Movie Details
Movie Budget:$46,000
Original Language:English
Production Companies:In Vivo Prod
Coco Hotahota Te Maeva
Audience Score
DirectorJonathan Bougard
WriterJonathan Bougard
1 hr 30 minDocumentary
Plot
Unanimously considered the greatest choreographer Polynesia has known Coco Hotahota is a dance master He is one of the rare group leaders if not the only one to actually take care of the entire production chain of a show whether it is writing the theme writing the songs composing costume creation choreography In 1962 he created his troupe Te Maeva which in 55 years of existence will have been the most successful troupe in the history of Heiva i Tahiti and also the largest troupe in terms of number more than 150 dancers in peak in the 80s Today we have the impression that Coco who has long represented modernity has become a bit of a reference for tradition Its the whole contradiction of the character that we also admire for that This film traces the long history of Te Maeva