The energy of Brazil is coming to Balexert!
A carnival of colors, music and rhythms awaits you from February 11 to March 1. Balexert invites you to a total immersion in the festive and warm atmosphere of Brazil.
Discover the program by activity below. Do you prefer the program by day? Read it now (in French)
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Football games
1v1 Challenge: compete against the best in this challenge combining technique and speed.
- Wednesdays February 12, 19 and 26, from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Precision game: test your agility and score points by hitting targets
- Saturdays February 15 and 22, Saturday March 1, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Freestyle football: demonstration by champion Alexane Meunier
- Wednesday February 26 from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Initiation and demonstration of capoeira and maculelê
Discovery and demonstrations of capoeira with Mestre Cicatriz.
- Wednesdays, February 12 and 19, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. (initiation, ages 4 and up)
- Saturday, February 15, 4:00 p.m. — 5:30 p.m. (demonstration)
- Friday, February 21, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. (Maculelê, Afro-Brazilian combat dance)
Your dance dates
Dance and music will make Balexert vibrate for the Carnival
- Forró Samba Zouk, demonstration and invitation to Brazilian ballroom dancing: Friday, February 28 from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
- Prisioneiros do Samba Parade + Power Samba Dance Group, Saturday, March 1 from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
DIY workshops
Let your creativity run wild with carnival mask-making workshops. Ages 4 and up
- Thursday, February 13, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. – “funny birds” workshop
- Thursday, February 20, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. – “carnival masks” workshop
Percutemps Workshops
Discovering Body Percussion and Other Percussive Music Tips
- Friday February 14 and Tuesday February 25, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Concerts and music
Immerse yourself in a tropical atmosphere with a bossa nova concert, and marvel at a troupe of carnival dancers and musicians.
- Bossa Nova, by Eduardo Machado, Tuesday, February 18 and Thursday, February 27 from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
- Afterwork with DJ Big T, dance and lounge with a DJ set of Brazilian music,
- Thursday, February 20 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Maradalu Maracatu, Afro-Brazilian music from the Northeast of Brazil, Saturday, February 22 from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
