Traditional folk dance performance in the 21st Century: Romanian Căluș versus English Morris: Revivalist versus ex-communist?

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In this paper, the authors consider ways the dilemma ‘what to do about folklore?’ is resolved in contemporary performances of the Romanian căluș and English morris. They focus their discussions around three questions: ‘what is the state of the performance today?’, ‘how are these dance forms viewed by locals and as part of their nations’ culture?’ and ‘where is this going or likely to go in the future?’ They conclude that, two different approaches have been taken due to factors specific to the original location of the folklore.

Mellish, Liz; Green, Nick (2013). “Traditional folk dance performance in the 21st Century: Romanian Căluș versus English Morris: Revivalist versus ex-communist?” Drago Kunej; Urša Šivic (editors), Trapped in folklore?: studies in music and dance tradition and their contemporary transformations. Ethnomusicology, book 7: pages 5–24, Zurich Münster: Lit Verlag. ISBN 978–3–643–90232–0.