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 journal Traditions of Music and Dance  (formerly Yearbook for Traditional Music) and the 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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The October 2024 issue of the Bulletin of the ICTMD is available for download

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

Winners of the 2024 ICTMD Prizes

The International Council for Traditions of Music and Dance is pleased to announce the 2024 prizes for Best Article, Best Book, and Best Documentary Film or Video.

Registration website and preliminary programme for 2025 ICTMD World Conference are now online

The registration website and preliminary programme of the 48th ICTMD World Conference (Te Herenga Waka, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, 9–15 January 2025) are now online.

ICTMD Executive Board solidarity note on behalf of Prof. David Mc Donald’s freedom of expression

In the context of manifestations for the end of violence in Gaza happening in campuses around the world, the ICTMD Executive Board urges the concerned institutional authorities to assure the freedom of expression in peaceful manifestations of thei

Featured Event

48th ICTMD World Conference

Start: Thursday, 9 January 2025
End: Wednesday, 15 January 2025
Location: Wellington, New Zealand

Upcoming Events

2nd Symposium of the ICTMD Study Group on Indigenous Music and Dance

Dates: Friday, 22 November 2024 to Monday, 25 November 2024
Location: Chiayi, Taiwan

4th Meeting of the ICTMD National Committee for Portugal

Dates: Wednesday, 27 November 2024 to Friday, 29 November 2024
Location: Évora, Portugal

48th ICTMD World Conference

Dates: Thursday, 9 January 2025 to Wednesday, 15 January 2025
Location: Wellington, New Zealand

25th Symposium of the ICTMD Study Group on Musical Instruments

Dates: Wednesday, 9 April 2025 to Saturday, 12 April 2025
Location: New York, USA

2nd Conference of the ICTMD Nordic-Baltic Network

Dates: Monday, 26 May 2025 to Friday, 30 May 2025
Location: Riga, Latvia

4th Symposium of the ICTMD Study Group on Audiovisual Ethnomusicology

Dates: Wednesday, 16 July 2025 to Friday, 18 July 2025
Location: Shanghai, China

3rd Symposium of the ICTMD Study Group on Global History of Music and Dance

Dates: Wednesday, 17 September 2025 to Monday, 22 September 2025
Location: Berlin, Germany

8th Symposium of the ICTMD Study Group on Multipart Music

Dates: Sunday, 12 April 2026 to Friday, 17 April 2026
Location: Kuching, Malaysia