Huagudeng, the Flower Drum Lantern Folk Art
Jiang Dong Executive Director, Preparatory Office of the Asia-Pacific Intangible Cultural Heritage Centre in China Nestled in the valley along the Huaihe River in eastern China,
Andong International Mask Dance Festival
Du-Hyun Kwon Secretary General, International Mask Arts & Culture Organization The Andong region has many highly renowned historic and cultural sites, such as Hahoe Village, however,
Mudiyettu, Ritual Dance-Drama from Kerala
Molly Kaushal Associate Professor, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, India Mudiyettu is a ritual art form practiced in the southern Indian state of Kerala. It
Dra-nyen: Bhutanese Traditional Musical Instrument
Gengop Karchung Information and Media Officer, National Library & Archives of Bhutan Bhutan’s rich cultural heritage embraces different traditional musical instruments that have been created and
Yakan Sonic Textures: A Heritage of Musical Instruments
Felipe M de Leon, Jr Chairman, NCCA – Intangible Heritage Committee, Philippines The Yakan is one of the major ethnolinguistic groups of the Philippines. Among the
Traditional Music of the Morin Khuur
Sonom-Ish Yundenbat Head of Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Division, Centre for Cultural Heritage of Mongolia The Mongols have traditionally shown great respect for the horse, honoring
Pyeon-gyeong and Pyeonjong, Korean Traditional Bells and Chimes of Court Music
Inhwa So Senior Researcher, Deputy Director, Performance Division, National Gugak Center, Korea In Yiwangga-akgi (李王家樂器, Yi Royal Family’s Instruments) complied by the Royal Music Institute in 1939, there
Wayang Klithik, Reluctant to Live, but Not Willing to Die
Sumari Author, Wayang Encyclopedia Klithik form wayang puppetry gets its name from the sound the puppets make—klithik–klithik—when the puppeteer (dalang) performs. The puppet bodies are carved from thin wood
Ningyo Johruri Bunraku Puppet Theatre
Saito Hirotsugu Specialist for Cultural Properties, Traditional Culture Division, Cultural Properties Department, Agency for Cultural Affairs in Japan Ningyo johruri bunraku is a puppet theatre composed of
Puppetry Traditions in Korea and Kkokdu Gaksi Noreum
Yong-ho Heo Research Professor, Institute of Honam Studies, Chonnam National University, Korea Puppetry practices in Korea have been handed down in diverse contexts and various genres,