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The Marius-Barbeau Documentation Center is happy to be partners with The Canadian Museum of Civilisation in its project « Marius Barbeau, a Canadian hero and his period 1883-1969 ».

We wish to acknowledge the financial support of the Department of Canadian Heritage through Canadian Culture Online.

On that site, Heritage Canada displays a sampling from a wealth of documents relating the history of the two dance companies.

Moldavian Carnival

Moldavian Carnival
Moldavian Carnival

(masks realized in our workshops by Donald Girard and Marie-Paule Schneider, under the direction of Theodor Vasilescu)
Moldavian Carnival : customs practiced in Eastern Romania between Christmas and New Year are represented in these scenes.

Moldavian Carnival
Moldavian Carnival

Choreography : Theodor Vasilescu
The scene begins with a parade of masks accompanying ...

Moldavian Carnival
Moldavian Carnival

Choreography : Theodor Vasilescu
… the goat about to be slaughtered shall ressuscitate. As ever, the old year dies in order for the New Year to be born.