Mestra Márcia “Cigarra”

Márcia Treidler

 

Mestra Marcia „Cigarra“ (Marcia Treidler), je 40-godišnji veteran kapuere, osnivač i umetnički direktor ABADA Capoeira San Francisco (ACSF). Marcia je započela kapueru 1982. pod renomiranim Mestre Camisom, učenikom legendarnog Mestre Bimbe.

 

Throughout the 1980s there were only a handful of women training. Márcia was determined to change the trajectory for women in the art. With persistent hard work she earned respect and a place amongst the leading practitioners. In 1987, she began teaching street children, and by 1990, had attained the highest level reached by any woman in ABADÁ-Capoeira, a status she maintains today. 

 

In 1991, at age 25, Márcia left Brazil for the U.S. and founded ACSF to preserve and expand Capoeira and to use Capoeira as a catalyst for positive change. Márcia left a lasting impact in the San Francisco Bay Area, establishing the ACSF in 1997, the first venue in the area dedicated to to Brazilian culture and arts 

 

In 2013, she was the first woman from the ABADÁ legacy to receive the title “Mestra,” making her one of the top 10 Capoeiristas of some 80,000 international members. 

 

As a leader of the global ABADÁ organization, Márcia performs and teaches all over Brazil, North America, and Europe, and is one of seven judges for the prestigious International and National ABADÁ-Capoeira “Jogos”-World Games.

She’s valued as an innovative choreographer; a sought-after teacher; a teacher and mentor for ACSF and ABADÁ-North American artists; a role model for Brazilian, immigrant, women and girls, and LGBTQIA+ populations; and a bridge-builder in our community.

 

Márcia’s leads women and men to unprecedented levels of success in the art, and her work promotes the increasing presence and impact of women in the art. She continues her commitment to protect the integrity of Capoeira by illuminating historic significance while advancing cultural knowledge; mentoring next-generation artists; and amplifying gender equity in Capoeira internationally.