International Council for Traditions of Music and Dance

A Non-Governmental Organization in Formal Consultative Relations with UNESCO

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The International Council for Traditions of Music and Dance is a scholarly organization which aims to further the study, practice, documentation, preservation, and dissemination of music and dance of all countries. To these ends the Council organizes World Conferences, Symposia, Colloquia, and Fora, and publishes the Yearbook for Traditional Music and the online Bulletin of the ICTMD

As a non-governmental organization in formal consultative relations with UNESCO and by means of its wide international representation and the activities of its Study Groups, the International Council for Traditions of Music and Dance acts as a bond among peoples of different cultures and thus contributes to the peace of humankind.

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Winners of the 2023 ICTM Prizes

The International Council for Traditions of Music and Dance is pleased to announce the 2023 prizes for Best Student Paper, Best Article, Best Book, and Best Documentary Film or Video.

The International Council for Traditions of Music and Dance

On 15 July 2023, the 46th General Assembly of ICTM Members voted to change the name of our organisation to THE INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL FOR TRADITIONS OF MUSIC AND DANCE (ICTMD).

Results of the 2023 Executive Board election

Tan Sooi Beng, Convenor of the Nomination Committee of the 2023 Election of the ICTM Executive Board, announced the results of the election during the 46th General Assembly of Members, held in Legon and online on 15 July 2023:

The April 2023 issue of the Bulletin of the ICTM is available for download

A new issue of the Bulletin of the ICTM is available for download.

The Yearbook for Traditional Music. Vol. 54 issue 2 (December 2022) has been published

The International Council for Traditional Music is pleased to announce the publication of Vol. 54 issue 2 (December 2022) of the Yearbook for Traditional Music.

Featured Event

47th ICTM World Conference

Start: Thursday, 13 July 2023
End: Wednesday, 19 July 2023
Location: Legon, Ghana

Upcoming Events

4th Symposium of the ICTMD Study Group on Music and Dance of the Slavic World

Dates: Thursday, 5 October 2023 to Saturday, 7 October 2023
Location: Prague, Czech Republic

12th Symposium of the ICTMD Study Group on Music and Minorities

Dates: Tuesday, 5 December 2023 to Friday, 8 December 2023
Location: Kelaniya, Sri Lanka

11th Symposium of the ICTMD Study Group on Music and Dance of Oceania

Dates: Tuesday, 4 June 2024 to Wednesday, 5 June 2024
Location: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, USA

7th Symposium the ICTMD Study Group on Performing Arts of Southeast Asia

Dates: Thursday, 20 June 2024 to Wednesday, 26 June 2024
Location: Iloilo City, Philippines

3rd Symposium of the ICTMD Study Group on Music and Allied Arts of Greater South Asia

Dates: Thursday, 11 July 2024 to Saturday, 13 July 2024
Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh

33rd Symposium of the ICTMD Study Group on Ethnochoreology

Dates: Sunday, 21 July 2024 to Sunday, 28 July 2024
Location: Izmir, Turkey

8th Symposium of the ICTMD Study Group on Musics of East Asia

Dates: Friday, 23 August 2024 to Sunday, 25 August 2024
Location: Osaka, Japan

3rd Symposium of the ICTMD Study Group on Sound, Movement, and the Sciences

Dates: Wednesday, 18 September 2024 to Friday, 20 September 2024
Location: Oslo, Norway

15th Symposium of the ICTMD Study Group on Mediterranean Music Studies

Dates: Monday, 23 September 2024 to Friday, 27 September 2024
Location: Palermo, Italy

25th Symposium of ICTMD Study Group on Sources and Archives for Music and Sound Studies

Dates: Tuesday, 8 October 2024 to Saturday, 12 October 2024
Location: Berlin, Germany

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