Event

Faces of Nature

One night only!

FACES of NATURE is Rosangela Silvestre's always evolving solo work. Performed across the globe, FACES of NATURE takes the audience on a journey exploring the artistic expression of the Orixas; the spirits or deities of the Yoruba traditions that traveled from Africa to the New World. Each person who has come to this show has left transformed.

A native of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, Rosangela Silvestre graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Dance and later specialized in choreography, achieving her Masters Degree from the Federal University of Bahia (UFBA). She acquired training in such diverse techniques as: Martha Graham, Limon, Solo Bar and Classic Ballet. She had as instructors, Raimundo Bispo dos Santos (Mestre King), Mercedes Baptista, Clayde Morgan among others. Rosangela's professional career began in 1981 as a dancer with the Federal University of Bahia, Odunde. While with this group she represented Brazil in the International Festival of Dance in France. Since 1982, Rosangela has researched and developed a technique of Brazilian dance--the Silvestre Technique. A technique of Brazilian Dance Expression, it is inspired by the movements and rhythms extracted from a cultural base that activates creativity through a language of dance.