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GOODWILL INSTITUTE THINKTANK
Description |
The Goodwill Institute is a Think Tank and leadership-training center in Florianopolis, Brazil where MIMA Music unites its educational directors, staff, and interns.
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Dates |
August 10 to September 7, 2008
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Location |
Florianopolis, Brazil
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27°50'S 48°25'W |
Why "Floripa?" |
Musically rich
• Local NGO's
• Local artist community
Geographically unique
• National Parks
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Goals |
The main goal is to promote cultural exchange and ambassadorship through an integrative community initiative focused on music and sport. Richness comes from community involvement and cultural exchange.
Musicians participate in:
• drum-making
• songwriting with local children
• recording
• performance activities
• recreational sports with locals (capoeira, futbol, surfing)
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Director |
The Institute is directed by Mr. Erik Dijkstra, a professional musician from Florianopolis, Brazil who also serves as MIMA Music's Educational Director in Madrid, Spain. Mr. Erik Dijkstra, is the founder of Arrasta Ilha, a local NGO in Florianopolis that has provided the community with Maracatu instruction, performance, and entertainment for the last 5 years.
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Participants |
MIMA Music will unite its 20 international staff in Florianopolis to participate in an integrative experience with Mr. Dijkstra and Arrasta Ilha.
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Musicians unite at the Goodwill Institute to write a curriculum, record songs, prepare a final performance, and exchange ideas and experiences about teaching music. They learn about Brazilian culture and the Maracatu percussion-teaching methodology and engage in local outreach projects. On September 7, 2008, we will culminate the 2008 Goodwill Institute with a public screening of MIMA Music's documentary about music in Brazil that features a narrative by Brazilian Culture Minister Gilberto Gil ("Hello! Brazil" 2008, 25 minutes).
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Who benefits? |
Local kids |
• Learn English, sports, and music for free;
• Exposure to positive role models;
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University students and Staff |
• Learn Portuguese through community interaction;
• Leadership training through local community involvement;
• Richer cultural emersion program;
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Donors |
• Community impact;
• Leadership development for younger generation;
• Integrative cultural exchange (positive cultural diplomacy);
• Improve the American image abroad through local community involvement;
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Impact |
Teaching Sport |
• Established local sports (futbol, capoeira, volleyball, basketball);
• Outdoors (hiking, trekking);
• Watersports (surfing, windsurfing, kite surfing, sailing, swimming);
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Teaching Music |
• Local music activities (maracatu, samba);
• Performance (public presentations, civic engagements);
• Songwriting (improvisation, recording);
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Cultural Exchange |
• Language training (English for locals, Portuguese for participants)
• Sports and music interaction;
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Long-term Project |
• Build MIMA Music School for local community. |
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