Dancing with the Flow: Political Undercurrents at the 9th Festival of Pacific Arts
In 2004, the Festival of Pacific Arts, held every four years since 1972, was hosted by the Republic of Palau in Micronesia with its 16 states and population of less than 20,000. An unique system of community organisation, based on Palauan concepts of traditional leadership and hospitality, placed ea...
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Journal de la société des océanistes
2010
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| Sarrera elektronikoa: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Gaia: | In 2004, the Festival of Pacific Arts, held every four years since 1972, was hosted by the Republic of Palau in Micronesia with its 16 states and population of less than 20,000. An unique system of community organisation, based on Palauan concepts of traditional leadership and hospitality, placed each of the 28 country delegations from all over the Pacific into the care of a Palauan «sister state» and volunteer committees set up according to topic (dance, theatre, music, healing workshops, and so on). The heavy cost of this festival, held 22-31 July, and the incredible local commitment to this event, seemed like a modern potlatch, challenging not so much the indigenous guests but the diverse powers competing in the Pacific (USA, Japan, France, China, Taiwan, Indonesia, New Zealand, and Australia). |
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