6th European Maracatu Encontro
Afro Brazilian Cultural Celebration Limerick - 2014

July 2014

As creative director for ‘6th European Maracatu Encontro’ Thomas led a team of cultural producers in a large scale cultural educational programme and street spectacle featuring almost 300 dancers, perussionists and performers in a celebration of Afro Brazilian Culture through the streets of Limerick to the People’s Park. It also included three evenings of concerts by visiting groups at University of Limerick.

The street performance was the culmination of 2 years of organisation and a weekend of intensive training opportunities with masters and mistresses of the culture.
The event was hosted by ‘Maracatu ilha Brilhante’ Ireland’s National Afro Brazilian Cultural Project

Media

National
http://www.ilovelimerick.ie/2014/6th-european-encontro-maracatu/
http://www.limerick.ie/kids/whatson/2014-07-27-maracatu-parade
www.limerick.ie/learning/whatson/2014-07-26-a-night-of-maracatu
http://www.limerick.ie/limerick.ieblog/archive/three-things-to-do-in-limerick-thisweekend-25-27-july
http://feest-ie.com/Maracatu-Parade-Limerick-07-27

International
http://www.percuforum.com/encuentro-europeo-de-maracatu-2014-limerick-irlanda/
http://www.maracatu.ch/emt-2012/emt2012.html

Youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8vvEzHVHbA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVGLFeuccv8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyfD-2hkO8M

Flikr
https://www.flickr.com/photos/brendan_doyle/sets/72157645558368570/