g, on time, its third report on the status of the element ‘Mongol Biyelgee, Mongolian traditional folk dance’, inscribed in 2009 on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding; Takes note of the efforts described in the report submitted by Mongolia to safeguard the element, in particular through advancing research an...3 December 2022
Rabat
Performing Arts (UDUPI) (Alternate): ● Erik Mueggler France The Cantu in paghjella: a secular and liturgical oral tradition of Corsica 00315 (Examiner): ● Associazione Musa - Musiche, Canti e Danze tradizionali delle Quattro Province / Musa Association - Music, Song...7 May 2009
UNESCO Headquarters
r and candles are handed out to everyone present for good health. The festival culminates in a fire-dance in the evening as the highest form of veneration of the Saints. People silently form a circle around the burning embers led by the sacred drum, and the Nestinari, who are spiritual and physical leaders through whom the saints express their will...2 October 2009
Abu Dhabi
prepared costumes representing the different characters, while other participants bear flags and banners, dance, play instruments, sing and improvise popular tunes. Women participate by preparing and training younger generations through workshops and by decorating the churches, dressing images of the saint and cooking traditional dishes. During the...7 December 2013
Baku
right full moon, dozens of young, unmarried village women gather in a circle, join hands and sing and dance all night under the direction of a lead singer. During interludes, the women playfully mime vignettes reflecting life in a farm or fishing village, including treading on roof tiles, unrolling a mat, catching a mouse or tying herrings. The dan...2 October 2009
Abu Dhabi
sed among the Bambara, Bozo, Marka and Somono communities in Markala, and is characterized by masked dances, drums and songs featuring dancers and puppeteers. Each mask and puppet symbolizes the sacred link between man and nature, with particular animals incarnating specific virtues of society. During the dry season, young neophytes receive knowled...28 November 2014
Paris
tices centre on the temple, where performers narrate the lives and deeds of Krishna through song and dance. In a typical performance, two drummers and about ten singer-dancers perform in a hall or domestic courtyard encircled by seated devotees. The dignity and flow of aesthetic and religious energy is unparalleled, moving audience members to tears...7 December 2013
Baku
11.COM 2.BUR : Examination of requests for international assistance up to US$25,000
that Zambia has requested international assistance for a project entitled Inventorying of the music and dance of the Lozi and Nkoya people of Kaoma District: The Lozi and Nkoya people located in Kaoma District, in the Western Province of Zambia, share music and dance practices as a result of their coexistence for centuries. However, the two commun...2 June 2016
UNESCO Headquarters
ral Heritage of Humanity: Rebetiko is a musical and cultural expression directly linked to song and dance that initially spread among the urban lower and working-class populations in the early twentieth century. Rebetiko songs are now a standardized repertoire in almost every social occasion involving music and dance. The element is performed in p...9 December 2017
Jeju Island
accompanied by a brass band. The procession stops at each house and four of the men perform a ritual dance, with the householder’s permission, to secure a rich harvest and prosperity for the family. In return, the masked men receive treats and collect a fee. A symbolic ‘Killing of the Mare’ ritual takes place after the last house has been vi...19 November 2010
Nairobi