Ten Years of Qisetna
As the year draws to a close we would like to thank all who have followed and contributed to Qisetna throughout 2023. This year saw a series of wonderful projects celebrating and preserving the artistic and cultural heritage of Syria and beyond. This December marks ten years since Qisetna began and we wish to thank our supporters and volunteers for making this possible and share our ambitions for another ten years of positive impact on the preservation of intangible heritage. Read on to discover some of our projects and contributions from the past year.
Return to Tenderness
Supported by Ettijahat Independent Culture, our creative producer and socially engaged artist, Juan delGado initiated Return to Tenderness, a project based in Raqqa in NorthEastern Syria. In collaboration with young people from the city and the local organisation Action for Peace, we traced the musical heritage of the city by the Euphrates. Using digital technology and inclusive methodology they established trustful relationships?with local musicians from the old generation.?The team interviewed and recorded their music, stories, inspiration, and the connection between their music and the community.
International Conference on Material and Intangible Heritage
In November, members of Qisetna had the pleasure of taking part in the first international conference on material and tangible heritage at Al-Sharq University. Sarah Barker and the local poet Ibrahim Al-Matroud represented Qisetna and highlighted the importance of understanding the social value of documenting and protecting intangible heritage, a focus of the Return to Tenderness project.
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Intercultured Festival
Qisetna presented the Kurdish-Syrian poet Ceger Hillo. Hillo's poetry was a soul-stirring journey into Kurdish heritage and human emotion. Through imagery and storytelling, translated into English by the British poet Mike Baynham, Hillo's words painted a captivating portrait of the Kurdish experience. We also featured Ferhad Feyssal, a singer-songwriter in Kurdish folk music. In this soulful concert, Ferhad mesmerised audience with reflections of life from his homeland in Syrian Kurdistan.
Flying Dreams of our Future
This project was an artistic and educational adventure for hospitalised children in Tunis. As part of the program North-South, the International Institute of Debate in collaboration with L'école à l'h?pital and Qisetna came together to create the event. A group of young volunteers inspired by the storytelling techniques taught by Marwa Manai came together to share workshops on storytelling, art, and climate change. Together we wove stories, explored emotions and awakened the environmental consciousness of young minds.
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1 年Wonderful work so far. I am so delighted to be a part of this team. Everyone I have met has been nothing short of fabulous. Their commitment as volunteers should be studied. I am glad to be part of the next big project.
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1 年Thanks for the hard work done from all the team of Qisetna who are volunteers to preserve the Syrian Heritage and I hope we will continue and extend working