Haka Works talks with Otene Hopa
May 07, 2020•36 min•Season 1Ep. 3
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Episode description
Haka Works talks with Otene Hopa about sharing Maori culture with the world. If you get to the end you will be able to hear Otene sing a beautiful waiata. What we talk about:
- Pausing and contemplation during Covid 19
- His Maori upbringing amongst legends of the haka world including Muriwai Ihakara and Bub and Nan Wehi.
- How the discipline of haka has taught how to operate in the broader world.
- Travelling to India with haka and performing at Westminster Abbey in front of the Queen
- How the language of haka transcends cultural boundaries
- How haka helps connect us to deeper parts of ourselves and to each other
- Should we be teaching haka to non Maori?
- How we can stay grounded as Maori while away from home
Thanks so much to Otene for sharing your knowledge and this korero.
Also on Youtube https://youtu.be/KWUgZUQJ_P8
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