A Voyage Round The World, in His Britannic Majesty’s Sloop, Resolution, commanded by capt. James Cook, during the years 1772, 3, 4, and 5 by Georg Forster, F. R. S. in two volumes (vol.1) / Georg Forster
Travel of Georg Forster

48. Dramatic dance or heèva in Raietea

Raiatea - Society Islands (Ulietea, Raietea)
Title
Dramatic dance or heèva in Raietea
Short description
George Forster reports on the dramatic dance, known as the Heèva, witnessed by Captain Cook and Captain Furneaux while he was gone.
Text on source
We descended about noon, and found that captains Cook and Furneaux had just left the shore, after seeing a great dramatic dance, or heèva, performed by some of the principal women in the island.
English translation
Folios/Pages
p. 395
Date
1773 09 10
Observations on the events description
This event is also reported in Captain Cook's journal. It can also be related to what Forster told at Matavai Bay: event number 41.
The dots on the map indicate the places where sound and music events were described. They don't represent travel stages.
Participants
Name
Role
Notes
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Cook, James
Viewer
Furneaux, Tobias
Viewer
Narrator
1
Participants
2
Cook, James participated as Viewer
Furneaux, Tobias participated as Viewer
Place
1
Sounds
1
How to quote
Fabbrocino A. P., "Dramatic dance or heèva in Raietea" (Event description), Echos. Sound Ecosystems in Travelogues. Published 2024 03 19.

doi: 10.25430/echos.travels.76

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