
What happens when you refuse to fit into the roles society has already decided for you? In this powerful talk, tabla maestro Anuradha Pal shares her journey of entering a male-dominated, lineage-driven classical music world as a young girl with no musical background. From facing early scepticism to

In this talk, the speaker challenges the idea that history and knowledge are neutral by examining how a single dominant narrative shapes what we learn and remember. Beginning with familiar mathematical theorems, they reveal how many discoveries credited to Western figures were developed centuries ea

A los once años, Diana Arias descubre un tesoro: cartas de amor de sus abuelos inmigrantes Alfredo y Enriqueta. Ellos se enamoraron, pero fueron separados por sus familias. Muchos años después de vivir vidas difíciles y trágicas, se reencontraron para sellar su historia. Al investigar esta historia,

This talk explores the profound impact of cultural heritage on societal evolution, arguing that understanding our collective history is the key to building a more inclusive and resilient future. Rahma Idris is an SS 2 student of NTIC (Girls) Abuja. She is the second of four children born to a legal

Christiana Ifubaraboye highlights the power of storytelling and art in preserving and sharing the cultural identity of the Niger Delta. She discusses founding IMBUU, a narrative collective that brings personal and indigenous stories to a global audience, challenging stereotypes around oil and confli

A cultura amazônica é movimento, memória e força coletiva. Ela dança, canta e resiste ao tempo, às tentativas de apagamento e às narrativas que insistem em reduzir a Amazônia a silêncio. Nesta palestra, Isabelle Nogueira compartilha a importância do Festival de Parintins como expressão viva de ident

Ser artista no Norte do Brasil é criar a partir do território, da identidade e da insistência em existir. Em uma regi ão historicamente invisibilizada, a arte nasce potente, mas nem sempre reconhecida. Nesta palestra, Rosa Malagueta reflete sobre a importância da valorização da produção cultural loca

"Quando Tornare è Ripartire" esplora il concetto di identità territoriale nell'era della mobilità globale. Attraverso la metafora del nòstos – il ritorno trasformativo di Ulisse – racconto come il rientro nella propria città d'origine possa diventare un atto rivoluzionario di riscoperta. Il talk aff

Cosa c’è di innovativo in un rito che esiste da 2600 anni? Forse, oggi più che mai, tutto. Il teatro nasce come incontro tra corpi, voci e silenzi che risuonano insieme — e in questa presenza condivisa si costruisce una comunità. In un’epoca dominata da connessioni veloci ma disincarnate, ritrovare

In the face of a rapidly globalizing world, what happens when the very blueprints of our cultural identity begin to fade? Sattor Dustmadov takes us inside the sacred geometry of the Pamiri House, an ancient architectural masterpiece that for centuries has encoded a universe of meaning, faith, and co

Weaving Surinamese heritage, a mother’s affirmations, scientific research, and protest chants, Safi Graauw shows how language shapes us. While negative words take our strength, positive words spark movements. This talk invites you to resist despair and imagine a future built with words that heal, in

Speaker 1: Meng-Hao Liu In recent years, as textile manufacturing has relocated to China and Southeast Asia, the hosiery industry in Shetou has become a sunset industry. Meng-Hao Liu observed that the established strength of the traditional industry, coupled with the unique factory-as-home culture i

There is a story that news cycles cannot capture,a narrative that statistics fail to hold. It is written in the quiet defiance of a preserved recipe, the coded verses of a song, the hidden drawings of a child, and the determined voices archiving fragments of home. This talk is an invitation to liste