“Our dance is a celebration of the fabric of modern New Zealand”: Identity, Community, Solidarity and Citizenship at Youth Polyfests in Aotearoa New Zealand

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“Our dance is a celebration of the fabric of modern New Zealand”: Identity, Community, Solidarity and Citizenship at Youth Polyfests in Aotearoa New Zealand

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Victoria University of Wellington

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Description

One feature of the growing levels of cultural diversity in Aotearoa New Zealand has been the growth of cultural festivals. These originated primarily for Pacific groups to maintain and sustain cultural performance and traditions, but increasingly such festivals reflect the growing ethnic minority groups present in most of New Zealand’s large urban centres. Specific cultural festivals for school-aged young people are attended by thousands of young New Zealanders annually, yet to date have rare...

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Research paper

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Scholarly text / Thesis

Thesis level

Masters

Date created

2019

Creator

Homolja, Milica

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https://figshare.com/articles/thesis/_Our_dance_is_a_celebration_of_the_fabric_of_modern_New_Zeal...

Related subjects

Music performance / Musicology and ethnomusicology / Dance and dance studies / Pacific Peoples music and performing arts / Identity / Community / Belonging / Polyfests / Festivals / Cultural performance / Citizenship / Youth / Dance / Superdiversity / Solidarity / School: School of Education / Music Performance / Musicology and Ethnomusicology / Pacific Peoples Performing Arts / Expanding Knowledge through Studies of Human Society / Degree Discipline: Education / Degree Level: Masters / Degree Name: Master of Arts

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