Heiva is not only about Thaiti history, but dancing groups from other Pacific islands also bring their own tales. Like the group from Rurutu. On this island a peculiar new year festival take… Read More

Heiva dances color Tahiti winter for three consecutive nights. Narration of myths and considerations on past and present Polynesian society are on stage.  Stories and lyrics are in Tahi… Read More

Va’a are Polynesian pirogues. Va’a means displacement in time, space on time, movement,  voyage. Va’a can be single armed, double armed, in the past carved out a singl… Read More

Do you know the Tahitian tale of the sleeping beauty, who got her heart stolen by Maui? Probably yes, if you watched the movie Moana (also distributed as Oceania). Here she is, painted on Pa… Read More

When sports at Tuaro Maohi are over, it’s time for a stroll through everyday life in Tahiti capital city. What’s on in Papeete? Fishing, those kind of delicious fishes you rarely… Read More

     While waiting for the ferry to Moorea on the 14th of July, words sung by hundreds of men suddenly entered the harbor Allons enfants de la Patrie / Le jour de gloire est a… Read More

Stone lifting, volcanic stone lifting, is a traditional, widespread sport across the Pacific. Volcanic stones are property of each village, their are brought each time to competitions and th… Read More

Is wrestling a traditional Polynesian sport? Is it historic truth that Polynesian tribes left their leaders fighting to end a war? The tension for the upcoming sport event at Tuaro Maohi is… Read More

Traditional dances are performed between sport event, Maori war dances are among the most impressive. Out of the blue, Maori men and women shout, push their eyes out of their heads and perfo… Read More

      We got invited to visit Tahiti sacred sites. Two dozens of students from Hawaii join our reportage group to perform the Ritual of Fire in the central caldera o… Read More

     I would mind, if it weighted 50 Kg and I had to run with it for 2 km. Fruit carrying is one of the sports played at the Polynesian Olympic games “Tuaro Ma… Read More

   If you look for Tahiti, or Moorea, or Huahine islands on a map, you need sharp eyes to spot anything else than water. The Pacific Ocean (Moana in Tahitian) is background and for… Read More