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11.COM : Examination of nominations for inscription on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

The Committee Takes note that Sri Lanka has nominated Traditional art of string puppetry in Sri Lanka (No. 01171) for inscription on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity: String puppetry is a traditional practice of Gamwari communities in southern Sri Lanka, designed to entertain and educate audiences with stori...

2 December 2016

Addis Ababa
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13.COM : Examination of nominations for inscription on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding

The Committee Takes note that Egypt has nominated Traditional hand puppetry (No. 01376) for inscription on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding: Al-Aragoz is an old form of Egyptian theatre using traditional hand puppetry. Performances are highly popular events during which puppeteers remain hidden inside a smal...

1 December 2018

Port Louis
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13.COM : Examination of nominations for inscription on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

The Committee Takes note that Sri Lanka has nominated Rūkada Nātya, traditional string puppet drama in Sri Lanka (No. 01370) for inscription on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity: Rūkada Nātya is a type of drama performed using string puppets, traditionally to provide light entertainment and convey moral lesso...

1 December 2018

Port Louis
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Opera dei Pupi, Sicilian puppet theatre

,Opera dei Pupi, Sicilian puppet theatre The puppet theatre known as the Opera dei Pupi emerged in Sicily at the beginning of the nineteenth century and enjoyed great success among the island’s working classes. The puppeteers told stories based on medieval chivalric literature and other sources, such as Italian poems of the Renaissance, the lives o...

Italy
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Sbek Thom, Khmer shadow theatre

mer shadow theatre The Sbek Thom is a Khmer shadow theatre featuring twometre high, non-articulated puppets made of leather openwork. Dating from before the Angkorian period, the Sbek Thom, along with the Royal Ballet and mask theatre, is considered sacred. Dedicated to the divinities, performances could only take place on specific occasions three...

Cambodia
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7.COM : Report of the Subsidiary Body on its work in 2012 and evaluation of nominations for inscription in 2012 on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

The Committee Takes note that Mali has nominated the coming forth of the masks and puppets in Markala for inscription on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity: The coming forth of the masks and puppets is an important event in Markala, Mali, and neighbouring villages. The tradition takes place in the public squar...

7 December 2012

Paris
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4.COM : Evaluation of the nominations for inscription on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

rope walking act sees an acrobat on a high-wire engaged in witty exchanges with a clown below; in a puppet play, more than fifty puppets act out seven scenes together with a narrator and musicians; an acrobatic segment combines physical feats performed on the ground with comic dialogue and music; and an intricate display of hoop spinning with a woo...

2 October 2009

Abu Dhabi
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Examples of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria*

n 2008 on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity) Karaköz shadow puppet theatre This tradition, which appeared in the Arab world in the twelfth century, may already have disappeared. A few years ago, I met one of its last practitioners in Cairo in Hassan Geretly’s drama group, al-Warsha. The figurines, in leather...

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4 March 2026

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Namsadang Nori

rope walking act sees an acrobat on a high-wire engaged in witty exchanges with a clown below; in a puppet play, more than fifty puppets act out seven scenes together with a narrator and musicians; an acrobatic segment combines physical feats performed on the ground with comic dialogue and music; and an intricate display of hoop spinning with a woo...

Republic of Korea
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Rūkada Nātya, traditional string puppet drama in Sri Lanka

inscribed,Rūkada Nātya, traditional string puppet drama in Sri Lanka Rūkada Nātya is a type of drama performed using string puppets, traditionally to provide light entertainment and convey moral lessons to village communities. Rūkada Nātya is performed by family groups who belong to, or are connected with, the lineage known as Gamwari, living aroun...

Sri Lanka