FULL FILM: The journey of Te Vaka Takitumu NZ 2021 towards Te Maeva Nui

Te Vaka Takitumu are currently on road to competing at Cook Islands dance festival, Te Maeva Nui NZ 2021. A film that introduces some of the performers of Takitumu NZ, giving us insights to the process involved leading up to the competition. Narrated by Vivian Hosking-Auē and supported by other members of the group. The first twenty minutes is an exclusive look into our group as people, followed by all five items. An introduction by Vivian Hosking-Auē and other members introduce each item. *Refer to timecodes below 1:00 - Introduction 4:21 - Practices and insights by performers 8:50 - Costume making 13:06 - Vivian 15:55 - Cook Islands culture and Takitumu bond 17:50 - Favourite performances Performance timecodes: Kapa Rima (action song) - 19:40 Pe’e (chant) - 28:47 Ute - 41:03 Imene Tuki (traditional hymn) - 49:42 Ura Pa’u (drum dance) - 58:08 Special thanks to participants in the film: Vivian Hosking-Auē Marcia Hoff Deighly Pare Destinee Pare Esther Grace Pekepo Kelly Qu Noah Ofisa Ridge Ponini Neve Iwikau-Poi Seto Ierome Jaroncye Lole Kiana Maruaao Terry Morrison Skeevs Junior Jay Jay Joel Helen Kata Matakaiariki Tamarua Tianau Tamarua Matangaro Ramea Tatyana Nomotu Jamie Boaza Harold Panapa Proudly produced by the No Six team Directed, Shot and Edited by Benji Timu Shot by Kayla No’oroa Shot by Liam Tuaiti Shot by Niko Meredith All material is owned by No Six Limited. No footage to be repurposed unless notified. Email: [email protected] © No Six 2021