Moira Fortin Cornejo

Rapa Nui Theatre

Staging Indigenous Identities in Easter Island

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Produktbeschreibung

This book examines the relationships between theatrical representations and socio-political aspects of Rapa Nui culture from pre-colonial times to the present. This is the first book written about the production of Rapa Nui theatre, which is understood as a unique and culturally distinct performance tradition. Using a multilingual approach, this book journeys through Oceania, reclaiming a sense of connection and reflecting on synergies between performances of Oceanic cultures beyond imagined national boundaries. The author argues for a holistic and inclusive understanding of Rapa Nui theatre as encompassing and being inspired by diverse aspects of Rapa Nui performance cultures, festivals, and art forms. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of Indigenous studies, Pacific Island studies, performance, anthropology, theatre education and Rapa Nui community, especially schoolchildren from the island who are learning about their own heritage.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 228
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. August 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 487g
• ISBN-13: 9781032277356
• ISBN-10: 1032277351
• Artikelnr.: 64035507

Autorenporträt

Moira Fortin Cornejo is a Ph.D. in Theatre Studies, Victoria University of Wellington.

Inhaltsangabe

Note on Contributor
Acknowledgements
List of Figures
Glossary Cultural Terms
Preface by David O'Donnell
Prologue
Act One: Rapa Nui Theatre and the Oceanic Context
SCENE I: Storytelling and the transmission of knowledge through the
performing arts.
SCENE II: The Conceptualization of Theatre in the Pacific and its impact
envisaging contemporary theatre practices.
SCENE III: Exploring the construction of the 'traditional' and the
contemporary: Implications and Consequences for cultural Creativity.
Act Two: Navigating an Ongoing Colonial Relationship Between Rapa Nui and
Chile and its Implications to the Rapa Nui Performing Arts
SCENE I: Rapa Nui, Social Change, and the ongoing impacts of Encounters
with European Explores
SCENE II: Isla de Pascua, a Chilean Colony in the Pacific
SCENE III: The Modernisation of Rapa Nui and Influences on Rapa Nui
Performing Arts
Act Three: 'A 'Amu Tuai, the Production of Rapa Nui Theatre
SCENE I: The Significance of Ceremonial Performances in the Emergence of
Rapa Nui Theatre.
SCENE II: 'A'amu Tuai - the indigenous form of Rapa Nui theatre.
SCENE III: Koro - The spark igniting the production of Rapa Nui theatre.
SCENE IV: Miro O'one: performing the other from an indigenous perspective.
SCENE V: Tapati Rapa Nui, the ultimate venue for the expression,
performance and re-creation of Rapa Nui indigenous identity.
SCENE VI: Mahana O Te Re'o and Ka Täi te Ako - celebrating and revitalising
the Rapa Nui language through performance.
SCENE VII: The first theatre company of Rapa Nui - Mata Tu'u Hotu Iti.
SCENE VIII: Artistic Expressions used in the Production of Rapa Nui
Theatre.
SCENE IX: The Formalisation of Rapa Nui Theatre.
SCENE X: Theatrical Performances Beyond Tapati Rapa Nui - Theatre in the
Community.
Epilogue
Bibliography
Index