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Publication Date: 2021
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Performing Te Whare Tapa Wha: Building on Cultural Rights to Decolonise Prison Theatre Practice
Research in Drama Education, v26 n3 p494-510 2021
"Nga Patu Korero: Walls That Talk" (2019) is a documentary theatre production staged by incarcerated men at Unit 8 Te Piriti at Auckland Prison in Aotearoa New Zealand. The performance was built around Te Whare Tapa Wha (The House of Four Sides) -- a model of Maori health that participants engaged with as part of their therapy for being convicted of sex offences. This article discusses the use of masks in performance and the significance of Te Whare Tapa Wha as a dramaturgical device. What insights for decolonising prison theatre practices can be advanced by building on foundations of cultural rights?
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Drama, Males, Institutionalized Persons, Correctional Institutions, Indigenous Populations, Pacific Islanders, Ethnic Groups, Sexual Abuse, Criminals, Indigenous Knowledge, Visual Aids, Documentaries, Racial Bias, Disproportionate Representation, Cultural Influences
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