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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.
I rate the first one Tamatea Arkinui a two because I loved the way the women used the poi and they also had very good voices and showed lovely facial expressions throughout, though I think the boys could have been a little bit more involved in the performance.
The second one I rate it a 1 because the singing was beautiful and strong and the transformations were beautiful, and the use of the instrument in the middle was unique.
The third one I rate a three because I loved the fact that it was dedicated to somebody special in their lives and I could see that they really put their heart and soul into it.
