Dancing with the Incas Movie Review 1992

Documentary on the Huayno music, the most popular music of the Andes. Takes a look at the lives of three Huayno musicians in a contemporary Peru torn between the military and the Shining Path guerillas. Emphasis is placed on the complex issues of cultural mixing and what happens to a broad cultural region as it confronts the commercial traditions and demands of the West. Winner of the San Francisco International Film Festival Award. Part of the BBC-TV "Rhythms of the Worlds" presentation.

Distribution

University of California Extension Ctr. for Media & Independent Learning, 2000 Center St., 4th Fl., Berkeley, CA 94704, Phone: (510)642-0460, Fax: (510)643-9271, Email: mediaservices@ucxonline.berkeley.edu

Available on VHS
Running time 58 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Documentary Films, South America, History, Ethnicity