Co-founder of the touring duo Matica Arts, Joel has traveled the Americas performing, collaborating and training. He is a gifted performer known for his unicycling, clowning, improvisational, and acrobatic skills. Joel is a “physical artist” who loves exploring the vast capabilities of the human body. For many years he was the director of the Advanced Circus Program at the Children’s Circus of Middletown and teaches at many awesome organizations including Oddfellows Playhouse (oddfellows.org), Green St Arts Center, and ASAP. He is also a Capoeirista and has been practicing 1999 and is a student of Mestre Pinga Fogo of Sao Paulo, BR and Austin,TX. When Mestre Pinga Fogo left CT, he bestowed the honor of taking over his students to Joel. Currently, Joel teaches Capoeira at Plus 1 Defense in West Hartford and at Thrive and organizes a huge yearly event, bringing Capoeria Masters and students from around the US and Internationally.
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