Techno music could be on the UNESCO list of "Intangible Cultural Heritage"
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The German organization "Rave The Planet" and his founder Matthias Roeingh, better known as Dr. Motte, demands that techno music be included in the UNESCO list of intangible cultural heritage because the culture of electronic music fascinates and inspires people around the world, which unites nationalities, generations, religions, genders, social classes and cultural origin 🌍
📜 Their statement states that electronic music and club culture have always stood out as extremely tolerant and peaceful. As creative as they are, they are also democratic, multiple and inclusive. There is hardly another society in which there is so much room for individualists who want to overcome boundaries, conventions and differences together 👌
With their different mixing techniques and individual choice of music, for example, DJs ensure the constant development of music genres. DJing and music production are intuitive, which means you can engage in them without having to spend years learning musical instruments and notes.
“Our RAVE is our cultural form of expression - our ritual. It is open to absolutely everyone, which develops its own effect in shaping personal identities. We are dancing for the Universal Declaration of Human Rights."
The “Love Parade” * is their tradition, and since the 1990s it has inspired people around the world to do the same. It motivated and animated people to join their rave culture, produce and play music, find labels, open clubs, organize events, write about the stage, the atmosphere, the rave culture. But probably, so far, no other country has prospered as much as Germany.
"That is why it is important that this unique cultural form is preserved, maintained, protected and supported. And that is why we are asking for TECHNO to be included in the category of intangible cultural heritage. "- it is added in the statement.
Social benefit
The status of "Intangible Cultural Heritage" promotes public awareness of the culture of electronic music as an independent cultural form that has long outgrown its niche. Inclusion in the UNESCO register guarantees international attention and raises awareness of the need to protect and preserve this culture.
Legal benefits
The protection of clubs can be given more importance than noise, neighbors or monuments. The status of "Intangible Cultural Heritage" envisages significantly lower barriers and requirements when opening new clubs. Inclusion on the UNESCO national list paves the way for state subsidies and non-profit support. In Germany, the status of "intangible cultural heritage" can bring tax relief, e.g. general VAT rate of 7% instead of 19%. * Basic Law of the Federal Republic of Germany, Article 5, paragraph 3.
📌 They also want to develop expertise and promote a sense of responsibility - not only among those who actively participate in the creative process (eg artists, DJs, event organizers, etc.), but also those who actively use the various events that our culture offers (e.g. party guests).
📌 They research and document the history of rave culture in order to keep it alive for themselves and for future generations. The goal is to strengthen and improve political and social acceptance.
📌 Rave the Planet efficiently uses the energy of the cultural rave scene, providing information about the content and reality of the culture, thus enabling the establishment of a large network to create synergies.
📌 They are on their way to creating a new, international, media platform for the culture of electronic music.
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