Friday, August 24

Te Maeva Nui 2012 – Atiu kapa rima




The cultural dance competition is always the highlight of Te Maeva Nui (the Cook Islands constitution celebrations). We had ten competing teams this year, nine of them representing the outer islands. The entries were capped at ten so even if Rarotongan teams other than Puaikura had wanted to take part they wouldn’t have been able to. However, many Raro residents joined the teams representing their home islands. This sometimes meant the dance moves weren’t as polished as they might have been but that was made up for by the costumes, the obvious enjoyment of those on stage and enthusiasm of the audience.
This year’s theme was :Traditional language of our communities and islands”.
This video is from Atiu’s kapa rima (action song). The kapa rima is a story-telling dance and is usually very graceful with lots of hand and arm movements.
Atiu’s was awarded a B grade.
The Ministry of Cultural Development will be selling a DVD set of the whole Te Maeva Nui celebrations including full length videos of all the dance nights. It should be ready sometime in September and can be ordered from the ministry. Below is a list of the other DVDs available.
Ministry of Cultural Development Overseas Orders
(Postage is for New Zealand –contact MOCD email: karioi@culture.gov.ck for postage to other countries)
2011
Composers Competition               DVD + CD             $40+$10pp
Dancer of the Year                          4xDVD                  $50+$20pp
Te Maeva Nui                                    4xDVD                  $50+$20pp
Mire Tama                                          2xDVD                  $40+$10pp
2010
Composers Competition               DVD + CD             $40+$10pp
Dancer of the Year                          4xDVD                  $50+$20pp
Te Maeva Nui                                    4xDVD                  $50+$20pp
2009
Composers Competition               DVD + CD             $40+$10pp
Dancer of the Year                          4xDVD                  $50+$20pp
Te Maeva Nui                                    4xDVD                  $50+$20pp
Miss Tiare                                            2xDVD                  $40+$10pp
2008
Composers Competition               DVD + CD             $40+$10pp
Dancer of the Year                          4xDVD                  $50+$20pp
Te Maeva Nui                                    4xDVD                  $50+$20pp
Miss Tiare                                            2xDVD                  $40+$10pp
2007
Composers Competition               DVD                       $25+$10pp
Dancer of the Year                          3xDVD                  $45+$20pp
Te Maeva Nui                                    4xDVD                  $50+$20pp
Miss Tiare                                            3xDVD                  $45+$20pp
2006
Composers Competition               DVD                       $25+$10pp
Te Maeva Nui                                    4xDVD                  $50+$20pp
Miss Tiare                                            2xDVD                  $40+$10pp
2005
Te Maeva Nui                                    4xDVD                  $50+$20pp
TMN Highlights                                 CD                          $25+$5pp
Re-mastered from Videotape to DVD
A’Ti Vee (1995)                 1xDVD (3 hours)               $50+$10pp
Katikatia (1994)                 1xDVD (3 hours)               $50+$10pp