RIO CARNIVAL 2018, “UNIDOS DA TIJUCA" SAMBA SCHOOL, BY PAUL HODGE, HD 720p

“UNIDOS DA TIJUCA” SAMBA SCHOOL'S THEME FOR RIO CARNIVAL 2017 WILL PAY HOMAGE TO THE UNITED STATES’ MUSICAL INNOVATION OVER THE PAST CENTURY. “TIJUCA’S” THEME IS ENTITLED “MUSIC IN MY SOUL, THE INSPIRATION OF A NATION.”
“Unidos da Tijuca will transport spectators this year through a range of musical styles and genres with their historic U.S. roots in an enredo (plot) called ‘Música na alma, inspiração de uma nação’ (Music in the soul, the inspiration of a nation).
The samba school’s Carnavalescos (Carnival designers) Mauro Quintaes, Marcus Paulo, Hélcio Paim and Annik Salmon, when hearing of a real-life meeting between American jazz legend Louis Armstrong and Brazilian instrumentalist Pixinguinha, imagined a conversation between the two telling the story of American music.
The story starts with the singing of slaves in U.S. cotton plantations, with songs for working and songs of praise. Following slaves as they migrated to the cities after abolition, the music develops and jazz, blues, country, rock and soul are born.
Unidos da Tijuca will also pay homage to legendary Broadway-style performances, country music and the rock and roll revolution of the 1960s, where music became a tool for protest and cultural upheaval. As the enredo progresses, it will incorporate more modern genres including rap, hip-hop and dance music.
Central to the enredo, however, will be Unidos da Tijuca’s nod to Beyoncé as the reigning U.S. musical queen. The school will pay tribute to the artist with no less than 150 male and female dancers, who will don fifteen-inch heels to perform a mix of samba and stiletto (a dance style blending steps from jazz, vogue and hip hop).
‘We are mixing samba and [Beyoncé’s own] steps to create a Brazilian Beyoncé,” choreographer Fábio Costa said. Costa also said that diversity among performers ended up becoming a key characteristic of this year’s performance, despite the school’s initial thoughts when holding auditions.
‘Initially the carnivalescos of Unidos da Tijuca commission wanted a wing with a hundred men. Then, they were thinking of tall, thin people,’ he said. ‘But we had such good candidates that the wing had 150 people and ten more reserves, and opened the range of body types. That is, we have men, women, short, fat, thin, black, white.”
By Ciara Long, February 17, 2017, The Rio Times
“TIJUCA” SAMBA SCHOOL WILL BE THE 4TH SAMBA SCHOOL TO PERFORM THE SECOND AND LAST NIGHT OF THE “SPECIAL GROUP” RIO CARNIVAL SAMBA SCHOOL PARADE COMPETITIONS. ““TIJUCA’S” PERFORMANCE WILL START AT 2:15AM EARLY TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 28, 2017.
THE SHOWCASE EVENT FOR RIO CARNIVAL 2017 IS THE RIO CARNIVAL SAMBA SCHOOL PARADE COMPETITIONS WHERE 26 OF RIO’S TOP SAMBA SCHOOLS WILL COMPETE. CHECK OUT PLAYLIST OF ALL 26 SAMBA SCHOOL PERFORMANCES: • RIO CARNIVAL 2019 "GRE...
FROM THE 12 “SPECIAL GROUP” SCHOOLS COMPETING THE NIGHTS OF SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26 AND MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2017 (6 EACH NIGHT), ONE SCHOOL WILL BE CHOSEN AS CHAMPION AND THE BEST SAMBA SCHOOL IN RIO, IF NOT, THE WORLD.
ONLY THE 12 SPECIAL GROUP SCHOOLS CAN COMPETE FOR THE COVETED TITLE OF “CHAMPION”. The WINNER OF THE COMPETITIONS AND THE RUNNERS-UP FROM THE SPECIAL GROUP AND ALL THE OTHER LOWER LEAGUES WILL BE REVEALED on Ash WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 2017 AFTER CARNIVAL CELEBRATIONS HAVE FINISHED. THE RESULTS WILL ALSO DETERMINE EACH SCHOOL'S LEAGUE FOR THE NEXT YEAR'S COMPETITIONS.
THIS HD VIDEO IS PART OF A “FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND” SERIES PREVIEWING THE 26 SAMBA SCHOOLS WHO WILL BE COMPETING THIS YEAR AT RIO CARNIVAL 2017, “THE GREATEST PARTY ON EARTH”, WHICH WILL START ON FRIDAY FEBRUARY 24TH AND END ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2017.
FOR MORE DETAIL ON THE PERFORMANCES, CHECK OUT CREATOR PAUL HODGE’S WEBSITE “BEST OF RIO CARNIVAL”TM www.bestofriocarnival.com & PAUL’S TH-cam CHANNEL “SOLOAROUNDWORLD” (SEE BELOW LINK):
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