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Feux follets

Canada, 1966

Film
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Les Feux Follets (Will-‘o-the-Wisps) was founded as an amateur dance group in Montreal and developed into a professional group whose repertoire represents the folklore and the ethnic origins of the Canadian people. Two dances illustrate the group’s virtuosity - a Plains Indian Betrothal dance, and a more frenetic exhibition of the sixties “go-go” dancing. Choreographed by Michel Cartier; music Claude Poirier; sound by Ron Alexander, Roger Lamoureux, Bernie Bordeleau and photographed and edited by Jean-Claude Labrecque.

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Credits

director

Jean-Claude Labrecque

producer

Jacques Bobet

production company

National Film Board of Canada

Duration

00:09:45:00

Production places
Canada
Production dates
1966

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

307331

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Canada - Social life and customs

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Folklore - Canada

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Literature → Folklore - Canada

Music & Performing Arts → Dance companies

Music & Performing Arts → Dancers

Music & Performing Arts → Disco dancing

Music & Performing Arts → Folk dancing

Music & Performing Arts → Folk music - Canada

Music & Performing Arts → Indians of North America - Canada - Dances

Short films

Short films → Short films - Canada

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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