Masked religious festival dance with dramatic devil figures, brass bands and Andean-Christian symbolism.
This dance belongs to a wider cross-border Andean world. Chilean representations should not erase related histories in Bolivia and Peru. Masked dancers perform group formations, directional changes and synchronized sequences behind festival bands. Choreography and costume depend on the troupe. The form reflects centuries of Andean religious and theatrical exchange. In Chile it is especially visible at northern devotional festivals such as La Tirana.
