Maori War Haka

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Maori War Haka is a modern dance work by Ted Shawn and His Men Dancers that interprets and stylizes the traditional Māori war dance for the concert stage.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf choreographic work
concert dance piece
modern dance work
aim to present non-Western themes in Western concert dance
to showcase male dancers
artForm dance
modern dance
associatedCompany Denishawn legacy NERFINISHED
associatedPerformerGroup Ted Shawn and His Men Dancers NERFINISHED
choreographer Ted Shawn NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Ted Shawn NERFINISHED
culturalSource Māori culture of New Zealand
era modern dance era
firstPerformer Ted Shawn NERFINISHED
genre interpretive dance
modern dance
theatrical dance
hasChoreographicStructure group formations
solo and ensemble contrasts
historicalContext early 20th-century American modern dance
inspiredBy traditional Māori war dance
intendedAudience concert dance audiences
intendedFor concert stage
languageOfTitle English
medium live performance
movementVocabulary facial expressions
group unison patterns
percussive footwork
stamping
strong arm gestures
notableAspect all-male cast
appropriation of indigenous ritual for stage
emphasis on physical strength and virility
performanceSetting proscenium stage
performedBy Ted Shawn and His Men Dancers NERFINISHED
portrays collective aggression
ritualized confrontation
warriors preparing for battle
relatedTo Māori war dance
Ted Shawn NERFINISHED
Ted Shawn and His Men Dancers NERFINISHED
haka NERFINISHED
style masculine modern dance
stylized representation of haka
subjectMatter Māori war dance
warrior ritual

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