ARGENTINA Buenos Aires

A letter from Mestre Val

ASOCIACION ARGENTINA DE CAPOEIRA

17th International Capoeira Encounter 2010

Hosted by: Mestre Marcos Gytauna – GRUPO ORIAXÉ

The event here in Buenos Aires was a great success. For me, the most special part was to share the same event with such great friends who live in different parts of the world but at the same time, are so close to each other’s Hearts (Mestre Marcos Gytauna, Mestre Amen Santo and Mestre Tonho Materia).

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MESTRE MARCOS GYTAUNA

Since childhood, Mestre Marcos Gytauna has been my best friend.

On January 10th, 1987, we arrived together in Argentina. We built our school and worked together until the end of 1989, which was when I left Argentina to return back to Brasil. At that time, I started touring around, all over the world until I decided to migrate to Australia. I arrived in Melbourne on November 10th, 1993.

Mestre Marcos Gytauna and I, together, we have a lot of stories – in and out of the Capoeira world – the funniest, the saddest and the happiest.

MESTRE AMEN SANTO

With Mestre Amen, we trained together at Mestre Alfredo’s School in Salvador, Bahia. We participated in many events and we did a lot of shows together.

I can’t ever forget that on my first day at Mestre Alfredo’s School, I had to play Mestre Amen. He gave me the biggest vingativa that even today, I can still hear my right elbow crack.

Anyway, we’ve always been friends. Especially now, since we’ve been inviting each other to our events since 1999, when he came to Australia for the first time.

When Mestre Amen was 17, he migrated to the USA. Before he made that decision, he was studying in his last year of secondary school. While we were walking one day, I was on my way to my Afro dance class and he was on his way to his folklore group ‘Viva Bahia’ practice, he was telling me that he was going to abandon his studies because they were giving him an opportunity to go to the USA and he was feeling that this was the opportunity of his LIFE.

The same thing happened to me and Mestre Marcos Gytauna. I invited him to come to Argentina 2 days before we left. I said that to him and with out thinking he accepted, even though in 4 days he was supposed to go to serve in the Brazilian Army. The result, already he has been here in Argentina for 23 years!

MESTRE TONHO MATERIA

With Mestre Tonho Materia, the same thing happened but he had to give up Capoeira for a while to dedicate himself to Music composition and his career as a singer. He did so well!

After training one day, I was walking with him in his neighbourhood and he said that he decided to stop Capoeira to take his music more seriously. It took him around 10 years. He never really left Capoeira because Capoeira was there with him in every stage around the world that he travelled with OLODUM and also with his solo career.

MESTRE ORELHA

I always admired that guy since he was the student of my friend, Mestre Bamba. When we trained together at Mestre Alabama’s School, in the early 90’s, I was already a Capoeira Master and he was a humble capoeirista, still a kid with so much potential. Mestre Orelha is a very smart person with so many stories to tell and a love for the Art.

So, it was good to remember all of that together in a BATE-PAPO with Mestre Marcos’ students after the OPENING RODA of the event.

Together, we remembered great capoeiristas that have already passed and many that still exist. We remembered moments in RODAS, FAMILY, FRIENDS and moments in SHOWS. You can tell by looking at the pictures and videos that we took during the whole event – We agreed, we disagreed, we cried together. It was GREAT FUN – I am glad that I came and participated in this event.

Thanks to all my friends, family and students for their support and their understanding of my need to come here to Argentina. Not only for this event but also, for the University Graduation of my Daughter, Jennifer Boa Morte Santos. Imagine, how happy I am right now, sharing that with you all.

Mestre Val Boa Morte

December 7th, 2010

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Melbourne Classes with Contra-Mestre Nei Boa Morte

Contra-Mestre Nei Boa Morte at Bondi Beach Oct 2010 (Photo by: Thomas Lagosta)

While Mestre Val Boa Morte is in Buenos Aires, Argentina for 3 weeks, ALL Capoeira Filhos da Bahia – Melbourne classes will be taken by Contra-Mestre Nei Boa Morte.

Please join Contra-Mestre Nei for classes in Acrobatics, Afro-Brazilian Dance & Capoeira in Melbourne from Monday November 29 – Saturday December 18. AXÉ !

XVII BATIZADO CAPOEIRA 2010 – Argentina

presented by

Asociacion Argentina de Capoeira

Mestre Marcos Gytauna

hosts invited Mestres:

Mestre Val Boa Morte

Mestre Amen Santos

Mestre Orelha

Mestre Tonho Materia

DEC 4, 2010 – 10am  Start

Entry: $15 plus food

@ Atlanta Club located in Humboldt and Camargo

for a week of

PRE-BATIZADO WORKSHOPS Nov 29 – Dec 3, 2010

CHECK OUT the Facebook Event Page


Mestre Val’s Workshops are on at the following times:

Tuesday NOV 30: 7.30pm – 9.00pm

Wednesday DEC 1: 4.30pm – 6.00pm

Thursday DEC 2: 11.00am – 12.30pm



Museum Victoria: Exhibition

IDENTITY: yours, mine, ours

Belonging : featuring Mestre Val Boa Morte

[Image by Colin Cairnes] Courtesy of Museum Victoria

Image by Colin Cairnes – Courtesy of Museum Victoria

An exciting new Permanent Exhibition at Museum Victoria‘s IMMIGRATION MUSEUM will be Opening 18th March 2011 about personal identity in Contemporary Australia.

Award winning Film-maker, Colin Cairnes produces a series of film-stories with Museum Victoria which is part of the ‘BELONGING’ section of the Exhibition.

The videos show different forms of community belonging and the variety of ways people and groups express their identity through their creative practices.

Mestre Val Boa Morte is featured talking about how the Brazilian practice of Capoeira creates a local community of practitioners.

Stay tuned to the IDENTITY BLOG for updates on the Exhibition.

MUSEUM VICTORIAImmigration Museum is located at 400 Flinders Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia PH: 13 11 02

November Agenda

MESTRE PASTINHA’S RODA

Saturday 13th November @11.30am after 10.30 class

@ Capoeira Filhos da Bahia School – 83-85 Little Oxford St. COLLINGWOOD

Everyone is Welcome

BRAZILIAN FESTIVAL

Sunday 14th November from 11am – 4pm

@ IMMIGRATION MUSEUM Old Customs House

400 Flinders Street, Melbourne

www.museumvictoria.com.au/immigrationmuseum

Capoeira Demonstration on the Main Stage starts 1.20pm – please be there 12.30pm thanks

RSVP on Facebook

ZUMBI DAY

‘Capoeira Fundriser and Recycle Day’

Saturday 20th November

9am – 12pm @ Filhos da Bahia School in Collingwood

9 – 10.30 – Adults and Kids Capoeira Workshops | 10.30 – 12pm Brazilian Afro Dance Class (Maculêlê, Samba de Roda, Candomble & more).

12.30pm – 1.30pm @ The Spanish Festival on Johnson Street in FITZROY

12.30 – 1pm RODA |  1pm – 1.30 FREE Capoeira Workshop to anyone.

Any DONATIONS are Welcome (Money, An old pair of Capoeira pants or T’Shirts) it all will go to CAO ‘The Capoeira Arts Organisation’ to help Cubbies Kids from our Project in Fitzroy.

It goes to any ex-student that having stopped Capoeira and have your uniform around the house

Everyone is Welcome and your all must come thanks.

Watch Mestres na rOda!

Mestre Val Boa Morte presents:

A series of VIDEOS  of Capoeira Games that he has collected from AROUND THE WORLD!

Mestres na rOda is a collection of videos edited by Mestre Val

Featured on CAPOEIRA TECHNIQUES Channel

Join Capoeira Masters in Roda’s all over the World! Axé!

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FOOTHILLS FAMILY MUSIC FESTIVAL

Capoeira & Percussion Workshops and presentation

Saturday the 18th and Sunday the 19th of September
@ BRIAGOLONG which is just beyond Sale & Stratford, about 3.5 hours away
* So we need to leave the school around 8am, if anyone wants to come please let me know. You can just come for the day or sleep overnight. I can accommodate overnight and feed 10 people, so hurry.SATURDAY 18TH SEPTEMBER

Capoeira Workshop (room 1) – Percussion (room 2) 12 noon to 1.30pm Capoeira Workshop (room 1) – Percussion (room 2) 2.30 to 4pm
Capoeira Showcase 7pm

SUNDAY 19TH SEPTEMBER

Capoeira Workshop (room 1) – Percussion (room 2) 10 to 11.30am

SEMINARIO DE CAPOEIRA CON MESTRE VAL BOA MORTE

SEMINARIO DE CAPOEIRA CON MESTRE VAL BOA MORTE

Saturday, September 4, 2010

2:00pm – 5:00pm

ASOCIACION ARGENTINA DE CAPOEIRA

PADILLA 1008 esq. Thames

Villa Crespo, Argentina

Incluirá técnicas, toques de instrumentos, historia y filosofía de la capoeira.
* Abierto para todos los grupos
Informes e inscripción: de Lunes a Viernes 10 a 21 hs. al 4857-2851 o en la AAC

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