Heritage of Humanity, described as follows: Namsadang Nori, literally the ‘all-male vagabond clown theatre’, is a multifaceted folk performance tradition originally practised widely by travelling entertainers and now kept alive by professional troupes in the Republic of Korea. The performance is made up of six components: a segment of ‘farme...2 October 2009
Abu Dhabi
hile special varieties are incorporated into celebrations of marriage and pregnancy and into puppet theatre and other art forms. The garments even play the central role in certain rituals, such as the ceremonial casting of royal batik into a volcano. Batik is dyed by proud craftspeople who draw designs on fabric using dots and lines of hot wax, whi...2 October 2009
Abu Dhabi
the two-day Shrimp Festival for which the local community spends months building floats, preparing street theatre and making costumes. The shrimp parade, and a contest involving hundreds of children being initiated into shrimp catching, attract over 10,000 visitors every year. The shrimp fishers function on principles of shared cultural values and...7 December 2013
Baku
ers in response to changing times, the Chichibu festival integrates several expressions such as dance, theatre and music, and is constantly transmitted by the Chichibu community as a symbol of its local identity; R.3: Recent and current efforts such as the repairing of utensils for the festival itself, as well as the measures proposed for the f...29 November 2011
Bali
List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity: Jatra is a traditional form of open-air folk theatre performed throughout rural Bangladesh during the winter months. Performances of popular plays combine mythological heroes and plots from religious epics with folk song and dance. Jatra features at religious and social festivals where it attr...4 December 2015
Windhoek
apprentices to follow, such as pottery, textiles, paintings, art of healing, traditional dance, music, theatre and cuisine. At the ‘House of Elders’, students acquire the essential values of the Totonac and an orientation in the meaning of creative practice. The transmission of knowledge is integral and holistic. The house-schools embrace crea...7 December 2012
Paris
echniques have become essential building blocks for classic and folk dances and some combat scenes of Bassac theatre. The art is traditionally transmitted through training dispensed by masters on a voluntary basis. At present, Kun Lbokkator is facing several threats to its continued practice. The method of transmitting knowledge has broken down, as...28 November 2014
Paris
f 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 the puppeteer remains hidden inside a small portable stage, while an assistant interacts with the puppets and the crowd....4 December 2015
Windhoek
6.COM : Accreditation of non-governmental organizations
tagne – FALSAB France NGO-90247 Groupe audois de recherche et d’animation ethnographique – Ethnopôle GARAE France NGO-90254 Gulu Theatre Artists – GUTA Uganda NGO-90206 La Maison de Sagesse – MDS France NGO-90255 Maasai Cultural Heritage – M.C.H Kenya NGO-90183 Maison du fleuve Rhône France...29 November 2011
Bali
n and children of all ages, and is typically performed in religious rituals, ceremonies, traditional theatre, festivals and concerts. It is also used for music therapy and is viewed as a means of expression and as a way of establishing a connection between humans and the universe. Gamelan is an integral part of Indonesian identity dating back centu...18 December 2021
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