July and August at theaters in the Lev Cinemas chain and other venues around the country. While capoeira, a form of martial arts that incorporates dance, acrobatics, and ...

The University of Arizona women’s basketball team (10-7, 1-5 in Big 12) will host The University of Kansas (11-8, 1-6 in Big 12) on Tuesday Jan. 20, at 6pm in McKale center. The Wildcats look to ...

Today’s Google Doodle is a beautiful gif of people doing Capoeira. The Brazillian sport was featured as it would have been Mestre Bimba’s 119th birthday today. He was a master practitioner of the ...

Speed skating and capoeira are two dynamic activities that promise unique benefits for leg muscle development. While speed skating focuses on rapid movement across ice or a track, capoeira combines ...