What the NFD project aims to achieve is to make accessible to locals and to the world the wealth that resides in traditional music and dance of the North-Atlantic nations. Furthermore, preservation by means of recording and educating is a core element of the project, to strengthen important features of peoples’ culture. By establishing cooper... More...
What the NFD project aims to achieve is to make accessible to locals and to the world the wealth that resides in traditional music and dance of the North-Atlantic nations. Furthermore, preservation by means of recording and educating is a core element of the project, to strengthen important features of peoples’ culture. By establishing cooperation between local tourist industries, cultural organizations, businesses and educational institutions, traditional music and dance will be celebrated as a sustainable cultural heritage.
This project will develop a unique database of folk music and folk dances from the NPP area. The aim is to collect into one database as much information and recordings of folk music and dances from countries and regions in the NPP area as possible. The purpose of doing this is to strengthen the cultural heritage and the identity of small nations an... More...
This project will develop a unique database of folk music and folk dances from the NPP area. The aim is to collect into one database as much information and recordings of folk music and dances from countries and regions in the NPP area as possible. The purpose of doing this is to strengthen the cultural heritage and the identity of small nations and minority groups, like the Sami people, Inuits and people from Faeroe Islands and Iceland. The project is also a very important trans-national co-operation, as the project and the database will open the cultural heritage of other countries in the regions to artists, researchers, tourists and the public. The main objective of the preparatory project is to prepare and write an application for main project within the Northern Periphery Programme.
The NFD project aims to create four viable products: One Common Database with video recordings and research of traditional music and dance, of all the nations of the North-Atlantic, which presents the cultural heritage of the nations with one multi-coloured voice. Folk Music Centre in all participating countries where the nations’ common... More...
The NFD project aims to create four viable products:
One Common Database with video recordings and research of traditional music and dance, of all the nations of the North-Atlantic, which presents the cultural heritage of the nations with one multi-coloured voice.
Folk Music Centre in all participating countries where the nations’ common and diverse cultural heritage is celebrated.
Folk Music Academy in all participating nations for learning, performing and researching music and dance of the whole region in a historical cultural context.
Annual Folk Music Festival and symposium which celebrates the music and dance traditions of the North-Atlantic nations.
Priority: 2. Sustainable development of natural and community resources Objective: ii. Urban-rural development and promotion of heritage Theme: Tourism, recreation, cultural heritage, languages
Total Budget: € 35 000 Total Funding Request: € 21 000
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