This week, we are joined by Te Rita Papesch, a legendary figure in the Maori tradition of Kapa Haka, and Sharon Mazer, her friend and an American performance studies researcher. Together, they converse about Kapa Haka as a manifestation of the historic relations between the Maori people and their “Kiwi” colonizers, one which is embedded in the everyday life of the community but also undergoing constant change as performers adjust to the increased global visibility of their performances. Mazer describes the national Kapa Haka gatherings, which attract thousands of attendees and are nationally televised, as “a theatrical event incorporated into an Olympic competition encased in a ritual frame.” Papesch is the consummate insider, the matron of a family of Haka performers, whose influence stretches back to the 1970s, whereas Mazer offers the perspective of an informed outsider who has been observing the performances for more than twenty years. Together, they model bicultural conversation as they teach us how to read Kapa Haka’s place in the cultural politics of New Zealand. A full transcript of this conversation will be available soon!Here are some of the references from this episode, for those who want to dig a little deeper:Co-authored writing by Te Rita Papesch & Sharon Mazer:Breaking the Stage: From Te Matatini to Footprints/TapuwaeBut can it be Art? Kapa Haka as a contemporary indigenous performance practiceMaori Performance/Cultural Performance: Stages of PowhiriMore about Te Rita PapeschWaka Huia profile: Part One; Part TwoPerformance: Nga RoimataŌtairongo (audio portrait of Te Rita by artist Maree Sheehan)Tainui Waka Kapa Haka Festival Lifetime Achievement Award, 2018Selected writing:Creating a Modern Māori Identity Through Kapa Haka (2015 PhD Thesis)Te Rita Papesch: case study of an exemplary learner of Māori as an additional languageMore about Sharon MazerSelected writing:Performing Māori: Kapa Haka on the Stage and on the GroundPerformance: Ethnographer/Tourist/CannibalProfessional Wrestling: Sport and SpectacleKapa HakaNational Kapa Haka FestivalRules of CompetitionMaori Television – Kapa Haka commentary; Te Kapa Haka o Te Whānau-ā-ApanuiTe Whare Wananga o Waikato at the NZ Polynesian Festival, 1981All-Blacks and HakaHobbes and Shaw – Haka Haka tourist showsGame of Thrones HakaBeyonce does HakaDiana Taylor – The Archive and the Repertoire Konstantin Stanislovsky – “As If”Haka in support of Black Lives MatterMaori Protest MovementsMore Maori culture:Maori Powhiri (welcome)Ta Moko – Maori tattooRaranga – Maori WeavingMaori Musical InstrumentsMaori ReligionMaori WeaponsShare your thoughts via Twitter with Henry, Colin and the How Do You Like It So Far? account! You can also email us at [email protected] & Audio clips:Te Whare Wananga o Waikato (1981)Kapahaka Roopu Te Haona KahaTe Whānau a Apanui whakaeke- Te Matatini - 2015 - Entrance (Game of Thrones)“In Time” by Dylan Emmett and “Spaceship” by Lesion X.––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––In Time (Instrumental) by Dylan Emmet  https://soundcloud.com/dylanemmetSpaceship by Lesion X https://soundcloud.com/lesionxbeatsCreative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/in-time-instrumentalFree Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/lesion-x-spaceshipMusic promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/AzYoVrMLa1Q––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Share your thoughts via Twitter with Henry, Colin and the How Do You Like It So Far? account! You can also email us at [email protected]:“In Time” by Dylan Emmett and “Spaceship” by Lesion X.In Time (Instrumental) by Dylan Emmet  https://soundcloud.com/dylanemmetSpaceship by Lesion X https://soundcloud.com/lesionxbeatsCreative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/in-time-instrumentalFree Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/lesion-x-spaceshipMusic promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/AzYoVrMLa1Q––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

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