Maori War Haka
E453456
Maori War Haka is a modern dance work by Ted Shawn and His Men Dancers that interprets and stylizes the traditional Māori war dance for the concert stage.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maori War Haka canonical | 1 |
| Māori haka | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4567401 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maori War Haka Context triple: [Ted Shawn and His Men Dancers, notableWork, Maori War Haka]
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A.
Kaiwharawhara
Kaiwharawhara is a suburb of Wellington, New Zealand, located on the city’s northern waterfront and known for its industrial areas, transport links, and proximity to the harbour.
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B.
Mana Whenua
Mana Whenua is a major exhibition at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa that explores Māori ancestral connections to the land, culture, and identity of Aotearoa New Zealand.
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C.
Teaoraereke
Teaoraereke is a settlement on Tarawa Atoll in Kiribati, known for being part of the country’s densely populated urban area around the capital, South Tarawa.
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D.
Hokowhitu
Hokowhitu is a residential suburb of Palmerston North, New Zealand, known for its riverside location, parks, and proximity to educational institutions.
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E.
Chatham Island taiko
The Chatham Island taiko is a critically endangered seabird species, one of the world’s rarest petrels, found only on New Zealand’s Chatham Islands.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maori War Haka Target entity description: Maori War Haka is a modern dance work by Ted Shawn and His Men Dancers that interprets and stylizes the traditional Māori war dance for the concert stage.
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A.
Kaiwharawhara
Kaiwharawhara is a suburb of Wellington, New Zealand, located on the city’s northern waterfront and known for its industrial areas, transport links, and proximity to the harbour.
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B.
Mana Whenua
Mana Whenua is a major exhibition at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa that explores Māori ancestral connections to the land, culture, and identity of Aotearoa New Zealand.
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C.
Teaoraereke
Teaoraereke is a settlement on Tarawa Atoll in Kiribati, known for being part of the country’s densely populated urban area around the capital, South Tarawa.
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D.
Hokowhitu
Hokowhitu is a residential suburb of Palmerston North, New Zealand, known for its riverside location, parks, and proximity to educational institutions.
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E.
Chatham Island taiko
The Chatham Island taiko is a critically endangered seabird species, one of the world’s rarest petrels, found only on New Zealand’s Chatham Islands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
choreographic work
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concert dance piece ⓘ modern dance work ⓘ |
| aim |
to present non-Western themes in Western concert dance
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to showcase male dancers ⓘ |
| artForm |
dance
ⓘ
modern dance ⓘ |
| associatedCompany |
Denishawn legacy
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linked to:
Denishawn
|
| associatedPerformerGroup | Ted Shawn and His Men Dancers ⓘ |
| choreographer | Ted Shawn ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| creator | Ted Shawn ⓘ |
| culturalSource | Māori culture of New Zealand ⓘ |
| era | modern dance era ⓘ |
| firstPerformer | Ted Shawn ⓘ |
| genre |
interpretive dance
ⓘ
modern dance ⓘ theatrical dance ⓘ |
| hasChoreographicStructure |
group formations
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solo and ensemble contrasts ⓘ |
| historicalContext | early 20th-century American modern dance ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | traditional Māori war dance ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | concert dance audiences ⓘ |
| intendedFor | concert stage ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| medium | live performance ⓘ |
| movementVocabulary |
facial expressions
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group unison patterns ⓘ percussive footwork ⓘ stamping ⓘ strong arm gestures ⓘ |
| notableAspect |
all-male cast
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appropriation of indigenous ritual for stage ⓘ emphasis on physical strength and virility ⓘ |
| performanceSetting | proscenium stage ⓘ |
| performedBy | Ted Shawn and His Men Dancers ⓘ |
| portrays |
collective aggression
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ritualized confrontation ⓘ warriors preparing for battle ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Māori war dance
ⓘ
Ted Shawn ⓘ Ted Shawn and His Men Dancers ⓘ haka ⓘ |
| style |
masculine modern dance
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stylized representation of haka ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Māori war dance
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warrior ritual ⓘ |
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Subject: Maori War Haka Description of subject: Maori War Haka is a modern dance work by Ted Shawn and His Men Dancers that interprets and stylizes the traditional Māori war dance for the concert stage.
Referenced by (2)
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