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PHOTO0000004750

English transcription: Japanese festivities at UNESCO House, April 1976. Theatre.
French transcription: Maison de l'UNESCO - Journées japonaises Théâtre.
Description: The photo shows a traditional Japanese theatre, a scene with a male and female characters.
Location: Paris

PHOTO0000004756

French transcription: Semaine culturelle japonaise 25-30 sept. 1988.
Description: A Japanese woman dressed like a geisha with a tsuzumi, a traditional Japanese hand drum. She has a white face.
Location: Paris

PHOTO0000004724

English transcription: Japanese festivities at UNESCO House, April 1976. Tea ceremony.
French transcription: Maison de l'UNESCO - Journées japonaises Cérémonie du thé.
Description: Japanese woman shows the traditional tea ceremony. She is looking the wall and the flower pot. We just see her back.
Location: Paris

PHOTO0000004726

English transcription: Japanese festivities at UNESCO house, April 1976. Tea ceremony.
French transcription: Maison de l'UNESCO - Journées japonaises Cérémonie du thé.
Description: Japanese woman shows the traditional tea ceremony. The woman in kimono is sitting on her knees and takes a cup of tea.
Location: Paris

PHOTO0000004727

French transcription: Maison de l'UNESCO - Journées culturelles chinoises. Ensemble de chanteurs et de danseurs du Sichuan.
Description: UNESCO House - Chinese Cultural Days. Chinese female dancers performing a show on stage. They are rising their arms and smiling. They are nine.
Location: Paris

PHOTO0000004732

English transcription: Japanese festivities at UNESCO House, April 1976. Puppets.
French transcription: Maison de l'UNESCO - Avril 1976. Journées japonaises Marionnettes.
Description: A Japanese puppet theatre performance with the puppeteer above in traditional black robes. The puppet seems represent a noble man.
Location: Paris

PHOTO0000004733

English transcription: Japanese festivities at UNESCO House, April 1976. Tea ceremony.
French transcription: Maison de l'UNESCO - Avril 1976. Journées japonaises Cérémonie du thé.
Description: A Japanese man in seiza with a bamboo ladle in his hands. Various containers for tea are in front of him.
Location: Paris

PHOTO0000004725

French transcription: Maison de l'UNESCO - Journées culturelles chinoises. Ensemble de chanteurs et de danseurs du Sichuan.
Description: The photo shows an artist Chinese man. He is probably a singer with traditional clothes.
Location: Paris

PHOTO0000004730

English transcription: Japanese festitives at UNESCO House, April 1976. Tea ceremony.
French transcription: Maison de l'UNESCO - Journées japonaises. Cérémonie du thé.
Description: Part of a demonstration of Japanese Tea Ceremony. Japanese man in seiza on the left. On the right two Women, one of them takes a cup of tea.
Location: Paris

PHOTO0000004731

French transcription: Journées culturelles chinoises. Ensemble de chanteurs et de danseurs du Sichuan.
Location: Paris - Maison de l'UNESCO

PHOTO0000004729

French transcription: Journées culterelles chinoises. Ensemble de chanteurs et de danseurs du Sichuan.
Description: One dancer on a flowery platform in center. The dancer is holding up a nearly transparent fabric.
Location: Paris

PHOTO0000004734

French transcription: Maison de l'UNESCO - Journées culturelles chinoises. Ensemble de chanteurs et de danseurs du Sichuan.
Description: Chinese female dancers performing a show on stage. They are wearing traditional clothes and head dresses. They are dancing in line, and smiling.
Location: Paris

PHOTO0000004728

English transcription: Japanese festivities at UNESCO House, April 1976. Puppets.
French transcription: Maison de l'UNESCO - Journées Japonaises Marionnettes.
Description: The photo shows a traditional puppet theater of Japan with two characters one noble man and a demon with an instrument.
Location: Paris

PHOTO0000004716

English transcription: France - Paris - UNESCO House - December 1955 Concert of Japanese music and dance at UNESCO House.
French transcription: France - Paris - Maison de l'UNESCO - Décembre 1955. Représentation de danses et musique japonaises à la Maison de l'UNESCO.
Description: A Japanese man in seiza playing a shamisen, a traditional Japanese stringed instrument.
Location: Paris

PHOTO0000004717

French transcription: Semaine culturelle japonaise 25-30 sept. 1988.
Description: Japanese man with a fan in his hand performing a dance. He is wearing traditional clothes.
Location: Paris

PHOTO0000004719

English transcription: Japanese festivities at UNESCO House, April 1976. Tea ceremony.
French transcription: Maison de l'UNESCO - Journées japonaises Cérémonie du thé.
Description: A Japanese woman in a kimono drinking tea. Japanese wall scroll as part of the Japanese tea ceremony on left.
Location: Paris

PHOTO0000004723

English transcription: Japanese festivities at UNESCO House, april 1976. Puppets.
French transcription: Maison de l'UNESCO - Journées Japonaises Marionnettes.
Description: The photo shows Japanese traditional puppet theatre. It represents a noble woman attacked by a demon with a sword.
Location: Paris

PHOTO0000004722

English transcription: Japanese festivities at UNESCO House, April 1976. Tea ceremony.
French transcription: Maison de l'UNESCO - Journées Japonaises. Cérémonie du thé.
Description: Japanese woman shows the traditional tea ceremony.
Location: Paris

PHOTO0000004718

English transcription: Japanese festivities at UNESCO House, April 1976. Tea ceremony.
French transcription: Maison de l'UNESCO - Avil 1976. Journées japonaises Cérémonie du thé.
Description: A Japanese man and woman demonstrating Japanese tea ceremony. The man showing the cup of tea.
Location: Paris

PHOTO0000004745

English transcription: Chinese theatre.
French transcription: Théâtre chinois.
Description: The photo shows a Chinese theatre performer. The setting is just a painting. The actor has a costum.
Location: Hong Kong

PHOTO0000004699

English transcription: The ballet of Ramayan tells the story of Rama's search for Sita, kidnapped by the King Ravana. Rama is helped in his quest by Hanuman, the monkey king, who, with his monkey army, invades the kingdom of Ravana. Shown here, in a scene from the ballet, is Rama the archer.
French transcription: Le ballet de Ramayama raconte l'histoire de Rama cherchant Sita, enlevée par le roi Ravana. Rama est aidé par le roi-singe Hanuman et son armée de singes envahira le royaume de Ravana. Ici, Rama tire à l'arc.
Description: The actor portaying Rama, the archer protagonist of the ballet. Posing with a bow nocked and ready to fire. He is wearing a crown and takes a dancing pose.
Location: Prambanan

PHOTO0000004701

English transcription: Scene from Ramayana ballet which tells the story of Rama's search for Sita, kidnapped by King Ravana. Rama is helped in his quest by Hanuman, the monkey king who, with his monkey army, invades the kingdom of Ravana.
French transcription: Le ballet de Ramayana raconte l'histoire de Rama cherchant Sita enlevée par le roi Ravana. Rama est aidé par le roi-singe Hanuman et son armée de singes qui envahira le rayaume de Ravana. Ici, quelques-uns des personnages du ballet.
Description: The photo shows a dance performed by six men dressed in masked costumes. Three of them have monkey. The others are knights.
Location: Prambanan

PHOTO0000004759

English transcription: The theatre's leading lady in her dressing room.
French transcription: Dans la loge de l'actrice au théâtre.
Description: Dans une pièce, une femme modeste est en train de coiffer une autre vêtue d'un costume et très maquillée. La femme coiffée s'admire dan un eptit miroir. Elle porte des bijoux et une coiffe. Derrière les deux femmes, des vêtements sont à pendre.
Location: Hong Kong

PHOTO0000004680

English transcription: Solo (also known as Surakarta) - Javanese classical theatre known as Wayang-Orang.
French transcription: Solo (appelée aussi Surakarta) - Théâtre classique javanais appelé Wayang-Orang.
Description: The photo shows male and female performed a type of classical Javanese dance theatrical performance. The scene reprodct an indonesian palace.
Location: Solo

PHOTO0000004060

English transcription: Dramatizing village problems. Drama presents village problems and conflicts graphically. The Street Theatre Group was organised by the MCR and is composed of students and villagers who together discuss problems, and then seek ways of dramatizing them. At right is the founder of the Group and trainer. When asked where he learned about theatre, he replied The whole world is my theatre my school.
Description: Deux hommes torse nu se font face, entre eux il y a une sorte de plante. Des enfants observent la scène, ils sont assis en cercle et sourient.

PHOTO0000004682

English transcription: Solo (also known as Surakarta) - Javanese classical theatre known as Wayang-Orang.
French transcription: Solo (appelée aussi Surakarta) - Théâtre classique javanais appelé Wayang-Orang.
Description: The photo shows a type of classical Javanese dance theatrical performance. The main dancer seems playing a king with a big crown. In the background, wee can see a child head.
Location: Solo

PHOTO0000004684

English transcription: Indonesia - Solo (also known as Surakarta) - Javanese classical theatre known as Wayang-Orang.
French transcription: Solo (appelée ausai Surakarta) Théâtre classique javanais appelé Wayang-Orang.
Description: In center, one Wayang wong (or Wayang orang) performer. Seaten on bottom left, another performer. Also partially obscured is another perfomer, bottom center.
Location: Surakarta

Arrangement (based on a general arrangement) between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands and UNESCO, for supporting the Li Beirut Initiative.

This arrangement takes place in line with the General Arrangement concluded on 18 Maarch 1994 between the Parties and with an Amendment on 25 February 2008. The Netherlands' financial contribution is intended to support the Li Beirut Initiative, in particular the project entitled "Supporting Access to Reliable Information during Elections in Lebanon". Among the three annexes, is attached a presentation document of this project.

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