KOLK 17 & UNIMA Heritage Commission Conference
Puppets, a heritage in danger? How can we face critical situations?
Together with the UNIMA Heritage Commission, we aim to discuss key questions about protecting the heritage of puppetry (and puppet theatre) in times of crisis and explore ways to safeguard endangered cultural assets.
Speakers include, among others, Dadi Pudumjee (UNIMA India), Alissa Mello (USA), Liliana Perez Recio (Cuba/Brazil), and Kathy Foley (USA).
The event will be held in English.
It is obvious that when a disaster occurs, whether natural (earthquake, tsunami, volcanic eruption, flood...) or man-made (war, terrorist attack...), cultural heritage suffers enormously. Sometimes, the destruction of cultural heritage even becomes a commonly practiced war tactic: by destroying cultural heritage, we seek to deny the identity of the enemy, to put an end to the "immaterial being of peoples".
For the protection of this heritage, international institutions have devoted significant efforts, UNESCO with the Hague Conventions for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (1954) and Geneva (1949). In 1996, the NGO Blue Shield was created with the aim of protecting world cultural heritage against armed conflicts and natural disasters. A few years later, in 2016, the Cultural Blue Helmets were promoted by Italy. In 2017, the United Nations Security Council approved Resolution 2347 against the destruction of cultural heritage.
But is puppet heritage protected? Experience tells us that it is not, and that puppet heritage may not even be considered heritage by the majority of people, and therefore there is no need to protect it. Therefore, we consider it absolutely necessary to organize a seminar on what happens to puppet heritage in countries that suffer a disaster, whether due to the action of man or nature: war, earthquake, tsunami, flood, volcanic eruption...
- How to manage such situations?
- Can measures be taken in anticipation?
- Once the disaster has occurred, what can be done and how can you help?
Register Now: KOLK 17 & UNIMA Heritage Commission Conference
Registration for the KOLK 17 & UNIMA Conference is now open!
As the number of participants is limited, we kindly ask you to register using the following link: https://gstoo.de/kolk17-heritage-conference
For more information, please refer to the official invitation, which you are welcome to share.
The participation fee is €25 for the conference day and €10 for the workshop.
We look forward to your participation and will regularly post further updates here!