JOGO DE CINTURAS
NOVEMBER 5 - 8
Jogo de Cinturas is an annual 4-day residential skillshare for capoeiristas here in Vermont. Each fall we gather to exchange music, movement and ideas and to build our understanding of the complexity of what capoeira is today.
Days include classes, rodas, and conversations facilitated by recognized leaders in the form.
Highlighting the work of women teachers in capoeira, this event is open to all genders, ages, levels, groups and lineages. Room and Board provided, sliding scale pricing and scholarships available.
Tentative Schedule:
Thursday: Registration 4-6pm
Friday and Saturday:
Morning practice 8-9am
Breakfast 9-10am
Morning session 10:30-1pm
Lunch 1:30-2:30pm
Break 2:30-4pm
Afternoon session 4-6pm
Dinner 6:30-7:30pm
Roda 8-9:30pm
Sunday:
Morning session 9-11am
Brunch 11:30am
Final clean 12:30-1:30
Departure 2pm
REGISTER HERE
SCHOLARSHIP | WORK TRADE | PAYMENT PLAN
We offer 3 full scholarships for Black, Indigenous and People of Color [BIPOC] folks in each session. As well as 3 Work Trade spots in each session. If interested please select 'BIPOC Scholarship' ticket OR 'Work Trade' ticket when registering via the link below. For more information about the work trade exchange, please see Work Exchange.
CLICK HERE to register with a Payment Plan.
REFUND POLICY: Full refunds or workshop credit available up to 10 days prior to the event. Please inform us if you cannot attend an event up to 10 days prior [including Scholars and Work Traders]! Refunds/credit within the 10 days prior to the event may be available on a case-by case basis, please reach out to communications@thefieldcenter.com
ABOUT THE FACILITATORS
For over 25 years Nuria (AKA Marreta) has been a committed practitioner of the afro-Brazilian martial, musical, ritual art form called capoeira. In December 2023 she was graduated to the level of Mestra by Mestre Acordeon.
As a capoeirista and capoeira teacher Nuria’s style emphasizes movement flow and sequencing, and a high standard of musicality — qualities which were imparted to her by her teachers as well as stemming from her other lifelong practices outside of capoeira and personal life experience.
Additionally as a teacher Nuria draws on her applied knowledge of biomechanics to guide effective movement strategies and techniques that promote physical longevity in the art form and the health of joints and tissues.
MESTRA TIGRESA
Born and raised in the town of Coronel Fabriciano in southeastern Brazil, Tigresa developed an interest in Capoeira at a young age and began studying in 1986.
She obtained her Instructor belt in 1995 and began teaching. Beyond her training and teaching duties, Tigresa participated in rodas and batizados throughout Brazil, and secured a personal training certifcate.
In 2001, Tigresa moved to the United States and continued to develop her craft. She earned the title of Contramestra in 2012 and Mestra in 2022.
As a Mestra, Tigresa teaches her students proper and safe techniques, focusing on capoeira’s foundational movements of dance and martial arts. She pushes students to overcome the physical and mental limits they place on themselves, while maintaining her patience and humor
MESTRA FOGUEIRA
Siobhan “Fogueira” Hayes began capoeira in Rio de Janeiro with Mestre Gil Velho during a college exchange program in college in 1994. Before graduating to “formada” in 2005 with UCA Berkeley, Fogueira trained with Mestres Gil Velho, Muca, Gato, Marrom, Amen and Mago. She started teaching capoeira with UCA Berkeley in 2005 and has continued to teach ever since.
She has taught in after-school programs in elementary, middle and high schools in the East Bay, and has traveled extensively throughout the United States as well as to Japan and Mexico for capoeira events. She was promoted to contramestra in 2013 at UCA Berkeley and received her first mestre cordão at the Berkeley Capoeira Collective in 2005. She is one of the founders of the Berkeley Capoeira Collective and continues to be engaged in this project while living in Murphys, CA. She is a fair trade inspector and was a grant administrator for 22 years.
MESTRA COCADA