HEIVA I MONTREAL 2017

Te Hura Te Heiva is an experimental event, in many respects. (Tahiti dance online tells you more)

It is the first choreographed solo contest. It is the first Heiva that is produced in Québec, in Canada, and on the North American East coast. It is also the first America Ori Tahiti championship. Last but not least, it is the first Heiva that makes way for both the traditional and modern interpretation of Ori Tahiti. We are moving the Heiva to fall, because of the harsh climate of Montreal’s winters that might discourage foreign dancers from coming.

The America
Ori Tahiti Championship

On September 2015 took place the first “Japan Ori Tahiti Championship”. On November 30th 2015 took place the first “World Championship of Ori Tahiti” in Tahiti.

Te Hura Te Heiva includes the first “America Ori Tahiti Championship”.

To be allowed to participate, applicants must have won, first, second or third place in their category in another Heiva in the USA, Mexico or elsewhere in the world, except Heiva I Tahiti.

Organization of the championship
The performance’s championship is divided in two parts where candidates have a 3-minute presentation on average:

First part – Solo choreography: Candidates receive the music at the time of their registration

Time of the performance: 2:00 min to 2:10 min.

Second part – Solo improvisation: The music is unknown to candidates

Time of the performance: 1:00 min approximatively.

There is a three to five-second-break between the solo choreography and the solo improvisation. The solo choreography is graded separately from the solo improvisation.
The music assigned for the solo choreography will have a part with slow rhythm and a part with fast rhythm. The compositions for the championship allow candidates to showcase as well their dance technique as their expressiveness.For the solo choreography, candidates have the option or not to present a theme, as short as it is. This encourages the expressiveness of the dance. The theme must be presented in French, English or Tahitian .

©Lucien Pesquié

Solo Competition
Men and Women

Contrary to other solo competition outside Tahiti, Te Hura Te Heiva is a choreographed competition, not a competition of improvisation. The music will be handed to candidates at the time of their registration.

The competition is opened to anyone aged 13 years old onwards (see age categories in the rules). Candidates will have several months to prepare their performance. They can prepare their own choreography or call on a professor or choreographer.The music is imposed. For each competition’s age category, there are three different musics. At the time of the registration, the music is assigned to each candidate and candidates cannot choose their music.

The “Enjoy” Competition

This category is for dancers who wish to perform and compete for enjoyment. Time of the performance: from 1:00 min to 1:15 min max. “Pehe Tahito” are the assigned music to candidates: simple and traditional rhythm.

The “Challenge” Competition

This category is for dancers who wish to compete advanced dancers. Time of the performance: from 1:30 min to 2:00 min max. Original music by Libor Prokop are assigned to each candidate at the time of the registration.

©Lucien Pesquié

The “Ori Toa” Competition

This category is opened to men and women. Indeed, mentions of women warriors exist in Polynesian culture, so there is no reason for the “Ori Toa” Competition to be solely reserved to men. Time of the performance: from 1:00 min to 1:30 min max. No music is assigned as candidates dance by declaiming a poem or a warrior song, like the Haka. No music is assigned as candidates dance by performing a Haka while declaiming a poem or a warrior song.Of course for Ori To,a competition, music is not imposed

The “Tahitian freestyle” Competition

Duration : 2 min

This category is open to all competitors starting at the age of 16 (there will be no division according to age). The number of competitors is limited to 20.

The Tahitian Freestyle Category is the first of its kind. The fundamental movements required are Tahiri Tamau and Fa’arapu. Competitors must include 5 fundamental Ori Tahiti steps in their choreography. Other than these requirements, artistic freedom is given to those competing. Participants will perform individually to the music of their choice (it is not necessary to use traditional music).
Small goup competition

Time of the performance
3:00 / 4:00 min max

APARIMA competition group of 5

The amount of groups permitted to register is limited to 24
For the first edition of Te Hura Te Heiva, this category is reserved for women.
There is no age category. Dancers of different ages may form the group.
There is no age category. Dancers of different ages may form the group.
OTEA competition group of 5

This category is for Women or for Men.
For the first edition Te Hura Te Heiva,, the groups cannot be composed of both men and women.
There is no age category. Dancers of different ages may form the group.

OTEA competition group of 5

This category is for Women or for Men.
For the first edition Te Hura Te Heiva,, the groups cannot be composed of both men and women.
There is no age category. Dancers of different ages may form the group.

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