NZCLT Annual Lecture with Charles Royal
The ninth Annual Lecture in Literary Translation Studies was held on Wednesday 28 September at Kelburn Campus, with Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal and Simon Perris discussing the challenges posed by theatre translation, and the satisfactions of overcoming them.
The New Zealand Centre for Literary Translation/ Te Tumu Whakawhiti Tuhinga o Aotearoa, and the School of Languages and Cultures / Te Kura o ngā Reo me ngā Tikanga-ā-iwi would like to thank all who attended the 2016 NZCLT Annual Lecture: ‘Interpreting “The Bacchae” by Euripides in Māori: A Discussion with Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal’.
The ninth Annual Lecture in Literary Translation Studies was held on Wednesday 28 September at Kelburn Campus. In his conversation with Dr Simon Perris (Senior Lecturer in Classics, Victoria University of Wellington), Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal discussed his role as translator and composer in the The Māori Bacchae project, a new work of intercultural theatre representing an interpretation of an Ancient Greek masterwork The Bacchae by Euripides utilizing Māori language, concepts and traditions.
Special thanks to Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal and Simon Perris for an engaging and thought-provoking dialogue on the challenges posed by theatre translation, and the satisfactions of overcoming them.
The NZCLT would also like to warmly thank Professor Jennifer Windsor, Pro Vice-Chancellor and Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, and Dr Sally Hill, Head of the School of Languages and Cultures, for joining us.
Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal is a passionate advocate for ‘indigenous creativity’ which he pursues through composing and performing music, and researching and teaching iwi histories and traditions and indigenous knowledge. Charles is currently Director, Ngā Manu Atarau (Communities, Repatriation, Sector Development) at Te Papa Museum of New Zealand.