Podcast sobre la comunicación no verbal en la capoeira angola

Abstract

Capoeira Angola is a form of cultural expression that originated in Brazil. Using physical movement, music, and environment, it comprises a set of methods for communicating without words. This project developed a podcast as a way to analyze and document Capoeira Angola's non-verbal mode of expression. By using this format, it transforms a strongly visual/kinetic experience into a format that all people can listen to. The research was conducted qualitatively via ethnographic observation at the Paraguassú Capoeira Angola Study Group, located in Quito, Ecuador, followed by semi-structured interviews with an expert in the field. The resulting podcast is a combination of narration, testimonial clips, and design elements that serve as communication tools to help illustrate and understand both kinesics and proxemics in Capoeira Angola through sound. Research has demonstrated that Capoeira Angola is an embodied conversation, through the use of ginga and dodges within the form of the art, combined with the music that accompanies the art, to create a social and cultural experience. Additionally, the use of sound to help to coordinate collective activity between players. Taking into consideration the above conclusions, it can be said that thematic podcasts are useful tools for the dissemination of culture and for examining ways in which people communicate through non-verbal communication. In addition, it allows us to conceptualize the body and sound as languages of communication, and this facilitates the ability of individuals to communicate with one another and with society