Tiqui Tiqui Ti Went North (se fue pal norte) focuses on the historical and contemporary histories of the Chilean national dance Cueca. Derived from folk tradition and deeply rooted in both urban and peasant cultures, it gained popularity as a form of resistance through the La Nueva Canción Chilena movement – a movement active from the 1960s onwards until it was heavily oppressed after the events of the coup d’état in 1973, which also led to Cueca being co-opted by the Pinochet dictatorship. Through a mix of archival footage and newly produced material, we encounter the past and contemporary state, and interpretations, of Chilean folkloric music and dance.

• Sektion Section: Film
• Programm Programme: Motif