 Event |
Mele Kanikau - A Pageant
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| Venue |
University of Auckland, Fale Pasifika, Auckand, New Zealand |
| First Date |
2 May 2013 |
| Last Date |
5 May 2013 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional Training Schools/Colleges |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
Mele Kanikau (part of a trilogy of Plays; 'Think of a Garden' and 'A Play, A Play' the other two) provides an insight into the world of Hawaiians progressively being Americanised and losing the very things that make them Hawai'ian; their language, culture and belief in the mystical nature of nature. This is instead replaced by tourist pageantry, a denial of 'authentic' Hawaiian-ness and ending in a half-hearted plastic portrayal of their very own culture. |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Drama
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Text Nationality |
American Samoa
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Set |
Theatre Aotearoa |
| Event Identifier |
199154 |
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