25th March

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Stretch of identifications.

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Presentation of visit.

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Exterior of the "Wooden house".

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Interior of the "Wooden house".

26th March.

The videos of the flamenco show can be viewed on the page linked as a subpage of this one.

You can go there by clicking on the link below.

Youth on the heritage path - Spanish dances

celebration place: IES la Rosaleda Málaga Spain

Activity Type: Short-term exchanges of groups of pupils

Activity Title: Thematic Intangible Cultural Heritage Feast -1

Description of the activity:

- Describe the content, methodology and expected results of the activity.

- How is it going to be related to or integrated with the normal activities of the involved schools?

During the second LTT activity the first thematic Intangible Cultural Heritage Feast will be held in hosting country. Students from six participant schools will make presentations about the Intangible Cultural Heritage element chosen in the first LTT meeting focusing on the similarities between the cultures. Demonstrations and displays emphasizing on the similarities between the customs, ritual, or habits of the six participant countries on the specific theme of this LTT activity will take place. All the documents, visual materials from the culture feast, presentations of the students and comparison of examples of intangible cultural heritage of six countries will be gathered for the Thematic Booklet of Intangible Cultural Heritage Volume 1.

Cross-curriculum materials, learning and teaching resources, different survey types will be used during the activities. Small scale learning teaching training materials, peer work, classroom management methods, brain storming methods, critical thinking and problem solving methods will also be used to get a higher impact .

These activities are closely related with the normal activities of the schools with in the scope of social sciences such as literature and history as well as art and value education. The curriculum of the involved schools has already included some forms of intangible cultural heritage. With the activities and events during this thematic LTT meeting, all the participants will recognize the common points of the origins of this unit of intangible cultural heritage leading them to be breaking borders European Citizens.

How is participation in this activity going to benefit the involved participants?

This LTT activities will stimulate intercultural relations focusing on the similarities between the bases and the grass roots of intangible cultural heritage. No matter how the applications of customs in each culture varies in each culture , all the basis of them are actually quite similar. Making our students recognize these similarities will increase intercultural dialogue, and stimulates mutual respect for other types of life by means of

understanding of other cultures. It will also enhance the awareness of values such as non-discrimination, tolerance, empathy, being unprejudiced that are basic European citizenship values.

The LTT activities will provide sustainable investment, performance and efficiency in education and training by exchanging of good practices, mutual learning, gathering and dissemination of information and evidence of what works for developing intercultural value transmitting teaching strategies during the education process of art, literature ,history and social sciences with the partner schools .

These LTT activities will also increase the knowledge and understanding about European languages and cultural diversity of partner countries, improve English language skills with interaction between peers from different countries, improve social competence such as working eurhythmically within a group, helping each other, discussing and sharing ideas, enhance involvement of young people in the issues of cultural diversity, for cultural amalgamation, and overcoming cultural discrimination.

"Yours is Mine” Thematic Photography Exhibition4 new photos added to shared album

Fiesta of the patios in Cordova

Inscribed in 2012 on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

For twelve days at the beginning of May, the city of Cordova celebrates the Fiesta of the Patios. The patio houses are communal, family or multi-family dwellings or sets of individual houses with a shared patio, located in the city’s historical quarter. This characteristic cultural space boasts an abundant array of plants, and during the fiesta inhabitants freely welcome all visitors to admire their beauty and the skill involved in their creation. The patios also host traditional singing, flamenco guitar playing and dancing. Ancestral practices of sustainable communal coexistence are shared with people who visit through expressions of affection and shared food and drink. The fiesta is perceived as an integral part of this city’s cultural heritage, imbuing it with a strong sense of identity and continuity. It requires the selfless cooperation of many people from all age groups, social strata and backgrounds, promoting and encouraging teamwork and contributing to local harmony and conviviality. It is guided by secular traditions, knowledge and skills, which take form in the luxuriant, floral, chromatic, acoustic, aromatic and compositional creativity of each patio – an expression of the symbolism and traditions of Cordovan community, and especially the residents who dwell in these patio houses.

Flamenco

Inscribed in 2010 on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Flamenco is an artistic expression fusing song (cante),dance (baile) and musicianship (toque). Andalusia in southern Spain is the heartland of Flamenco, although it also has roots in regions such as Murcia and Extremadura. Cante is the vocal expression of flamenco, sung by men and women, preferably seated, with no backing singers. The gamut of feelings and states of mind – grief, joy, tragedy, rejoicing and fear – can be expressed through sincere, expressive lyrics characterized by brevity and simplicity. Flamenco baileis a dance of passion, courtship, expressing a wide range of situations ranging from sadness to joy. The technique is complex, differing depending on whether the performer is male (heavier use of the feet) or female (gentler, more sensual movements). Toque or the art of guitar playing has long surpassed its original role as accompaniment. Other instruments, including castanets, hand-clapping and foot-stamping are also employed. Flamenco is performed during religious festivals, rituals, church ceremonies and at private celebrations. It is the badge of identity of numerous communities and groups, in particular the Gitano (Roma) ethnic community, which has played an essential role in its development. Transmission occurs through dynasties, families, social groups and Flamenco clubs, all of which play a key role in its preservation and dissemination.