
on on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity: Intore is a Rwandan dance performed by a troupe. The dancers are arranged in lines representing the ranks of warriors on a battlefield. Through their movements, they mimic a battle with an invisible adversary, leaping and wielding their spears and shields to the rhythm...
6 December 2024>Asunción
Tajikistan national capacity for the safeguarding of living heritage strengthened
ulture; leading universities, libraries and museums; NGOs in the field of crafts, traditional music and dance; together with bearers of ICH elements, will learn about inventories under UNESCO’s Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage and will strengthen practical technical skills in identifying ICH and inventory-making...
Tajikistan13 May 2014>
aue Odori, residents of the town of Akiu in northern Japan pray for a good harvest by simulating in dance the actions involved in transplanting rice. Performed since the end of the seventeenth century in communities throughout the region, the Akiu no Taue Odori today takes place during festivals in the spring or autumn. Ten female dancers dressed i...
Japancomplete Meshrep event includes a rich collection of traditions and performance arts, such as music, dance, drama, folk arts, acrobatics, oral literature, foodways and games. Uygur muqam is the most comprehensive art form included in the event, integrating song, dance and entertainment. Meshrep functions both as a ‘court’, where the host media...
ChinaNora, dance drama in southern Thailand
inscribed,Nora, dance drama in southern Thailand Nora is a lively and acrobatic form of dance theatre and improvisational singing from southern Thailand. Performances normally include a long oral invocation, followed by a presentation by a lead character who dances with vigorous and elaborate movements of the legs, arms and fingers. The performance...
ThailandThe Committee Takes note that Botswana has nominated Seperu folk dance, associated traditions and practices of the Basubiya community in Botswana’s Chobe District (No. 00902) for inscription on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding: The Seperu folk dance is a vital part of Basubiya traditions and practices. It...
7 December 2013>Baku
The Committee Takes note that Poland has nominated Polonaise, traditional Polish dance (No. 01982) for inscription on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity: The polonaise is a joyful Polish group dance, which can be enacted by a few to even several hundreds of pairs marching in procession, following a trajectory...
8 December 2023>Kasane
versities and museums in the country, as well as NGOs in the field of crafts, traditional music and dance. In order to strengthen sub-regional cooperation, three participants from the neighbouring Central Asian countries (one from Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan) attended the workshop. The majority of the 21 participants were experts (only tw...
18 February 2013 - 21 February 2013>Almaty
Sixteen new elements inscribed on the Representative List
h information, pictures and videos: Al-Zajal, recited or sung poetry (Lebanon) Tchopa, sacrificial dance of the Lhomwe people of southern Malawi (Malawi) Coming forth of the masks and puppets in Markala (Mali) Traditional Mauritian Sega (Mauritius) Mongolian knuckle-bone shooting (Mongolia) Argan, practices and know-how concerning the argan...
international27 November 2014>
Kalbelia folk songs and dances of Rajasthan
,Kalbelia folk songs and dances of Rajasthan Songs and dances are an expression of the Kalbelia community’s traditional way of life. Once professional snake handlers, Kalbelia today evoke their former occupation in music and dance that is evolving in new and creative ways. Today, women in flowing black skirts dance and swirl, replicating the move...
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