Aché Brasil touring group (authentic Brazilian music and dance performing group)
Capoeira Ache Brasil Academy (capoeira classes tought all over the world under Mestre Eclilson de Jesus's supervision)
About Aché Brasil touring group...
Founded in 1990 by Mestre Eclilson de Jesus,
Aché Brasil is a performance group that fuses music, dance, Capoeira (martial
arts and acrobatics) into a dynamic, colourful, high energy performance.
The dancers, musicians and performers of Aché Brasil exhibit a rare combination of authenticity and excellence in their work, which is presently unmatched in North America. Experienced and professional, Aché Brasil is committed to presenting high quality performances which best exemplify Brazil's rich cultural heritage.
(capoeira academy and classes)
Founded in 1990 by Mestre Eclilson de Jesus, Capoeira Aché Brasil was the first Capoeira group in Canada. Mestre Eclilson de Jesus literally paved the history of Capoeira in the Westcoast. When he first came to Vancouver, Canada there was no knowledge of Capoeira or Brazilian culture. That's when Mestre Eclilson decided to stay with virtually no English at first. He knew this was the place where he wanted to be and therefore, started teaching Capoeira to people who had never ever seen this art form Capoeira before.
Capoeira Aché Brasil Academy has since, been at the forefront of Capoeira
instruction in Vancouver (25 Capoeira classes
per week) and Calgary, with outreach classes at University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University. With featured articles in the World of Martial Arts Magazine, Fashion Magazine, The Globe and Mail, The National Post, and a cover story on The Georgia traight, Capoeira Aché Brasil continues to be Canada's premiere Capoeira group, emphasizing quality, community, and personal growth.
Our mission
Both of these organizations work to instill
pride in the communities in which it's schools exist (in Vancouver, Calgary-Canada,
Osaka-Japan, Recife, Olinda, Natal, Palmares-Brazil), using it's passion
for performance to advocate multiculturalism, environmentalism, anti-drugs
and anti-racism, and the healthy business practice of its schools. Proving
Aché Brasil's "…spectacular" (Moyra Rodger, Executive Producer,
Westcoast Music Awards) art resonates throughout the communities it touches
and beyond is the number and quality of it's educational programs, charity
and benefit performances, individual youth ssponsorships, and people,
organizations,
corporations and festivals that continue to request Aché Brasil to perform.
Acknowledgment
Aché Brasil and Capoeira Aché Brasil gratefully
acknowledges the support of Canada Council for the Arts (Music Section
and Touring Office), The province of British Columbia, through the British
Columbia Arts Council.
Special thanks also to:
All our students of Capoeira, Contra-Mestre
Gordo (Luciano da Silva), Professores e Intrutores: Keko, Malhado, Tita,
Parana, Muganga, Superhomen, Pitbull, Instigado --all from Brazil's academy.
From Japan: Maria Nakashima, Borracha and Malhado (our teachers in Japan).
From Malaysia: Ligeirinho; from France: Bailarina; from Vancouver: Camara,
Samurai, Barravento, Cacau, Audrey Silver (Vancouver's academy Office
Assistant), Mary Smith (our right hand woman), Janet Chung (Batizado Assistant)
Troy Millington (Grandao –Calgary's academy), Tony Montague (Journalist),
Michelle Doyle (Cigana – academy's paintings), all musicians and dancers
of Aché Brasil (Sam Smith, Instigado, Vanessa de Jesus, Ariel Buchan,
Fred Teixeira, Fernanda de Jesus, Carlos Valejo, Mario Henrique, Edson
Ribeiro), Anunciada de Jesus (everyone's mother) and Maobong Boutros (our
beautiful African friend).
*WITHOUT
THE HELP OF THE ABOVE , WE WOULDN''T
BE WHERE WE ARE TODAY.
Thank you! Aché everyone! Mestre Eclilson de Jesus and Christianne Odehnal
Email us: ejesus@intergate.ca