Registration recommended! You’ll be the first to learn of event details or if the location or date changes due to inclement weather.
Spend your lunch break grooving with BatucadaMIT, a newly formed Brazilian music and arts ensemble. BatucadaMIT aims to foster community and joy through the rich world of Brazilian music and the lively traditions of percussion and dance. Audiences will be invited to participate in the performance!
BatucadaMIT was created in collaboration with friends from MISTI MIT Brazil, Portuguese at MIT Global Languages, the MIT Brazilian Students Association, and MISTI Brazil alumna Talia Khan. The group is led by contemporary percussionist, educator, and Brazilian native Marcus Santos.
-
A contemporary percussionist and educator, Marcus is a native of Bahia, Brazil. He has committed his life to the study, teaching, and performance of his hometown's Afro-Brazilian music and heritage. Marcus has performed with world renowned artists and led workshops around the world on Afro-Brazilian percussion and music for social change. He currently teaches at New England Conservatory, Middlesex Community College, and Somerville High School, and runs the Grooversity global drumming network project.
-
Photos and/or videos will be taken at this event. By entering and attending this event, you acknowledge and agree that your likeness may be included in photos and videos of the event and that those photos and videos may be used by MIT in connection with communications about MIT Open Space Programming or in other MIT communications, and/or shared with third parties, including on the Internet. If you do not agree to this usage, please notify a staff member when you arrive.
We are committed to creating an inclusive, accessible environment on our website and in person at our events. If you would like to request a disability-related accommodation, please contact us at openspace@mit.edu as soon as possible to allow us time to respond. Requests made less than 2 weeks before the start date of your program may not be able to be met in time.
This event will follow MIT policies and Covid safety guidelines. More info can be found at now.mit.edu/policies.
With any questions, email us at openspace@mit.edu.