Bonus Activity: Musical Festivals – Matatini
In New Zealand, a huge festival is held every two years, called Te Matatini. This performing arts festival celebrates the tikanga (culture or customs) of Māori. Kapa Haka groups from around New Zealand are invited to attend the festival and each group gives a 25-minute performance. The performances are judged and the best teams win prizes.
Watch these three clips from previous Te Matatini festivals.
Te Iti Kahurangi
Te Puku o Te Ika
On your blog, rank the performances from your favourite (#1) to least favourite (#3) and tell us why you gave them the ranking that you did.
BONUS POINTS: 6
My favourite performance was the Tamatea Arikinui because it was outstanding.When all do it together it just looks amazing and I like the poi dance so I give that a 10/10
Hey there Akesa, thank you for sharing your thoughts on the performances and selecting one which you preferred to the others. I was hoping you might be able to write a bit about the specifics of the performance. I'd love to hear what exactly you liked about the Tamatea Arikinui performance.
ReplyDeleteTell me what you thought about the dancing, the costumes, the singing, the props, the lyrics etc.
Thanks, Billy