The story of the Cultural Society "Orpheus"
The Cultural Society „Orpheus” from Botosani , Romania was foundated in 1999 as an NGO entity nonprofit with juridical personality and with the approval of The Ministry of Culture and Cults of Romania . Since 2001 it's a member of The International Organization of Folklore-IOV. The society was created based on volunteering, the founding members being musicians, choreographers, ethnomusicologist and actors.
The main objective of the society is to promote the culture and spirituality of the romanian people in the european and universal cultural perimeter.
The Cultural Society „Orpheus” initiated and is organizing every year The International Festival of Folklore and Traditional Art “Vatra” since 2002 or bilateral international cultural meetings. All the manifestations are realized under the aegis of IOV-UNESCO, of the Ministry of Culture of Romania and in collaboration with the Local City Hall .