Fundación Bigott
Caracas, Miranda, Venezuela
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Founded in 1981, Fundación Bigott is a foundation based in Caracas, Venezuela working on arts & culture, heritage, education.
Fundación Bigott is a Venezuelan business-founded foundation, active since 1981, that promotes and supports traditional Venezuelan popular culture. Its work covers education through community and on-site workshops in music, dance and song, research and documentation (including a documentation centre and publishing of a multi-collection editorial fund), recording of traditional and contemporary Venezuelan music, support for folk artists and musical groups, online courses, and television programmes documenting regional cultural expressions. Its main base is in the Centro Histórico de Petare in Caracas, with community workshops across sectors of Gran Caracas, and its activities reach audiences nationally and online.
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Talleres de Cultura Popular
Arts & Culture · Venezuela
Quarterly workshops in traditional Venezuelan popular culture (music, dance, song and related practices), offered on-site in Petare and in community centres in Gran Caracas, and online. Students receive a completion certificate.
Tradición en Línea
Heritage · Venezuela
Online collaborative learning platform offering courses on Venezuelan popular culture, open to participants worldwide.
Programa Educativo-Comunitario
Education · Venezuela
Trains teachers, students, musicians and the public in traditional Venezuelan music, dance and songs to promote knowledge and appreciation of cultural heritage.
Programa de Emprendimiento Cultural
Arts & Culture · Venezuela
Cultural entrepreneurship programme linked to the foundation's cultural activities.
Encuentro con las manifestaciones
Heritage · Venezuela
Television programmes documenting Venezuelan popular cultures, practitioners, groups and celebrations, broadcast through regional television networks nationwide.
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