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Ritual Encounter: The Danzaq in Huacaña
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directed by Ana Uriarte, fl. 1990; produced by TV Cultura (Montpelier, VT: Multicultural Media, 1998), 40 mins
Scissors dancers act as the intermediaries between the people of the Peruvian Andes and the gods of the mountains. Attributed supernatural powers, they are surrounded by a halo of mystery. The dance itself requires a long physical and spiritual preparation. Our "ethnographic" documentary shows the "dansaq" or danc...
directed by Ana Uriarte, fl. 1990; produced by TV Cultura (Montpelier, VT: Multicultural Media, 1998), 40 mins
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