ABADÁ-Capoeira San Francisco Performance Company presents
CIGARRA & Guerreiras Nessa Arte
The legacy of an Afro-Brazilian female trailblazer
May 3 to 5, 2024
on Z Space’s Steindler Stage
Mestra Marcia “Cigarra” Treidler has been the singular role model for women practicing the Afro-Brazilian art of Capoeira. At age 25, she was the first woman practitioner to bring Capoeira to California, having started a school in San Francisco’s Mission District in 1996 that has become a cultural stronghold, sacred community space, and renowned global training center.
Witness the art’s spellbinding ritual unfold as Mestra Cigarra shares the story of her pathbreaking ascent through its male-dominated ranks, as well as the stories of those who’ve inherited her legacy, through dance, film, and martial arts. See guest artists from Brazil and the ABADÁ-Capoeira San Francisco Performance Company embody her lineage through Capoeira and the traditional music and dances of maculelê, jongo, and samba de roda.
Film and other archival media created and curated by local filmmaker Claudia Escobar will ground the performance, leading audiences through a multi-sensory journey.
CAST LIST
Artistic Director, Márcia Treidler “Mestra Cigarra”
Film Director, Claudia Escobar
Guest Artists:
Mestrando Mobília
Mestranda Gigi
Mestranda Yara
Professor Jabutí
Professor Côco
Professor Prego
Instrutora Bombom
Instrutora Pérla
ABADÁ-Capoeira San Francisco Company:
Professora Sereia
Professora Estrela Vésper
Instrutora Sucurí
Instrutor Soldadinho
Instrutor Papagaio
Instrutora Ciranda
Instrutora Jabuticaba
Instrutor Tupinambá
Graduada Toninho
Graduado Baraúna
Graduada Batida
Graduada Samambaia
