
in the Province of Valencia, Spain. Every 7 and 8 September almost 1,400 people participate in theatre, music, dance and performances organized in the historical areas of the city: Valencia, La Muntanya, Santa Barbara and La Capella. Processions run from the Basílica Menor de San Jaime to the Capella de la Troballa. The festivities commence with...
29 November 2011>Bali
esentative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity: The fonelamvonglao is a celebratory dance practiced widely by Lao communities. It involves couples of men and women. To start the dance, the man typically invites the woman onto the dance floor. The men perform in an inner circle and the women perform in an outer circle, dancing in a...
6 December 2024>Asunción
presentative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity: Moutya was initially a nocturnal dance performed outside around a bonfire. The sole instrument is the moutya drum: a large drum with a narrow rim made of goat’s hide. The dance would begin with heating the drum over a bonfire, as male members of the crowd called out various ‘th...
14 December 2019>Bogotá
The Committee Takes note that Thailand has nominated Khon, masked dance drama in Thailand (No. 01385) for inscription on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity: Khon, the Khon Masked Dance Drama in Thailand, is a performing art that combines musical, vocal, literary, dance, ritual and handicraft elements. Khon pe...
1 December 2018>Port Louis
Sustaining Seperu folk dance and associated practices
,Taskiwine, Amazigh dance and songs of the western High Atlas The Taskiwin songs and dances are performed by the Touramat and Tigouliane rural communities of the province of Taroudant in the north and south slopes of the Western High Atlas. The Targa-Aide association will be responsible for elaborating the nomination file in close collaboration wit...
Botswana2023-08-02 - 28-02-2025>
eritage of Humanity, described as follows: Sada Shin Noh comprises a series of ritual purification dances performed every year on 24 and 25 September at the Sada Shrine in Matsue City, Shimane Prefecture, Japan as part of the gozakae ritual of the changing of the rush mats. The dances are undertaken to purify new rush mats (goza), upon which the t...
29 November 2011>Bali
eciation to Indonesia for submitting, on time, its third report on the status of the element ‘Saman dance’, inscribed in 2011 on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding; Takes note of the efforts undertaken by the State Party to safeguard the element, in particular through its promotion and by diversifying occasi...
6 December 2024>Asunción
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...
2 October 2009>Abu Dhabi
,Gagaku Gagaku, characterized by long, slow songs and dance-like movements, is the oldest of the Japanese traditional performing arts. It is performed at banquets and ceremonies in the Imperial Palace and in theatres throughout the country, and encompasses three distinct arts. The first, Kuniburi no Utamai, features ancient Japanese songs, partial...
JapanThe Committee, Takes note that Mongolia has nominated Mongol Biyelgee: Mongolian traditional folk dance for inscription on the Urgent Safeguarding List, described as follows: The Mongol Biyelgee: Mongolian Traditional Folk Dance is performed by dancers from different ethnic groups in the Khovd and Uvs provinces of Mongolia. Regarded as the origin...
2 October 2009>Abu Dhabi