Summary Since repetition is the essence of festive rites, each year, the people of Cetina participate in their fiestas-the series of celebrations in honor of their patron saint-with renewed excitement and hoping to repeat the same thrills. Their ritual dances combine religiosity with Baroque artifice, sanctity with laughter. The memories and testimonies of the danzantes and contradanceros-the dancers from various different generations who have participated in these two dances-, offer an inside look at this celebration. The dance-pronounced "dan-thai"-and the contradanza are the day and night of the local fiestas in Cetina (Zaragoza), a village of some 700 inhabitants that has managed to preserve these two unique dances. View more details
Genres : Fantasy History Biography Documentary
Release date : Feb 6, 2025
Countries of origin : Spain
Official sites : Official site
Language : Spanish
Production companies : Aragón Televisión Domingo Moreno
Summary Since repetition is the essence of festive rites, each year, the people of Cetina participate in their fiestas-the series of celebrations in honor of their patron saint-with renewed excitement and hoping to repeat the same thrills. Their ritual dances combine religiosity with Baroque artifice, sanctity with laughter. The memories and testimonies of the danzantes and contradanceros-the dancers from various different generations who have participated in these two dances-, offer an inside look at this celebration. The dance-pronounced "dan-thai"-and the contradanza are the day and night of the local fiestas in Cetina (Zaragoza), a village of some 700 inhabitants that has managed to preserve these two unique dances. View more details
Genres : Fantasy History Biography Documentary
Release date : Feb 6, 2025
Countries of origin : Spain
Official sites : Official site
Language : Spanish
Production companies : Aragón Televisión Domingo Moreno
