Ori Tahiti by Makau

Reduced to a simple tourist attraction by the south seas lustful "wahini" cliché, polynesian dancing, a thousand years old form of art, easily stands the comparison with the prominent european ballet. In Tahiti and all over the world, Makau FOSTER - DELCUVELLERIE is one of the great names of that art form. Her knowledge comes from an oral tradition allowing generations to preserve the culture of their ancestors. How will she pass on these teachings, thus allowing her students to find a new way to understand her art form? Just as in a farereira'a ( "sacred meeting" in tahitian), Makau wants to shed some new light on Ori Tahiti for some young and promising dancers, give them the meaning of steps, the importance of words and language, show them how to manage their bodies and how to be one with the music, to transcend themselves and to get closer to the divine.
"Ori Tahiti by Makau" is a documentary making you the witness of that meeting, that human experiment, aiming at bringing young dancers a step further towards getting in control of their bodies, mastering a thousand years old art form that used to be reserved for an elite, and at a better understanding of their culture and ultimately of themselves