|
Makerita Urale is a documentary director and a leading figure in contemporary Polynesian theatre in New Zealand.〔(【引用サイトリンク】work=University of Cambridge, UK. )〕 She has produced landmark productions in the performing arts. She is also a playwright. She is the writer of the play ''Frangipani Perfume'', the first Pacific play written by a woman for an all female cast. Working in different art mediums, Urale also works in film and television. She is the director of the political documentary ''Children of the Revolution'' which won the Qantas Award (2008) for Best Māori Programme.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Children of the Revolution )〕 Urale was born on the island of Savai'i in Samoa.The family moved to New Zealand in the 1970s where they lived in Wellington. Urale has two brothers and three sisters, and the siblings also work in the arts and media. Urale's sister Sima Urale is an award winning filmmaker and brother King Kapisi is a hip hop artist. Another brother, Tati, is a senior news producer with TVNZ's One News.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Fulbright New Zealand )〕 ==Playwright== In 2000 Urale's play ''Frangipani Perfume'' (1998) was listed Top 10 plays of the decade by New Zealand literary magazine ''The Listener''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=La Mama Theatre, New York )〕 The play was first staged at Bats Theatre in Wellington in 1998 with a cast of three women which included her sister Sima. The director of the first production was Erolia Ifopo〔 followed by other directors when the play toured the country and internationally. In 2004, the play was published by Play Press〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=National Library of Australia )〕 and is a key text in theatre studies at schools and universities.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Playmarket New Zealand Playwrights' Agency )〕 The play is about three sisters, born in the tropical islands of Polynesia who move to New Zealand where they work as cleaners. The story explores the women's dreams and aspirations through the use of lyrical poetry, imagery and stylised movement. The play was nominated Most Original Production at the Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards. The play has toured in New Zealand as well as internationally including Canada,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Frangipani Perfume )〕 Australia〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=More New Art Goes to Market at APAM )〕 and UK. It has also had playreadings in Toronto and New York.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Frangipani Perfume )〕 Urale has written plays for children including ''The Magic Seashell'' and ''Popo the Fairy''〔() The Native Chef by Erolia Ifopo, UNESCO Paper, Fiji, 25 November 2002〕 as well as children's books〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Keynote Speaker )〕 and feature articles in magazines.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Godzone )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Makerita Urale」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|