machi – creates a parade float that serves at once as a space to worship a deity and as a multi-level puppet theatre. Three to five masters manipulate the ropes controlling a single puppet as musicians provide accompaniment to the elaborate show. A community event administered by the general agreement of the local residents, the Hitachi Furyumono...2 October 2009
Abu Dhabi
Takes note that Kazakhstan has nominated Orteke, traditional performing art in Kazakhstan: dance, puppet and music (No. 01878) for inscription on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity: Orteke is an indigenous Kazakh performing art that combines theatre, music and puppetry. This folk art entails a music performan...3 December 2022
Rabat
The Committee Takes note that Slovakia and Czechia have nominated Puppetry in Slovakia and Czechia (No. 01202) for inscription on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity: Puppet theatre for communities in Slovakia and Czechia is not only a popular form of traditional entertainment but also a way of conveying a vis...2 December 2016
Addis Ababa
s; a tightrope walking act sees an acrobat on a high-wire engaged in witty exchanges with a clown below; in a puppet play, more than fifty puppets act out seven scenes together with a narrator and musicians; an acrobatic segment combines physical feats performed on the ground with comic dialogue and music; and an intricate display of hoop spinning...2 October 2009
Abu Dhabi
The Committee Takes note that Mali has nominated the coming forth of the masks and puppets in Markala for inscription on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity: The coming forth of the masks and puppets is an important event in Markala, Mali, and neighbouring villages. The tradition takes place in the public squar...7 December 2012
Paris
The Committee Takes note that Egypt has nominated Traditional hand puppetry (No. 01020) for inscription on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding: Al-Aragoz is an old form of Egyptian theatre that uses traditional hand puppetry. Performances are highly popular events attracting a diverse audience, during which th...4 December 2015
Windhoek
The Committee Takes note that Egypt has nominated Traditional hand puppetry (No. 01376) for inscription on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding: Al-Aragoz is an old form of Egyptian theatre using traditional hand puppetry. Performances are highly popular events during which puppeteers remain hidden inside a sma...1 December 2018
Port Louis
The Committee Takes note that Sri Lanka has nominated Traditional art of string puppetry in Sri Lanka (No. 01171) for inscription on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity: String puppetry is a traditional practice of Gamwari communities in southern Sri Lanka, designed to entertain and educate audiences with sto...2 December 2016
Addis Ababa
The Committee Takes note that Sri Lanka has nominated Rūkada Nātya, traditional string puppet drama in Sri Lanka (No. 01370) for inscription on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity: Rūkada Nātya is a type of drama performed using string puppets, traditionally to provide light entertainment and convey moral...1 December 2018
Port Louis
tal and governmental bodies and internationally, and safeguarding all aspects of the element, including puppet crafting; Notes also the revival of the element despite post-war conditions and social and economic hardships, and the role that the element plays in this context in terms of supporting the resilience and wellbeing of communities; Encourag...8 December 2023
Kasane