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Safeguarding of Lakalaka, Sung Speeches with Choreographed Movements

Safeguarding of Lakalaka, Sung Speeches with Choreographed Movements,A blend of dances, recitations, songs and music, the Lakalaka involves up to several hundred people aligned in rows dancing in rapid and energetic movements. Practised by communities throughout the islands, it features themes related to Tongan history, legends, values and social s...

1 January 2005 - 1 December 2008

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Lakalaka, dances and sung speeches of Tonga

,Lakalaka, dances and sung speeches of Tonga The Tonga archipelago lies in the South Pacific approximately 2,000 kilometres north-east of New Zealand. It is the only constitutional monarchy in the Pacific region. Often considered Tonga’s national dance, Lakalaka is a blend of choreography, oratory, and vocal and instrumental polyphony. This cultura...

Periodic reporting

Report on the implementation of the Convention

has undertaken some notable efforts to safeguard Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH). Particularly, Lakalaka was proclaimed as a masterpiece of oral and intangible cultural heritage in 2002 which was subsequently inscribed on the ICH Representative List of Humanity established by the UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of ICH in 2008. The Lakala...

Event

Second Pacific meeting on the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage

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2 December 2008 - 4 December 2008

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Launch of a three-year project for safeguarding living heritage during emergencies in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in...

nd Vanuatu. The project is generously funded by the Japanese Funds-in-Trust.,Young women performing Lakalaka, dances and sung speeches of Tonga, inscribed in 2008....

Bahamas , Belize , Fiji , Tonga , Vanuatu

11 April 2022