Dende Nation are to don outfits made in Brazilian Samba schools and diverted from landfill.
A Samba reggae group participating in the Notting Hill Carnival hope to make sustainability “part of the party” as they don outfits made in Brazilian Samba schools that have been saved from landfill.
“We joined both State through Danielle Barros, secretary of culture and creative economy of the state of Rio, and City through Taina de Paula, secretary of environment and climate that, together, bridged the project with Rio Tur and Comlurb, Rio’s waste management company. “Carnival is like what we eat in Brazil – rice and beans – it is part of what we are”, said Ms Pinho, who is also the one of the dance co-ordinators, along with Rosaria Gracia, as well as the costume co-ordinator for the group.“I was born in Brasilia, the capital of Brazil, and my family and I would always go to Rio to have fun and just dance on the streets at their carnivals.
The group has been getting into the celebration through a series of costume making, drumming and dance sessions across August in partnership with Brixton Village and with the support of the Arts Council of England. “What I try to do when I create the choreographies is to do it in a way where people feel like they’re part of the party and not just watching a performance.
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