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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.

Calushari, Romania

Calushari, Romania
Calushari, Romania

Always dressed in white, red sashes crossed over their chest and streaming ribbons hanging from their wide hats, bells and clanging spurs jangling from knees to ankles as they dance, « calushari » or « prancers » also carry a club representing what used to be a wooden horse, thence their name.