Manouche Lehartel

Manouche Lehartel
Marthe Taiana Tepuanoanoa Lehartel
Manouche Lehartel and a sculpture by Vaiere Mara
Nationality	French
Occupation	Museographer Tahitian dance troupe leader
Years active	Since 1983
Employer	Tahiti Museum
Children	Tuarii Tracqui

Manouche Lehartel is a French Polynesian dance expert. She has served repeatedly on the jury of the Hevia i Tahiti festival and cofounded the 'Ori Tahiti Nui dance competition. She was the first Polynesian director of the Musée de Tahiti et des Îles,[1] and directed the museum for twenty years. She is the mother of dancer and actor Tuarii Tracqui.[2]

She has a long involvement with the Heiva i Tahiti dance festival, having served on its jury seven times. She was president of the jury in 2013, 2014, and 2022.[3] In 2012 she co-founded (with Tumata Robinson) the 'Ori Tahiti Nui international dance competition.[4][5]

She was first appointed director of the Musée de Tahiti et des Îles in 1983.[6] In December 2016 she was reappointed as acting director of the museum following the departure of Théano Jaillet.[7][8] She was replaced in March 2017 by Miriama Bono.[9]

References

1. "#17 Manouche Lehartel - Itinéraire d'une passionnée". Tahitian Talk. 10 December 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
2. "Tuarii Tracqui, homme de scènes" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 8 March 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
3. "Manouche Lehartel : "La magie va opérer"" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
4. "Tumata Robinson, au-delà de la danse" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 29 December 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
5. "Ori Tahiti Solo Compétition : Un concours de danse international !" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 1 December 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
6. "FRENCH POLYNESIA Custodian Of The Culture". Pacific Islands Monthly. Vol. 59, no. 6. 1 June 1988. p. 15. Retrieved 8 May 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
7. "Théano Jaillet, la directrice du Musée de Tahiti et des îles, dresse le bilan avant son départ" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 30 December 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
8. "Manouche Lehartel nommée directrice par Intérim du Musée de Tahiti et des îles" (in French). TNTV. 28 December 2016. Archived from the original on 2 January 2017.
9. "Miriama Bono aux commandes du Musée de Tahiti et des îles" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 7 March 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2023.