The spirituality of the aesthetics of receiving the cultural heritage "The Folk Tanoura Dance in Egypt"

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Professor of Technical Works Former Head of the Department of Artistic Works and Folklore - Faculty of Art Education - Helwan University

2 PhD in the Philosophy of Specific Education (Art Education_ Design major) Faculty of Specific Education - Menoufia University -Teaching Technical Education Specialist in Education

Abstract

Heritage is one of the topics that have been discussed a lot a few decades ago, and preserving it was and still is the nucleus of its new global concept, which was included in the World Cultural and Natural Heritage Convention of 1972 whose provisions were established by UNESCO, the cultural peculiarities of the peoples, the stereotype of globalization threatens to disappear and disappear in most countries.
The importance of heritage reflects the history and civilizations of nations, and that is why preserving it, spreading it and transmitting it through generations, and keenness to ensure its continuity and preservation is the responsibility of everyone without exception, especially the intangible heritage, which includes people’s customs and traditions, and the opinions, ideas and feelings they express from generation to generation.
And based on our responsibility as researchers of arts towards our society, to preserve our heritage through our scientific research, which makes the state, represented by the Ministry of Culture and the concerned authorities, able to confront the dangers that threaten our heritage and develop appropriate solutions to preserve and protect it from extinction, The spirituality of the aesthetics of receiving the cultural heritage "The Folk Tanoura Dance in Egypt".
Language alone was not enough for a person to express his feelings and emotions, so he devised other means to help him express what is inside him, and movement in dance was some of them The movement, rather the form of movement and the accompanying musical rhythm, and this was clearly evident in the Tanoura dance, which the Sufi groups resorted to to express the elevation of the soul from the body, and despite the Turkish upbringing, the dance moved to Egypt in the Fatimid era and became a cultural landmark.
Where the folk dance of all kinds is one of the methods of the intangible Egyptian heritage, which expresses the authenticity of folk art in an integrated way, including "performance, clothes, colours, music and chants".
Egypt has also become famous for this dance, which is currently participating in all popular arts festivals around the world.

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