Călușul Oltenesc

An event organised by the Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs as part of special programme celebrating Romania's Presidency of the Council of the European Union (1 January - 30 June 2019). Romanian Rhapsody classical, traditional and ritualic Romanian music accompanied by live visuals 11 April 2019 Saint Mary's Cathedral, Bridge Street, Limerick, Ireland RTÉ ConTempo Quartet Violin - Bogdan Sofei Violin - Ingrid Nicola Viola - Andreea Banciu Cello - Adrian Mantu Panflute - Iulian Pusca Live Visuals - Mihai Cucu Călușul Oltenesc/ Folk Ritual Dance/ Men's Dance "Căluşari, a ritual performed during the Orthodox holiday of the Descent of the Holy Spirit, fifty days after the Easter Sunday, is one of the most recognized rituals in the Ro-manian folk ritual cycle. In 2008, it became the first monument of spiritual culture in Romania, and as such it was inscribed on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heri-tage of Humanity. In traditional culture, this ritual was part of the entire system of beliefs concerning the souls of the dead and dangers of being possessed by evil powers (rusalie). It possesses a clear structure consisting of a number of interrelated elements. These include, for instance, the creating of an all-male broth-erhood, the flag-raising, the distribution of roles, the căluşari dance, and the use of apotropaic means." @https://www.researchgate.net/publicat... Accesed 20.08.2020 @13:47   / iulianpuscapanflute     / iulian_pusca     / thegalwaymusicresidency     / contempoquartet   http://www.contempoquartet.com/ https://www.youtube.com/user/mihaicuc... #IulianPusca #CălușulOltenesc #ConTempoQuartet #MihaiCucu #PanFlute #Nai