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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.

Arrow sash, costume making and embroidery

Arrow sash, costume making and embroidery
Arrow sash, costume making and embroidery

(photo Yves Beauchamp, La Presse, 20 avril 1974)
« Folklore allows young people to rediscover the arrow sash tradition. André proudly shows off the one he made to an admiring Claudine. As for girls, they may embroider petticoats. »
(Cécile Brosseau, La Presse)

 
Arrow sash, costume making and embroidery
Arrow sash, costume making and embroidery

(Yves Beauchamp, La Presse, 16 avril 1974)
« Les Sortilèges is more than only a dance company. The parent’s committee is actively involved in material organization. Here, two volunteer seamstresses are cutting and sewing costumes. »
(Cécile Brosseau, La Presse)
Arrow sash, costume making and embroidery
Arrow sash, costume making and embroidery

(photo Yves Beauchamp, La Presse, 20 avril 1974)
« Tradition hardly allowed our grandmothers to show off their clothes. They expressed their stylishness embroidering pretty underwear and adorning their pantalets with lace. »
(Cécile Brosseau, La Presse)