Travel of Georg Forster
Raiatea - Society Islands (Ulietea, Raietea)
Title
Dramatic dance during the second stay in Raiatea
Short description
Georg Forster describes a different kind of dramatic dance that he had the opportunity to see.
Text on source
In the afternoon we went ashore, to see a dramatic dance performed by Orea's daughter Poyadua, and found a great number of inhabitants assembled at the play-house; this diversion being admired by all ranks of the people. Poyadua displayed her agility as usual, and received great applause from the European spectators. The interludes performed by the men were something different from those we had seen before. We could plainly understand the name of captain Cook, and of several of our shipmates, mentioned in their songs, and they seemed to represent a theft committed by their people. Another of the interludes was the invasion of the Borabora men, which they expressed by beating one another with a thong or whip, which made a very loud smack.
English translation
Folios/Pages
p. 137
Date
1774 05 27
Observations on the events description
The dots on the map indicate the places where sound and music events were described. They don't represent travel stages.
Participants
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Cook, James
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Forster, Johann Reinold
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How to quote
Fabbrocino A. P., "Dramatic dance during the second stay in Raiatea" (Event description), Echos. Sound Ecosystems in Travelogues. Published 2024 03 31.
doi: 10.25430/echos.travels.76
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