Rapa Nui Theatre

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

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 Taŋi 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