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N°00177
Element Rabinal Achí dance drama tradition (Guatemala)
Inscribed in 2008 (3.COM) on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (originally proclaimed in 2005)
Title EN: The Rabinal Achí dance drama is a play with musical and dance interludes based on myths about political conflicts between two Maya groups. The characteristics of the text and versification are evidence of a sophisticated pre-Hispanic Amerindian literary style.
Title FR: Le Rabinal Achí est une représentation théâtrale jalonnée d’interludes musicaux dansés, fondée sur des mythes relatant un conflit politique entre deux groupes mayas. Ces vers élaborés témoignent de l’existence d’une littérature préhispanique sophistiquée.
Title ES: El teatro bailado Rabinal Achí es un espectáculo de teatro puntuado con interludios de música y danza e inspirado en mitos que evocan los conflictos políticos entre dos pueblos mayas. Las características del texto y la versificación atestiguan el sofisticado estilo literario de la tradición amerindia prehispánica.
Photograph: Gonzalo Martin Astuzias
© Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes / GMA PRO