THE SHOW
Moura and Korman had been trading jazz and Brazilian music for some fifteen years, mingling Pixinguinha with Ellington, Monk with Gnattali, and Gershwin with Jobim. One night they were having a beer in a botequim downtown Rio de Janeiro. Conversing about the source of their sound. Some ideas came up: The sound of the city. The sound of Rio. The sound of New York. "It's the sound of dance." Paulo finally announced... "Samba?" Cliff asked. "No. Gafieira." And they were off to the mythical hall of Estudantina. There Gafieira Dance Brasil was born, a tribute to illustrious composers, to flamboyant dancers, to a city of tropical and architectural splendors, to nameless, penniless, and pleasure loving patrons.
The richest repertoire
The essential inspiration
The anecdotal choreography
Costumes and light-design
The finest artists
