Level 1 Māori Performing Arts
L1MAPA01 Course DescriptionTeacher in Charge: Mr J. Fox.
Recommended Prior LearningKapa haka experience at junior levels.
Māori performing arts is a FOUR period a week course (Full year) that explores Te Ao Haka (The haka world).
As well as an expectation to explore Kapa Haka as a performing art and the core performance elements associated with kapa haka. Learners will also be expected to learn and perform a kapa haka bracket at competitive level, explore different kapa groups and significant people who have had an impact on Māori performing arts in the past and currently.
There are theory elements to this course, and it also is a UE approved subject.
Course Overview
Term 1
Te Ao Haka- The Haka World.
Exploring key elements and people of te ao haka.
Waiata compositions and actions
Polyfest
Term 2
Waiata compositions and actions plus Matariki festival performance.
Term 3
Waiata compositions and actions plus Te Ahurea (competitive) competition.
Term 4
Polyfest Prep for the following year.
Pathway Career Pathways
Animator/Digital Artist, Actor, Copywriter, Anaesthetist, Archivist, Art Director (Film, Television or Stage), Historian, Artistic Director, Film and Video Editor, Barrister, Audiologist/Audiometrist, Author, Dancer, Tattoo Artist, Midwife, Urban/Regional Planner, Elected Government Representative, Psychologist, Journalist, Graphic Designer