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Strategy for training coming generations of Fujian puppetry practitioners

La stratégie de formation des futures générations de marionnettistes du Fujian

Fujian puppetry is a Chinese performing art consisting mainly of string and hand puppetry. Puppetry in Fujian Province in south-eastern China has developed a set of characteristic techniques of performance and crafting puppets, as well as a repertoire of plays and music. Since the 1980s, however, the number of young people learning...

East AsiaChinaNot specified in UNESCO dataset
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UNESCO representative list1 sources

Telling tradition of Nasreddin Hodja/ Molla Nesreddin/ Molla Ependi/ Apendi/ Afendi Kozhanasyr Anecdotes

La tradition du récit des anecdotes de Nasreddin Hodja / Molla Nesreddin / Molla Ependi / Apendi / Afendi Kozhanasyr / Nasriddin Afandi

The Telling Tradition of Nasreddin Anecdotes refers to the social practices and festivals around the telling of anecdotes attributed to Nasreddin, a philosopher and wiseman recognized for his wisdom and humorous analyses and representations of society and life experiences. Although there are slight differences across communities in...

Global DiasporasAzerbaijan / KazakhstanNot specified in UNESCO dataset
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UNESCO urgent safeguarding list1 sources

Traditional hand puppetry

Les marionnettes à gaine traditionnelles

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 small portable stage while an assistant interacts with the puppets and crowd. Al-Aragoz takes its name from the main puppet, whose distinctive voice is created with a voice...

AfricaEgyptNot specified in UNESCO dataset
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