Hip Hop Culture as Intangible Cultural Heritage
On the occasion of UNESCO’s Intangible Heritage Day (October 17), a seminar will
take place bringing together cultural promoters from the national and international hip
hop scene. The meeting aims to establish a permanent international study group on
hip hop as intangible cultural heritage of humanity, focusing on the overarching
themes of the cultural heritage dimension of this movement.
It will be an open forum for the public interested and curious to delve deeper into the
patrimonialization of an urban culture that is now over 50 years old, as well as a
unique opportunity to engage with globally active members. The event is set within a
festival dedicated to the conservation and preservation of hip hop culture in a territory such as Tor Pignattara, where the local community itself has been actively producing this culture for decades.
Organized in curatorship with Hip Hop CineFest and in collaboration with the __Hip
Hop Protection Initiative__.
Present will be practitioners of the various hip hop disciplines, university professors, subject experts, and journalists.
Programme
17 October – Afternoon (5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.)
- Opening Session
Presentation of the objectives and expected results by the event curators and the communities supporting the initiative.
- Practices in Dialogue
Practitioners of the various Hip Hop disciplines engage in a discussion with scholars, experts, and the public.
18 October – Morning (10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.)
- Workshop on the Four Disciplines
A multidisciplinary jam session bringing together artists from the four Hip Hop disciplines — MCing, Breaking, DJing, and Writing — for a collective improvisation on the theme “Hip Hop Protection.”
18 October – Afternoon (5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.)
- Closing Panel
Experts, scholars, and researchers discuss ways to establish a permanent working group to support the recognition of Hip Hop culture as Intangible Cultural Heritage.
Text as provided by the organiser(s).