Kati

Traditional form of entertainment"Line Dance"Dancing, chants, war dancePerformed at marae

Waiata-a-ringa: action songs, with symbolic hand gestures and movements

Poi-intricate dance with a ball on string, in sync with other dancersHaka-war dance with loud chanting, foot stamping, thigh slappingPukana-important to all forms of performance, facial expressions used to show passion and extreme emotion

Format

Kapa Haka

Directly "I die"Performed by All Blacks to start every match

Performed in schoolsBranches of military has own Haka performed at funerals

Famous production of Porgy and Bess in 1965 with all Maori castMultiple theatres perform in native language

Te Ika a Maui first all Maori theatre companyShakespeare in Maori at Globe Theatre

As modern performance

Many strong performances out of NZ feature MaoriBiculturalism - Maori and Pakeha (non-Maori) can exist on equal terms

Maori

Nora

Most populous location AfricaLocated in West Africa

Folk lore works with emphasis on roots

From social satire to historical tragediesReflect Nigerian culture

Directed toward local audience

Controversy when translated to EnglishOriginally performed in native language

Theatre was rare commodity

Death and the Kings Horsemen

Easier to produce, get ahold ofNot many people seeing live theatre

Nollywood films taking the place of live theatre

ParksHotelsUnderground car parkMaking do with the spaces they can get access to

Alternative venues

Nigerian Theatre

Stephen

Architectural artReligious traditions, mask dances

Central Plateau, Mali

Spiritual rituals and danceObjects of power, communication with spirit worldReenacting stories and myths

3 daysTransporting the soul to celestial worldCircumcised men perform the dance, imitating AmmaNow rare, more of a tourist attraction

Worn at Dama (period after death)Kanaga Mask

Also part of Dama

20 ft from single treeBalanced with their teeth

Simple and square over face

Binds the people to celestial world

Sirige Mask

Important to womenRepresents female figures, ancestorsCelebrates fertility of landOnly masks in culture about women

Satimbe Mask

Factual strengths and mythological personalities of animalsMost have square shape, with reference to animal

Animal Masks

Masks

Dogon Tribe

AllisonLiterally means "shadow made by leather""It's not real theatre, it's shadows" so women could see it

Connects Kings to deitiesTells story of Mahabharata

Pre-historicMyth and legends!

Origins

Dalong - narratorPandawas + Kurawa - the 2 groups who fight and carry the story

Screen = heaven, distinction between good and evenTrough = earthGood (alus ness) = left, bad = right (like how we read)

Stock scenes in all shows3 parts (all night)

Structure

100-150 pieces for a showLimbs attached to rodsTree symbolismColor indicates mood and emotional state

Construction

Javanese Shadow Puppetry

Jonathan Search Persian Passion Play on the youtube Inspiration: Disgrace by Ayud Aktar

Really: "Shi'ite Islamic drama or Iran" Often called "The Islamic drama" - sorta ignorant

Specific regulations in Islamic world

Creates challenges for presenting passion plays Red is always bad White/green is always good (represents fields of pastures in

afterlife, white symbol of purity)

Like Shakespearean tradition Dont hide feeding lines if necessary

All black is director/producer/designer/prompter

Muhammed/god cannot be on stage

Now done in community theatre event Only performed by men Only done in March (during month of martyrdom)

Banned by Iranian government in 1970s

Not often done professionally

Play states of being

Watching hero from their religious background be killed Emotion and story still translates without language because of physicality

Job: make audience cry/weep profoundly by the end of it

Frequently have/ride live horses on stage

Ta'ziyeh

Global Theatre PresentationsThursday, February 19, 2015 16:00

Kati

Traditional form of entertainment"Line Dance"Dancing, chants, war dancePerformed at marae

Waiata-a-ringa: action songs, with symbolic hand gestures and movements

Poi-intricate dance with a ball on string, in sync with other dancersHaka-war dance with loud chanting, foot stamping, thigh slappingPukana-important to all forms of performance, facial expressions used to show passion and extreme emotion

Format

Kapa Haka

Directly "I die"Performed by All Blacks to start every match

Performed in schoolsBranches of military has own Haka performed at funerals

Famous production of Porgy and Bess in 1965 with all Maori castMultiple theatres perform in native language

Te Ika a Maui first all Maori theatre companyShakespeare in Maori at Globe Theatre

As modern performance

Many strong performances out of NZ feature MaoriBiculturalism - Maori and Pakeha (non-Maori) can exist on equal terms

Maori

Nora

Most populous location AfricaLocated in West Africa

Folk lore works with emphasis on roots

From social satire to historical tragediesReflect Nigerian culture

Directed toward local audience

Controversy when translated to EnglishOriginally performed in native language

Theatre was rare commodity

Death and the Kings Horsemen

Easier to produce, get ahold ofNot many people seeing live theatre

Nollywood films taking the place of live theatre

ParksHotelsUnderground car parkMaking do with the spaces they can get access to

Alternative venues

Nigerian Theatre

Stephen

Architectural artReligious traditions, mask dances

Central Plateau, Mali

Spiritual rituals and danceObjects of power, communication with spirit worldReenacting stories and myths

3 daysTransporting the soul to celestial worldCircumcised men perform the dance, imitating AmmaNow rare, more of a tourist attraction

Worn at Dama (period after death)Kanaga Mask

Also part of Dama

20 ft from single treeBalanced with their teeth

Simple and square over face

Binds the people to celestial world

Sirige Mask

Important to womenRepresents female figures, ancestorsCelebrates fertility of landOnly masks in culture about women

Satimbe Mask

Factual strengths and mythological personalities of animalsMost have square shape, with reference to animal

Animal Masks

Masks

Dogon Tribe

AllisonLiterally means "shadow made by leather""It's not real theatre, it's shadows" so women could see it

Connects Kings to deitiesTells story of Mahabharata

Pre-historicMyth and legends!

Origins

Dalong - narratorPandawas + Kurawa - the 2 groups who fight and carry the story

Screen = heaven, distinction between good and evenTrough = earthGood (alus ness) = left, bad = right (like how we read)

Stock scenes in all shows3 parts (all night)

Structure

100-150 pieces for a showLimbs attached to rodsTree symbolismColor indicates mood and emotional state

Construction

Javanese Shadow Puppetry

Jonathan Search Persian Passion Play on the youtube Inspiration: Disgrace by Ayud Aktar

Really: "Shi'ite Islamic drama or Iran" Often called "The Islamic drama" - sorta ignorant

Specific regulations in Islamic world

Creates challenges for presenting passion plays Red is always bad White/green is always good (represents fields of pastures in

afterlife, white symbol of purity)

Like Shakespearean tradition Dont hide feeding lines if necessary

All black is director/producer/designer/prompter

Muhammed/god cannot be on stage

Now done in community theatre event Only performed by men Only done in March (during month of martyrdom)

Banned by Iranian government in 1970s

Not often done professionally

Play states of being

Watching hero from their religious background be killed Emotion and story still translates without language because of physicality

Job: make audience cry/weep profoundly by the end of it

Frequently have/ride live horses on stage

Ta'ziyeh

Global Theatre PresentationsThursday, February 19, 2015 16:00

Kati

Traditional form of entertainment"Line Dance"Dancing, chants, war dancePerformed at marae

Waiata-a-ringa: action songs, with symbolic hand gestures and movements

Poi-intricate dance with a ball on string, in sync with other dancersHaka-war dance with loud chanting, foot stamping, thigh slappingPukana-important to all forms of performance, facial expressions used to show passion and extreme emotion

Format

Kapa Haka

Directly "I die"Performed by All Blacks to start every match

Performed in schoolsBranches of military has own Haka performed at funerals

Famous production of Porgy and Bess in 1965 with all Maori castMultiple theatres perform in native language

Te Ika a Maui first all Maori theatre companyShakespeare in Maori at Globe Theatre

As modern performance

Many strong performances out of NZ feature MaoriBiculturalism - Maori and Pakeha (non-Maori) can exist on equal terms

Maori

Nora

Most populous location AfricaLocated in West Africa

Folk lore works with emphasis on roots

From social satire to historical tragediesReflect Nigerian culture

Directed toward local audience

Controversy when translated to EnglishOriginally performed in native language

Theatre was rare commodity

Death and the Kings Horsemen

Easier to produce, get ahold ofNot many people seeing live theatre

Nollywood films taking the place of live theatre

ParksHotelsUnderground car parkMaking do with the spaces they can get access to

Alternative venues

Nigerian Theatre

Stephen

Architectural artReligious traditions, mask dances

Central Plateau, Mali

Spiritual rituals and danceObjects of power, communication with spirit worldReenacting stories and myths

3 daysTransporting the soul to celestial worldCircumcised men perform the dance, imitating AmmaNow rare, more of a tourist attraction

Worn at Dama (period after death)Kanaga Mask

Also part of Dama

20 ft from single treeBalanced with their teeth

Simple and square over face

Binds the people to celestial world

Sirige Mask

Important to womenRepresents female figures, ancestorsCelebrates fertility of landOnly masks in culture about women

Satimbe Mask

Factual strengths and mythological personalities of animalsMost have square shape, with reference to animal

Animal Masks

Masks

Dogon Tribe

AllisonLiterally means "shadow made by leather""It's not real theatre, it's shadows" so women could see it

Connects Kings to deitiesTells story of Mahabharata

Pre-historicMyth and legends!

Origins

Dalong - narratorPandawas + Kurawa - the 2 groups who fight and carry the story

Screen = heaven, distinction between good and evenTrough = earthGood (alus ness) = left, bad = right (like how we read)

Stock scenes in all shows3 parts (all night)

Structure

100-150 pieces for a showLimbs attached to rodsTree symbolismColor indicates mood and emotional state

Construction

Javanese Shadow Puppetry

Jonathan Search Persian Passion Play on the youtube Inspiration: Disgrace by Ayud Aktar

Really: "Shi'ite Islamic drama or Iran" Often called "The Islamic drama" - sorta ignorant

Specific regulations in Islamic world

Creates challenges for presenting passion plays Red is always bad White/green is always good (represents fields of pastures in

afterlife, white symbol of purity)

Like Shakespearean tradition Dont hide feeding lines if necessary

All black is director/producer/designer/prompter

Muhammed/god cannot be on stage

Now done in community theatre event Only performed by men Only done in March (during month of martyrdom)

Banned by Iranian government in 1970s

Not often done professionally

Play states of being

Watching hero from their religious background be killed Emotion and story still translates without language because of physicality

Job: make audience cry/weep profoundly by the end of it

Frequently have/ride live horses on stage

Ta'ziyeh

Global Theatre PresentationsThursday, February 19, 2015 16:00

Kati

Traditional form of entertainment"Line Dance"Dancing, chants, war dancePerformed at marae

Waiata-a-ringa: action songs, with symbolic hand gestures and movements

Poi-intricate dance with a ball on string, in sync with other dancersHaka-war dance with loud chanting, foot stamping, thigh slappingPukana-important to all forms of performance, facial expressions used to show passion and extreme emotion

Format

Kapa Haka

Directly "I die"Performed by All Blacks to start every match

Performed in schoolsBranches of military has own Haka performed at funerals

Famous production of Porgy and Bess in 1965 with all Maori castMultiple theatres perform in native language

Te Ika a Maui first all Maori theatre companyShakespeare in Maori at Globe Theatre

As modern performance

Many strong performances out of NZ feature MaoriBiculturalism - Maori and Pakeha (non-Maori) can exist on equal terms

Maori

Nora

Most populous location AfricaLocated in West Africa

Folk lore works with emphasis on roots

From social satire to historical tragediesReflect Nigerian culture

Directed toward local audience

Controversy when translated to EnglishOriginally performed in native language

Theatre was rare commodity

Death and the Kings Horsemen

Easier to produce, get ahold ofNot many people seeing live theatre

Nollywood films taking the place of live theatre

ParksHotelsUnderground car parkMaking do with the spaces they can get access to

Alternative venues

Nigerian Theatre

Stephen

Architectural artReligious traditions, mask dances

Central Plateau, Mali

Spiritual rituals and danceObjects of power, communication with spirit worldReenacting stories and myths

3 daysTransporting the soul to celestial worldCircumcised men perform the dance, imitating AmmaNow rare, more of a tourist attraction

Worn at Dama (period after death)Kanaga Mask

Also part of Dama

20 ft from single treeBalanced with their teeth

Simple and square over face

Binds the people to celestial world

Sirige Mask

Important to womenRepresents female figures, ancestorsCelebrates fertility of landOnly masks in culture about women

Satimbe Mask

Factual strengths and mythological personalities of animalsMost have square shape, with reference to animal

Animal Masks

Masks

Dogon Tribe

AllisonLiterally means "shadow made by leather""It's not real theatre, it's shadows" so women could see it

Connects Kings to deitiesTells story of Mahabharata

Pre-historicMyth and legends!

Origins

Dalong - narratorPandawas + Kurawa - the 2 groups who fight and carry the story

Screen = heaven, distinction between good and evenTrough = earthGood (alus ness) = left, bad = right (like how we read)

Stock scenes in all shows3 parts (all night)

Structure

100-150 pieces for a showLimbs attached to rodsTree symbolismColor indicates mood and emotional state

Construction

Javanese Shadow Puppetry

Jonathan Search Persian Passion Play on the youtube Inspiration: Disgrace by Ayud Aktar

Really: "Shi'ite Islamic drama or Iran" Often called "The Islamic drama" - sorta ignorant

Specific regulations in Islamic world

Creates challenges for presenting passion plays Red is always bad White/green is always good (represents fields of pastures in

afterlife, white symbol of purity)

Like Shakespearean tradition Dont hide feeding lines if necessary

All black is director/producer/designer/prompter

Muhammed/god cannot be on stage

Now done in community theatre event Only performed by men Only done in March (during month of martyrdom)

Banned by Iranian government in 1970s

Not often done professionally

Play states of being

Watching hero from their religious background be killed Emotion and story still translates without language because of physicality

Job: make audience cry/weep profoundly by the end of it

Frequently have/ride live horses on stage

Ta'ziyeh

Global Theatre PresentationsThursday, February 19, 2015 16:00