FROM TRASH TO TREASURE: turning negatives into positives
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Documentarian Iara Lee: ‘Creativity is my Weapon’
March 3, 2023
Networking event with Brazilian filmmaker Iara Lee on Feb 12
Feb 11, 2022
BaoRadio Presenta: Iara Lee Jan 12, 2023
DİRENEN KÜLTÜRLER VEYA YARATICI DİRENÇ August 28, 2022
“Via dei Corti”, festival del cinema a Gravina di Catania: premi e programma May 27, 2022
FROM TRASH TO TREASURE: Turning Negatives into Positives in Lesotho (2020) – 4 Stars
March 25, 2022
Beyond Nuclear features FROM TRASH TO TREASURE: turning negatives into positives in “Lessons from Lesotho”
September 28, 2020
Earth 911 features FROM TRASH TO TREASURE: turning negatives into positives
September 19, 2020
Carmattos highlights FROM TRASH TO TREASURE: turning negatives into positives (in Portuguese)
August 25, 2020
Rebelión features FROM TRASH TO TREASURE: turning negatives into positives (in Spanish)
August 5, 2020
Moyo Afrika features FROM TRASH TO TREASURE: turning negatives into positives
July 25, 2020
South Africa Trendolizer features FROM TRASH TO TREASURE: turning negatives into positives
July 24, 2020
Portside features FROM TRASH TO TREASURE: turning negatives into positives
July 24, 2020
Sunday Express highlights director Iara Lee’s work in Lesotho
May 2018
Capoeira is thought to have originated in Brazil, growing out of traditions brought overseas by enslaved Africans. The dynamic martial art form incorporates dance, music and acrobatics all at once. Through Capoeira Luanda, the practice becomes a new way to celebrate, preserve and learn about Brazilian culture.![]()
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Capoeira Luanda is bringing the capoeira art form to new communities, and celebrating the richness of Afro-Brazilian cultures. The organization strives to use the principles of capoeira as a means to foster positive psycho-social development and critical consciousness within communities.