hufolk1-9, Exercise 1: The folklorism debate

Model answer:

State support under the communist period paid for ensembles, festivals, craft cooperatives and research. It kept crafts taught, collected and archived material, and gave practitioners an income. Critics objected that state ensembles and cooperatives produced a stylised, stage-friendly version that replaced living village practice; "folklorism" is the word often used for this second-hand use of folk material. The táncház revival can be read partly as a reaction, a return to learning from village musicians and dancers. Details and dates should be checked.