Heiva, la colère des dieux (2018)

Poet John Mairai accepted the role of leader of the Nuna'a e Hau troupe. He was inspired by a legend recorded in the book Tahiti in Ancient Times to write a metaphorical libretto on the theme of revolt. Nuna'a e Hau tells the story of Terehe, a young girl who does as she pleases when the gods have imposed rationing on her island of Raiatea. To punish her for going swimming when even the wind was forbidden to blow, the gods sent her an eel and struck her with epilepsy. The director followed John Mairai from the first rehearsals to the final triumph: Nuna'a e Hau was the most successful Heiva i Tahiti troupe for more than twenty years, winning six awards.