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This book examines the relationships between theatrical representations and socio-political aspects of Rapa Nui culture from pre-colonial times to the present.
List of contents
Note on ContributorAcknowledgementsList of FiguresGlossary Cultural TermsPreface by David O'DonnellPrologueAct One: Rapa Nui Theatre and the Oceanic ContextSCENE 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 TheatreSCENE 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
About the author
Moira Fortin Cornejo is a Ph.D. in Theatre Studies, Victoria University of Wellington.
Summary
This book examines the relationships between theatrical representations and socio-political aspects of Rapa Nui culture from pre-colonial times to the present.
