
repertoire of songs and scores preserves ancient folk music and poems and has influenced opera, puppet theatre and other performing art traditions. Nanyin is deeply rooted in the social life of the Minnan region. It is performed during spring and autumn ceremonies to worship Meng Chang, the god of music, at weddings and funerals, and during joyful...
2 October 2009>Abu Dhabi
gible Cultural Heritage of Humanity: Talchum is a performing art that encompasses dance, music and theatre. An ensemble of six to ten musicians accompanies masked performers who humorously explore social issues through dramatic combinations of songs, dances, movements and dialogue. The practice uses caricatures of everyday characters to convey its...
3 December 2022>Rabat
ted in Algemesí 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 festivitie...
29 November 2011>Bali
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...
IndonesiaHeritage 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
Report on the implementation of the Convention
ncluded an inventory of all the movements of the Royal Ballet and a manual on Yiké (a form of singing theatre). The Royal University of Fine Arts is identified as being responsible for training in intangible cultural heritage, particularly the performing arts and plastic arts. Several sessions for providing training to trainers have been held to d...
Shrimp fishing on horseback in Oostduinkerke
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...
Belgiumhile 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
General information for the 3rd session of the Committee
ities: Wednesday, 5 November 2008 7 pm: Masterpieces of the Turkish Intangible Cultural Heritage (Venue : Kenter Theatre Harbiye - Karagöz, Minstrelsy Tradition,Semah, Çam Düdüğü) 8 pm: Cocktail hosted by Prof. Arsın Aydınuraz, President of the Turkish National Commission for UNESCO (Venue: Kenter Theatre Harbiye) Thursday, 6 Novem...
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