Capoeira for Dancers
researching instincts and animal-like feelings

Capoeira is a Brazilian art form that mixes dance and combat, rhythm and acrobatic, poetry and self-expression. It is celebrated as a ritual activity in a circular area called "roda”. The classes welcome dancers from all backgrounds wanting to explore the relation between movement, space and partners. Bruno Caverna’s approach is deeply focused on instincts and spontaneous action-reaction patterns coming from more animal-like feelings rather than aesthetic choices. The dancers will find differences and confrontations along their process transforming into quite beneficial experiences, as they will provide a wider sense of a knowledge about yourself.


Bruno Caverna
Bruno Caverna has danced Capoeira already at the age of 10 in Rio de Janeiro by training with several Brazilian Masters like Peixinho, Nestor Capoeira, Toni Vargas, Gil Velho, and Gato. Since 1995 he has been developing his particular method of teaching not linked to any school or organisation. His 20 years of practice have transformed Capoeira into his profound philosophy of living that he loves to share with as many people as possible. Of big importance to him is introducing Capoeira in different social contexts such as the work with street children in Brazil, with psychiatric patients, with handicapped people, in refugee camps, in Amazonas or in prisons.
Bruno Caverna was educated in dance in Brazil and danced in Europe with Ultima Vez, amongst others.He is teaching in various dance studios and dance institutions such as SNDO Amsterdam and Laster Studio Brussels.