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.
(Walt Disney Productions 1985) Dressed as lumberjacks, dancers execute the Gigue des bûcherons on a reel rhythm. Also know as Gigue de Pontiac, as it was taught to us by Don Gilchrist, the son of a lumberjack from the Pontiac region.
(Walt Disney Productions 1985) A dance figure from the P’tits Chars.
In February 1985, Les Sortilèges were invited to represent Canada and give a series of performances at the Epcot Center’s WorldFest Ten Nation Celebration. Group photograph in Charlevoix costume.
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