Koosi Fo‘ou 'i he Faiva Ta‘anga 'i he Tonga International Academy ^Featured

‘E fai ha koosi nounou fo‘ou he faiva ta‘anga faka-Tonga ko e “Faiva Ta‘anga: Ko e Talateu ki he Faiva Ta‘anga Faka-Tonga” he Va‘a ‘a e Ako ki Tonga he Tonga International Academy (TIA) ‘i loto-Mē 2018.

‘Oku tefito ‘a e faiva ta‘anga he lea, ‘a ia ko hono fakafenãpasi mo liliu ‘a e fepakipaki he ‘uhinga mei he tūkunga ‘o e felekeu ki he tu‘unga ‘o e maau, ‘o fai he tatau mo e potupotutatau ke ma‘u ‘a e mãlie pē faka‘ofo‘ofa.

‘E filihi he koosi ‘a e ngaahi fakakaukau mo e fakangāue, ‘o hangē ko e fa‘ahinga kehekehe ‘o e heliaki mo e punake mo e pulotu mo e ngaahi alā me‘a pehē.

‘E kau he fifili ‘a e ngaahi faiva (mo e tufunga) kehe ‘oku nau to e fekau‘aki vãofi mo e faiva ta‘anga, ‘o hangē ko e faiva hiva, faiva haka, faiva ‘eva, faiva lea, mo e tufunga lea, ‘a ia ‘oku ngãue‘aki ‘e he kau punake, pulotu fa‘u, matãpule, malanga mo e hã fua.

‘Oku ‘atã ‘a e koosi kiate kinautolu kotoa pē ‘oku fie ‘ilo mo poto mo manako he faiva ta‘anga.

A new intensive course in Tongan poetry titled “Faiva Ta‘anga: An Introduction to Tongan Poetry” will begin in the Department of Tongan Studies at Tonga International Academy (TIA) in mid-May 2018.

The performance art of poetry deals with language, where conflicts in human meanings are mediated and transformed from a situation of chaos to a state of order through sustained symmetry and harmony to create beauty.

A range of artistic and literary concepts and practices will be critically examined, such as different types of heliaki, punake and pulotu amidst many others.

Included herein will be such closely related performance (and material) arts as music, dance, courting, speech-giving and material art of speech-designing, utilised by poets, composers, chiefly orators, and preachers amongst many others.

This course is open to all who are interested in knowledge and skills in, and passion and urge for, the performance art of poetry.

Faiako / Lecturer: Professor Dr Hūfanga (‘Õkusitino Mãhina) BA, MA (Hons) Auck, PhD ANU;

Tokoni faiako moe tiuta / Assistant lecturer and tutor: Tanusia-Kihe-Lotu (Taniela Hukehuke Vao) AA ‘Atenisi, BA, BA (Hons) VUW;

Taa‘ivā / Vaa‘itā ‘o e koosi / Duration of course: Mōnite / Monday 14 – Falaite / Friday 25 May, 2018;

Feitu‘u / Location: Tonga International Academy (TIA), Si‘i-Kae-Ola Shopping Centre, Tēvita Misa Fifita Buildings, Hala Tãufa‘ãhau, Nuku‘alofa, Tonga‘eiki / Tongatapu / Tongalahi, KINGDOM OF TONGA.

‘O ka fiema‘u ha to e fakaikiiki fekau‘aki mo e koosi pea ke kātaki ‘o fetu‘utaki mai ki he Sekelitali: Tēvita Lātū Helu, he telefoni ko e: 7767128

 For further information about the course, please contact the Secretary: Tēvita Lātū Helu, telephone: 7767128.