Otimo Dance with the Handphibians

Saturday, July 13th
7:30PM – CABARET STAGE

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In the summer of 1997, Madisonian and Handphibians’ founder, Robert Schoville, took a trip with a few friends to Brazil.
After traveling the country for about a month, taking classes and acquiring instruments, Schoville invited UW-Madison music students and community members to join him in playing what he learned during his travels.

 

For over ten years, Schoville hosted educational drumming sessions with these students and locals, teaching them the instruments and specific rhythms and parts associated with the various regional traditions.

 

The Handphibians emerged from this process and the Madison Escola de Samba, or Samba School, was born.