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Overview
About Me
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anthropologist and filmmaker (write about Jewish characters in Brazilian spirit possession religions) - plan to spend few day in Tel Aviv before heading to Jerusalem for Judaic studies conference where I present my research. Will be happy to share incredible stories from Brazil!
About my research/films www.linktr.ee/ticun
I also co-run avant/contemporary music project www.extendedtechniques.com
Occasionally open to interesting guests
Interests:
Avant guarde | Music| Umbanda |Yiddish| Philosophy |Brazil
Sou pesquisador independente e um ativista social, focando minha pesquisa sobre a cultura brasileira ..fundador da Ticún Brasil (http://ticunbrasil.com), uma inovadora organização não governamental voltada para justiça social, que implementa projetos educacionais, sociais e de arte no Rio de Janeiro, bem como eventos da cultura brasileira em Nova York, desde 2008.
..também dirige o projeto musical Extended Techniques (https://extendedtechniques.com), dedicado a músicas sub-exploradas do jazz e música clássica contemporânea.
Why I’m on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING
coffee, sometimes tea
COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
marvelous!
Interests
diving, classical music, art films, jazz, avant-guarde, yoga, photography, brazilian culture, portuguese, theater, world affairs, judaism, umbanda, candomble, clarice lispector, fado
- arts
- culture
- literature
- theater
- photography
- coffee
- yoga
- movies
- music
- classical music
- jazz
- scuba diving
Music, Movies, and Books
movies:
Balthazar
Persona
the conversation
Orpheus
orfeu negro
the sacrifice
cheiro do ralo
the eclipse
crimes and misdemeanors
dogville
breathless
pagador de promessas
music: bach, mahler, western classical, indian classical, psychodelic rock, minimal, avant guarde!, post rock, jazz
brazilian music: Karina Buhr, Tom Zé, 3 na Massa, Eddie, Mombojó, Cartola, Nação Zumbi, Romulo Froes, Hurtmold
http://www.last.fm/user/senderm/library/loved
books:samuel beckett, philip roth, joseph brodsky, clarice lispector
sports:diving, skiing, yoga
passions: portuguese, films, andes mountains, cinema europeu, downshifting, fisheye, galapagos islands, robert bresson, theater of absurd, varanasi, yiddish
One Amazing Thing I’ve Done
exploring Galapagos, pilgrimage towns in India, diving cenotes in Tulum, nite diving in arraial do cabo, teaching English literature to kids
ticun brasil
extended techniques
Teach, Learn, Share
can teach russian/english
want to practice portuguese
Countries I’ve Visited
Argentina, Belize, Ecuador, France, India, Ukraine
Countries I’ve Lived In
Brazil, Russian Federation, United States