With support from the California Arts Council, Viver Brasil Dance Company will hire consultant Lilliana Castro of ArchEffect Design to work with the organization’s Executive Director, Founders/Co-Artistic Directors, Board Chair, and Board of Directors in a Brand Refresh Process, including creating visual communication standards and guidelines in order to help us present and reposition Viver Brasil with a coherent and unified brand voice.
Samba in the Streets, VB’s free community engagement program teaches Afro-Brazilian traditional dances modeled on Blocos Afro, Afro-Brazilian parading organizations that introduce communities to Afro-Brazilian history through traditional and contemporary dance and music. Cooking Samba, VB’s signature family program is a narrated 45-minute show that include the royal orixa dances, riveting capoeira, joyful samba and Bahian carnaval with live music and an interactive dance workshop. Community Class, is a weekly Afro-Brazilian technique dance class led by founding artistic directors Linda Yudin and Luiz Badaro accompanied by live music. Dancing at the Source is a 15-day cultural immersion program to Salvador, Bahia, Brazil where participants experience: daily Afro-Brazilian dance, music, and culture classes taught by experienced faculty who are master cultural workers, that reflects VB’s role as a bridge between the U.S. and Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.

