Culture, Identity and Actor Training: Indigeneity in New Zealand's National Drama School

• Published in: Theatre research international Vol. 46; no. 1; pp. 70 - 88
• Main Author: ZAZZALI, PETER
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.03.2021
• Subjects: Acting; Colonialism; Cultural identity; Curricula; Field study; Indigenous peoples; Learning; National identity; Native culture; Pedagogy; Sovereignty; Students; Traditions; Training; Values; New Zealand

How can indigeneity be understood through training actors in a colonial context? Do ‘Western’ acting schools misrepresent and exploit indigenous practices and cultural traditions towards reinforcing the settler state? Or does a given school's integration of such praxis and customs demonstrate i...