Trad Dance as Intangible Cultural Heritage
Pomegranates 2025
(Mon 28 Apr: 6:30pm)
Gather in for an evening of blether about the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Convention and the opportunities it opens up for Scottish traditional dance. Enjoy wee sets from Scottish Country, Highland and Step dance artists, as well as Polonaise, which was inscribed in the UNESCO representative list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of humanity in December 2023.
Hear from special guests Steve Byrne of TRACS (Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland), Rachel Hosker of the Centre for Research Collections, University of Edinburgh and Árpád Vörös, recipient of the knighthood award for lifetime contribution to Hungarian folk dance. Ask our presenters in the Q&A chaired by Wendy Timmons of Traditional Dance Forum of Scotland.
The programme lasts about 90 minutes and will be followed by an opportunity to mingle and network at which all are welcome. Curated by the Traditional Dance Forum of Scotland as part of Pomegranates, Scotland's springtime festival of world trad dance and its links with live music, film, poetry, art, craft and fashion.
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Dance
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£0.00 -
28 April 2025 -
120 minutes -
18:30 -
Scottish Storytelling Centre -
Netherbow Theatre
