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CIOFF ® International Council of
Organizations for Festivals of Folklore and Traditional Arts
What is CIOFF ®
CIOFF ® – International Council of Organizations for Festivals of Folklore and Traditions Arts is an non – governmental Organization and official partner of UNESCO, created in 1970.
The duty of CIOFF ® is safeguarding , promotion and diffusion of traditional culture and folklore
CIOFF ® worldwide membership covers 89 countries of the world, with 69 National Sections, 11 Associate Members and 30 Corresponding Members
What CIOFF ® does
• Over 300 International Folklore Festivals, including International Children’s Festivals
• 1500 Traditional Arts & Crafts Exhibitions
• 5000 Traditional Dance, Music, Songs & Crafts Workshops
• Seminars and Conferences
• CIOFF ® World Folkloriada (every 4 years)
• Participations in UNESCO programs
• CIOFF ® World Congress & General Assembly
National Section of CIOFF ® Bulgaria
National Section of CIOFF ® Bulgaria was founded in 2001 by Mr. Emil Pavlov.As representative of CIOFF ®, have the following objectives:• dissemination of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH)• encourage the organization of national, regional and
international ICH events• promoting dialogue and networking among CIOFF ® members• cooperating with international and regional association,
institutions and organizations• cooperating with others in the establishment of an international
information network
ActivitiesNational Section of CIOFF ® Bulgaria and CIOFF ® Youth
Bulgaria
• National Meeting – Seminar of the choreographers in Bulgaria
• International Folklore Festivals (IFF) in Bulgaria• Organizes participation of Bulgarian folklore
groups in IFF • National Review of the Folklore ensembles in
Bulgaria• International Projects
What is CIOFF ® Youth
CIOFF ® Youth is composed by young people – between - 15 – 26 years old – who are working under CIOFF ® National Sections
The main objectives of CIOFF ® Youth are cooperation with CIOFF ® in safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage trough cultural activities and projects.
Traditional Games Programme
The world-wide Programme of Re-valution of Traditional Games is an initiative proposed by the CIOFF ® Youth Coordination Committee in 2007
Its main objectives are the safeguarding and the diffusion of games as important part of intangible heritage, that has been transmitted trough generations and its preservation is essential because of the imposition of new technologies and digital games
The program is easily adaptable for the different realities of each country and is implemented through projects elaborated by each CIOFF ® Youth commission
General objectives of the Program
• to reinforce the cooperation and tolerance, deepening the intercultural dialogue between the young people of the world
• to foment the international dialogue
• to analyze the evolution of the games as a results of evolution of the society, considering the factors that influence the origin, evolution and/or disappearance
• to generate an intercultural dialogue
General objectives of the Program
• to allow discovery of the importance of the Cultural diversity and to project the different scopes of the community
• to preserve the importance of Cultural Identity
• to apply to the initiative of young people who reunite CIOFF ® to develop projects, of UNESCO and the CIOFF ® International, referred to vulnerable cultures in the globalization process
First relevant activities
• Exchange activities with seniors (Argentina)
Compilation and analyses of traditional games practices by seniors in their childhood. These activities are a good tool to encourage the intergenerational dialogue between seniors, young people and children.
First relevant activities
• Exchange activities between children and young people (Argentina)
Activities done in public places and private institutions (schools). The activity consists of the explanation and transmission of traditional games to children trough young people
First relevant activities
• Inter – cultural exchange activities(Argentina)
Activities with aboriginal communities with the main goal to safeguard their traditional games and different aspects of their culture.
First relevant activities
• International exchange activities (The Netherlands)
This activity consist of workshops for children where the young people teach in a didactic way games practiced in different countries. The results of these workshops are shown in artistic performances
First relevant activities
• Activities with Folk Groups in International Festivals (Italy)
These activities take place in the frame of International Festivals. Into the official schedule, the organizers include a didactic explanation of a traditional game to the foreign participants.
First relevant activities
• Activities with Folk Groups in International Festivals (Italy)
"TRADITIONAL GAMES DAY", Latium World Folkloric Festival 2012, Cori
First relevant activities
• Games day in International Festivals (France)The French commission proposed the inclusion of a “Game Day” into the official schedule of CIOFF ® festivals in the same level of importance that parades and animations have.
The activities of CIOFF ® Youth Bulgaria
• International Projects “The source of the Bulgarian national song”- made in co-
operation with European youth programs and initiatives “Youth in action” program 2008 – 2010
Cultural Partnership Initiative (CPI) Program “Mask and Masquerades – Multiple faces of Europe”
• Traditional Games Day – International Folklore Festival Veliko Tarnovo 2015