Los Tronquitos pone, y la virgen del carmen hace tanto sentido como que eso esta bien decido

The paucartambo festival, a cultural ritual in which the past of the andean theatre and history is seen, although many of the villagers from the town may not know this, and rather think it is a party to celebrate the who-knows-what of the virgen del carmen, when it is just an excuse from long ago so that they could continue doing the festival.

In the trip we saw personally the 3 main days of the festival. I will not explain what we saw, but rather reflect on it.

The festival is generally a happy atmosphere in which people are happy and celebrating, tourists go to get drunk and have fun... some to smoke weed, or some simply to visit. Nevertheless, it is mostly a vivid environment in which everyone is looking the dance groups dance and get entertained.

The theatrical side of the festival relies on what villagers don't actually see. But it is there anyways, and can be studied. the costumes, the dances, they relationship with the audience, the stages, the music, the props, everything you need to make a play is there, although it is not done intentionally with that purpose, but the practice comes before the theory.

the amount of history of the andean theatre and peru is seen in the costumes and dance groups, and it is easily observed how they have adapted to the modern times, civilization, tourism, technology. For example the dance groups entering in a truck, or the fireworks in the Qonoy. Also how members from dance groups take pictures with tourists.

But, people are not necesarily acting, they are doing what they have seen from little, they just seen dance gorups all their lifes and then they become a member and they know what to do, but that doesn't mean they are actors, but does it imply their are acting? When someone is doing a role of someone else in a stage, without the purpose necesarily is it still called acting? Or there are other facts involved for it to be considered acting?