Live Brazil Festival is the first Brazilian Arts and
Culture Festival in New Zealand. The main goal of Live Brazil Festival is the cultural
exchange between artists and audiences of New Zealand and Brazil and it is our
desire to make the collaborative aspect of the festival its main feature. Our
aim is also to strengthen the exchange of knowledge between artists, Brazilian
and New Zealanders, and to connect the Brazilian community living in New
Zealand with their own culture This time, in addition to bringing again to New
Zealand artists of an outstanding high level, have them teach and perform, they
will also collaborate with New Zealand artists, generating new works. Also, for the first time Live Brazil promotes a
residency of New Zealand musicians to Brazil. Live Brazil will also hold a national tour in New
Zealand, presenting the concerts and dance pieces of its program in several
festival and events in New Zealand, such as Nelson, Queenstown and Tauranga
Festivals.
Team Coordinators Alda Rezende has been
a resident in New Zealand for four years. She has released three albums and in
Brazil has performed alongside major names such as Elza Soares and Joao Bosco.
As well as developing a career in radio and television. In New Zealand Alda
participated in the project OE Brazil in 2007, produced a project that brought
three Brazilian musicians for a tour in 2008 and has performed in several
national festivals. Currently she is a member of the bands Zirigidum and Roda
de Samba. Alda is also a radio host in Radio Active, and produces slots on
Brazilian Music for Concert Radio. Clo Mudrik is a
circus artist, a dancer and a Physical Education and Capoeira teacher. Resident
in Wellington for six years and now a New Zealand citizen, she is the
coordinator of the dance company ZambaBem Traditional Brazilian Dances, is
member of the Wellington Circus Trust (responsible for the areas of aerials,
acrobalance and kids), organizes the wing of dancers of Wellington Batucada,
and is a member of Brazealand Band, where she dances, sings and plays
percussion. In Brazil and overseas she has performed with Companies such as La
Fura Dels Baus, taught Capoeira and samba to Cirque du Soleil, Acrobatico
Fratell and Circo Minimo. Drew James is Director
of ERUPT Lake Taupo Festival,WOMAD,Taranaki Arts Festival,Taranaki Rhododrendon
and Garden Festival. For more info: livebrazilfestival2010@gmail.com
