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Festa Junina
Join us for a raucous Festa Junina (June Festival) celebration on the Lower East Side. Revel in a quadrilha! Learn to dance the xaxado! Sip hot wine, enjoy delectable dishes! Watch the flying legs of capoeiristas! Hear improvised poetry to the berimbau at Festa Junina & Other Traditions from the Brazilian Northeast, cosponsored with Afro Brazil Arts and the Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural and Educational Center. Associated with community bonfires honoring St. John the Baptist, Festa de São João is celebrated across Brazil, though most fervently in the Nordeste (Northeast). Festas Juninas are associated with a style of folk dance called the quadrilha and with particular dishes including vinho quente, which means hot wine. Part of the Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural and Educational Center's Fiestas del Año celebrations, and City Lore's People's Poetry Project, this celebration includes additional dance and poetry traditions from the Brazilian Northeast including capoeira and maculele. A complimentary dance lesson taught by Quenia Ribeiro and a buffet of delectable Brazilian dishes prepared by Samira Soares are included!
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LocationFlamboyan Theater, Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural and Education Center,
107 Suffolk St, Lower East Side, Manhattan (Between Rivington and Delancey)
New York, NY 10003
United States
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| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
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