This special event celebrates Orixá Oxalá, or Melatokan, an ancient force of nature and the oldest of all Orixás. The priestesses praise the prophecy that:
✨ The world will one day know one hundred years of peace, under the rule of children. ✨
This is our final and special celebration of the end of CÍRCULO 2026 edition. Our community, family, friends and everyone who feels called to celebrate with us is more than welcome.
The evening is inspired by Festa do Divino, where the Caixeiras conduct month long ceremonies that culminate in the great day when children become emperors and empresses of the world for one symbolic year. This celebration lives within various Candomblé de Mina communities and Maroon peoples across Brazil, especially in the state of Maranhão.
We begin with a public ceremony led by the priestesses and participants of the workshop series, singing litanies, chanting and drumming. We close the night with a powerful live concert by Zagaia, an encounter between Renata Amaral, Laetícia Madsen, Thomas Rohrer with invited guests. Long time collaborators, they also share the stage in the band A Barca. There will also be a public talk with Renata Amaral about her deep experience within Candomblé communities and traditional culture.
Renata Amaral is an ethnomusicologist, filmmaker, double bassist and founder of Arquivo Maracá, with more than 30 CDs and 12 award winning documentaries dedicated to traditional Brazilian music, including the film Pedra da Memória, and decades of performances across Brazil and Europe. Laetícia Madsen, known through her symbolic character Maria Preá, is a singer from Maranhão with over 20 years of career, nominated for the Prêmio da Música Brasileira, member of A Barca and active caixeira in Divino festivals, currently creating her third album grounded in the power of drums and voice.
About Zagaia:
Tradition is the pragmatic expression of memory, serving as a reference and impetus for the future. Zagaia present their creative work in dialogue with Brazilian traditions. In this show, the musicians present pieces from the performances they create with their groups A Barca, Ponto br, Tambor da Mata, Terno de Mestre Biano, Orquestra Popular do Recife, and other dialogues they develop with masters of popular tradition, their communities and performers.
Among Cocos, Bois, Carimbós, Jongos, Pontos and Congados, the vigor of the terreiros and batuques, the luminosity of the melodies and their inseparable relationship with a rhythmic and powerful prosody make the spectacle a unique experience.
About Tulipa’s Society
Tulipa’s Society Amsterdam and Teatro Munganga welcome you to a series of traditional singing and drumming workshops, alongside gatherings dedicated to sharing knowledge about Brazilian Candomblé and the tradition of priestesses.
Housed at Teatro Munganga, Tulipa’s Society honours Zahar - a Vungira in the Brazilian Candomblé tradition.
It is inspired by Sociedade das Tulipas, a sisterhood based at Redandá Candomblé House in Cipó-Guaçú, São Paulo, which has been organising beneficent events for hospitals treating Wildfire disease and other causes since 1970.
