ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
MESTRE CABOQUINHO / TREINEL FUÇA
FUÇA
(Detroit, 2007)
Edward Luna Brough (Treinel Fuça Fuça,
or "Luna") is the recognized trainer of T.A.B.C.A.T.
Columbus under Mestre Caboquinho.
in 2007. Luna received his Master's degree from the Department
of Dance at The Ohio State University, where he remains a visiting
lecturer.
Luna's studies in Capoeira began at Ohio State in the year 2000.
Since 2002, he has studied under the tutelage of Mestre Caboquinho,
who is dedicated to the preservation of the traditional Capoeira
Angola of Bahia, Brazil.
From 2002 to the present, he has also taught an introductory
elective course in Capoeira at Ohio State. He has also performed
Capoeira and its music at various venues in and around Columbus,
and as part of the American Dance Festival in Durham, NC. In
January 2007, he finished his Master's thesis, entitled Jogo
de Mandinga (Game of Sorcery), which is available (with a few errors and all) at OhioLink.
Luna has also spent several months in Bahia, Brazil, where he
has trained and played Capoeira under a variety of teachers.
In 2004, Luna took part in T.A.B.C.A.T.'s "Encontro da
Nata." In 2005, he returned for a second, solo trip. On
the third trip, in August, 2006, Luna graduated as an official
T.A.B.C.A.T. trainer, and was given the Capoeira name of "Fuça
Fuça" (FOO-sah FOO-sah).
Luna is also an experienced maker of berimbau instruments,
which are custom made and available for sale. He is also available
to give berimbau lessons and berimbau-making
workshops. Please contact him at tabcatcolumbus
=AT= gmail =DOT= com for more
information.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
A special thanks to ele_mental
for hosting this site. Along with a number of others, Ed Luna
co-founded ele_mental in 1993 to explore a wide range of artistic
endeavors, including electronic music, multi-media design, performance,
and art.
Thanks also to the
Department of Dance at the Ohio State University (Professor
Susan Hadley,TA coordinator) for hosting the group and providing
studio space. Thanks also to Susan Van Pelt Petry (Chair) for
her support, and to Misty Kerns (Program Coordinator) for being
our staff advisor.
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