International Intangible Heritage Film Festival (IIFF) 2017 is held from 31 August to 3 September at the National Intangible Heritage Center in Jeonju, Korea. The 4th IIFF is screening 31 films from 15 countries. This year’s festival is capitalizing its...
Recognizing the rich heritage of traditional seafaring in the Pacific, the Yap Visitors Bureau, in partnership with the Yap Traditional Navigation Society and Waa’gey has announced that the eighth Annual Yap Canoe Festival will be held on 8 and 9...
The Asia-Pacific region is a sanctuary of expressive and performative cultures. Dance, being a staple medium of cultural expression, can and does assert belongingness and identity in a context of regionalism and heightened connectivity. The 10th One Asia in Dance...
The International Association for Falconry and Conservation of Birds of Prey (IAF) will hold its 48th Annual Council of Delegates Meeting in Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan from 3 to 9 September 2017. The meeting will be held at the invitation of the...
Angam (also known as angampora) is a top-level Sinhalese martial art. Included in the Sri Lankan national ICH list, the techniques of this indigenous combat performance rely on the strength of human body incorporating shots, punches, locks, jumps, and wrestling...
Dao Mau, the Mother Goddess ritual, is an ancient Vietnamese ritual that has been around since the sixteenth century. For the first time, Dao Mau ritual was performed on 18 August 2017 in Sofia, Bulgaria. The performance was organized by...