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Programs

Programs that preserve, develop, and inspire.

SANUR's work is organised into five programs, connecting heritage preservation, artistic expression, knowledge, and community participation.

Prambanan Temple Compound, Yogyakarta.
Prambanan Temple Compound, Yogyakarta.

Heritage Preservation

Safeguarding traditional knowledge, historic sites, and cultural practices, together with the communities who own them.

Objectives

  • Record cultural practices that are becoming rare
  • Support the care of historic sites and objects alongside the relevant authorities
  • Involve local communities as the guardians of their own heritage

Activities

  • Heritage inventories and mapping
  • Support for communities that keep traditions
  • Public conversations on preservation

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Arts & Performance

Giving theatre, music, dance, exhibitions, and new work a place to be made and seen.

Objectives

  • Make room for work rooted in tradition as well as new work
  • Bring artists together across regions and disciplines
  • Bring the performing arts to wider audiences

Activities

  • Performances and exhibitions
  • Residencies and artist collaborations
  • Co-produced work

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Cultural Development

Supporting artists, practitioners, and creative communities so their work can grow and last.

Objectives

  • Strengthen the capacity of practitioners and communities
  • Open access to networks, knowledge, and resources
  • Encourage a mutually supportive cultural ecosystem

Activities

  • Workshops and development classes
  • Mentoring programs
  • Practitioner network forums

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Research & Documentation

Research, archives, and publications that record cultural knowledge before it fades.

Objectives

  • Record cultural knowledge before it disappears
  • Build well-organised, accessible archives
  • Publish research for the public

Activities

  • Field research
  • Audio-visual documentation
  • Publications and digital archives

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Education & Collaboration

Bringing culture into learning, across generations and across institutions.

Objectives

  • Bring culture into the learning experience
  • Connect older and younger generations
  • Build partnerships with schools, universities, and institutions

Activities

  • Classes and public lectures
  • Joint programs with educational institutions
  • Open public events

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