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Ritual Encounter: The Danzaq in Huacaña
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...
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directed by Ana Uriarte, fl. 1990; produced by TV Cultura (Montpelier, VT: Multicultural Media, 1998), 40 mins
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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 dancers impersonating the "Alacrán", the "Halcn" and the "Paqary" who dance during the Quechua Water Festivity that coincides with the Cat...
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 dancers impersonating the "Alacrán", the "Halcn" and the "Paqary" who dance during the Quechua Water Festivity that coincides with the Catholic festivity honoring Saint Isidore, the Farmer. The documentary shows the festival that took place in the district of Huacana, in the Province of Sucre in Ayacucho, in July 1997. During the festivity, the scissors dancers play a crucial role in reenacting the symbolic universe of a culture that struggles to survive.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
TV Cultura, Ramsay Ross, fl. 1990
Author / Creator
Ana Uriarte, fl. 1990
Date Published / Released
1998
Publisher
Multicultural Media
Speaker / Narrator
Ramsay Ross, fl. 1990
Topic / Theme
Social customs, Religious rites and ceremonies, Community events, Dance, Quechua, Peruvians
Copyright Message
© 1998 TV Cultura
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