Brazilian dances and celebrations inspire our artistic search for new languages. We find in these manifestations the energy of their parties, their symbols, and their rituals that are disappearing from the routine of big cities. These almost forgotten energies are necessary for making art and for entering the performance state.

We see in these dances an expanded sense of movement, the incorporation of postures and gestures, and the necessity for pulses and impulses. All of this converses with circus and with our artistic wanderings.

In this informative performance, we bring to the public in a didactic and artistic form some of the dances we have studied and experienced.

For forty minutes, and with live music, the members of Nau de Ícaros travel through the rhythms, symbols, and movements of the Orixás do Candomblé (an afro-brazilian religion that had an immense impact on folk dance in Brazil), through the Coco, Jongo, Cavalo Marinho and Maracatu Nação, valuing the party and celebrative energy that is the backbone of this culture. The performance depends on 4 percussionists and 6 dancers.