Lesson 2: Living Cultural Heritage
Case Study 2
Canto a tenore is a style of polyphonic folk singing characteristic of the island of Sardinia. The canto a tenore is especially vulnerable to socio-economic changes, such as the decline of the pastoral culture and the increase of tourism in Sardinia. Performances on stage for tourists tend to affect the diversity of the repertoire and the intimate manner this music was performed in its original context.
...and protecting living heritage helps to preserve cultural diversity of the world!
“Cultural diversity” refers to the manifold ways in which the cultures of groups and societies find expression. These expressions are passed on within and among groups and societies.
(UNESCO, 2005)
Cultural diversity creates a rich and varied world, which increases the range of choices and nurtures human capacities and values, and therefore is a mainspring for sustainable development for communities, peoples and nations.
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