whakaari
1. (verb) (-a,-hia,-tia) to show, display, expose to view, present, act.
Nā Rangi minita rāua ko Tiatitene minita i whakaari taua take, āminetia ana e te iwi (TP 7/1910:7). / Both the Rev. Rangi and the Rev. Chatterton presented the matter and it was approved by the people.
Synonyms: tāpae, perehana, tuku, whiu, tohu, tiata, whakaatu, whakaariari, whakaaturanga, whakaatuatu, whakakite, tohutohu, tītohu, hura, mataraharaha, kōparepare, hākari, tuari, koha, onāianei, whakawhiwhi, whakahiku
2. (verb) (-a) to nominate, propose.
I whakaaria e Ārama Karaka, i tautokona e Kīngi Wiremu Tāreha (RT 2013:105). / Nominated by Ārama Clark, seconded by Kīngi Wiremu Tāreha.
3. (noun) drama, play, acting.
Mutu ana te whakaari, rāpoi ana ngā kaiwhakaari katoa ki te atamira kia mihia, kia pakipakitia (PK 2008:747). / When the play ended all the actors gathered on the stage to be thanked and applauded.
whakaari tene
1. (verb) to perform impromptu drama.
Ko te whakataetae whakaari tene he whakataetae ā-kapa, inā ka whakaari tene ia kapa i tētahi kaupapa, ā, ka whakawāngia e tētahi kāhui whakawā (RMR 2017). / Theatre sports is a group competition where each group performs impromptu drama based on a given theme. The performances are adjudicated by a panel of judges (RMR 2017).
2. (noun) impromptu acting.
kupu whakaari
1. (noun) prophetic sayings of charismatic leaders.
(Te Pihinga Teachers' Manual (Ed. 2): 31-32; Te Kōhure Textbook (Ed. 2): 40-41, 44-46;)
I a ia i reira, ka tahuri ia ki te whakahou ake i te pukapuka karakia a te Hāhi Ringatū, āta rangahaua mārire rawatia ana e ia ngā kōrero tuku iho mō Te Kooti, mō ana waiata, me ana kupu whakaari (TTR 2000:171). / While there he revised the Ringatū church’s prayer book and thoroughly researched the history of Te Kooti, his songs and prophetic sayings.
puoro whakaari
1. (noun) opera music.
Ko te puoro whakaari te whakakotahitanga o te puoro me te whakaari i te mahinga toi kotahi, arā, he kaiwaiata, he kaiwhakatangitangi, he kaikanikani, he kaiwhakaari ka whai wāhi mai. He momo i tīmata mai ai i Itāria i te rautau tekau mā ono (RTP 2015:86). / Opera music is an art form which began in Italy in the sixteenth century combining music and theatre, and involving singers, musicians, dancers and actors (RTP 2015:86).
haka whakaari
1. (noun) haka theatre.
Ko te haka whakaari te whakauruuru i ngā āhuatanga o te kapa haka, te whakaari, te waiata, te kanikani me te puoro i te whakaaturanga kotahi (RMR 2017). / Haka theatre is the combining or blending of elements of kapa haka, drama, song, music and dance in one performance (RMR 2017).
huānga whakaari
1. (noun) elements of drama, elements of theatre.
Ko ngā huānga whakaari ngā āhuatanga tūāpapa o tēnei momo o rēhia, arā, ko ngā kiriwhakaari, ko te hunga mātakitaki, ko te ringatohu, ko te atamira me ōna whakarākeitanga, ko te paki anō hoki (RMR 2017). / The elements of drama are the foundational aspects of this form of the performing arts, namely the actors, the audience, the director, the stage and its set, the story or text of the play. (RMR 2017).
whakaari mariko
1. (noun) supernatural drama.
Ko te whakaari mariko, arā, ka whai wāhi mai ngā āhuatanga o te wāhi ngaro ki te whakaari, pērā i te kēhua me te patupaiarehe (RMR 2017). / The supernatural drama, that is, aspects of the world of gods and spirits feature in the play, such as ghosts and fairies.
whakaari ngū
1. (noun) mime.
Ko te whakaari ngū he momo whakaari kupu-kore, ko ngā nekeneke o te tinana, ko ngā whāitaita me te āhua o te kanohi, koia anahe hei whakaatu i tētahi wairua, i tētahi mahi, i tētahi whakaaro, i tētahi paki rānei (RMR 2017). / Mime is a type of drama without speech, where a mood, an action, a thought or a story is portrayed through body movements, facial gestures and expressions (RMR 2017).
Synonyms: whakataruna, whakatau
whakaari pakipūmeka
1. (noun) docudrama.
Ko te whakaari pakipūmeka: Ka pūtakea mai tēnei momo i tētahi takunetanga pono. Ka pūmau tonu te ngako o te takunetanga pono me te tāpiri anō i ētahi whakanikoniko i tua atu i ngā āhuatanga pono, pērā i te whakawhitinga kōrero a ngā kiripuaki (RMR 2017). / The docudrama: This genre originates from a true event. The nub of the true event is retained and some embellishments apart from the true aspects are also added, such as the verbal exchanges of the characters.
whakaari pehapeha
1. (noun) melodrama.
Ko te whakaari pehapeha: I tēnei momo, ka whakamarohitia te āhua o ngā kiripuaki, ngā wairua me ngā kare ā-roto. Ko te puoro tētahi tikanga hei whakamarohi i ēnei āhuatanga o te whakaari pehapeha (RMR 2017). / The melodrama: In this genre the appearance of the characters, spirits and emotions are exaggerated. The music is one method used to enhance these aspects of the melodrama.
whakaari puoro
1. (noun) musical, musical theatre, musical drama.
Ko te whakaari puoro he momo whakaari, inā te whakaeminga o te puoro, te waiata, te kōrero, te whakatautau me te kanikani ki te atamira o rēhia (RMR 2017). / A musical is a type of theatre that combines music, song, dialogue, acting and dance in the performance (RMR 2017).