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Presented by: Kay & McLean Productions and Michael Coppel Presents WARRIORS OF BRAZIL From the Director of Lady Salsa, Bar at Buena Vista and Merchants of Bollywood Produced by World Stage Productions "Packed with muscle, backflips, blistering samba beats… a big hun...k of upbeat Brazilian soul. A jaw-dropping performance." - The Scotsman (August 2009) For the first time in Australia and New Zealand, the world's greatest Capoeira experts will appear in a spectacular live stage show, featuring inspirational young athletes, dancers and musicians who still live today in the dangerous favelas of Brazil. Their bodies defy what is humanly possible as they leap, flip, kick and spin at breathtaking speed. Warriors of Brazil will tour theatres in Australian and New Zealand in January and February. In a show that combines the extraordinary martial art of Capoeira (kah-poh-ayr-ra) with the uplifting music and dance of Carnival, Warriors of Brazil showcases all of the power and the passion that is modern Brazil. From a country which has much to celebrate with its successful bid to host the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics, its soccer prowess, and powerful musical impact on the world, this show represents a positive flipside to Brazil’s street violence which is also dominating the news headlines. Joining them on stage are the singers, dancers and percussionists of Rhythm Carnival who hail from the favela of Candeal, which famously saved its young people from a life of violence by encouraging them to trade their weapons for musical instruments. Members of Rhythm Carnival have performed with Santana, The Fugees, Ricky Martin, Sergio Mendes and The Black Eyed Peas. Warriors of Brazil features the world’s best display of Capoeira, the martial art disguised as dance, and also captures the many aspects of Brazilian culture. Join us as we follow the journey from the pain of its African slave past, through the victorious joy of football, to the celebratory sounds and rhythms of samba and carnival. Warriors of Brazil opens in Perth on January 8 before touring to Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide, Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington. TOUR DATES: Fri 8 - Thu 14 Jan - Regal Theatre, Perth Tue 19 - Sat 23 Jan - Theatre Royal, Sydney Thu 28 -Sat 30 Jan - Lyric Theatre, Brisbane Tue 2 - Sun 7 Feb - Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne Tue 9 - Thu 11 Feb - Festival Theatre, Adelaide Sat 13 & Sun 14 Feb - The Civic, The Edge, Auckland Tue 16 & Wed 17 Feb - Isaac Theatre Royal, Christchurch Fri 19 - Sun 21 Feb - St James Theatre, Wellington