{"id":17432,"date":"2025-04-11T17:02:57","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T11:02:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aigine.kg\/?p=17432"},"modified":"2025-04-11T17:02:57","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T11:02:57","slug":"weekly-review-of-aigine-crc-activities-48","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/aigine.kg\/?p=17432&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Weekly review of Aigine CRC Activities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Research of Traditional Crafts: Fieldwork in Issyk-Kul and Batken Regions Nears Completion: <\/strong>This week, Aigine CRC has reached an important milestone in its ongoing project to document traditional crafts across Kyrgyzstan \u2014 the completion of fieldwork in Issyk-Kul and Batken regions. In Issyk-Kul region, researcher Akylbek Kanybek uulu conducted interviews with artisans in Ton and Tyup districts, documenting their stories, craft-making techniques, and local particularities of traditional craftsmanship. In Batken region, researchers Mirlan Zholdosbaev and Ruslan Zhunusov travelled through all districts of the region. They collected oral histories from artisans, recorded detailed methods of production, and explored how local practices are adapting to modern realities. This work is part of a broader project aimed at creating the first national database of traditional crafts in Kyrgyzstan \u2014 a digital resource that will serve to preserve and promote the country\u2019s rich artisanal heritage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cultural Dialogue: Finnish Students Visit Aigine CRC: <\/strong>Aigine hosted a meeting with a group of master\u2019s students from Finland studying at the University of Eastern Finland, University of Tampere, and University of Helsinki. Their academic backgrounds include cultural studies, sociology, geography, political science, Russian language, and modern history. The meeting offered the students a glimpse into Kyrgyz cultural heritage. Students from the Kyrgyz State University of Culture and Arts performed classical komuz pieces. Famous manaschy (epic storyteller) Doolot Sydykov performed an excerpt from the Kyrgyz epic <em>Manas<\/em>, which sparked a great deal of curiosity and questions from the Finnish students about the role of manaschy, the structure of the epic, and its symbolic universe.Such meetings create meaningful cultural bridges, allowing people from different countries to connect through shared experiences and dialogue.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Artisans in Border Areas of Batken: Navigating Survival and Adaptation in Times of Conflict: <\/strong>On April 7, 2025, Aigine CRC\u2019s team \u2014 Gulnara Aitpaeva, Aiza Abdyrahmanova, Mirlan Zholdosbaev, and Ruslan Zhunusov \u2014 participated in an international webinar hosted by the #HeritageAlive initiative under the ICH NGO Forum, focusing on <em>Intangible Cultural Heritage and Armed Conflicts<\/em>. Aigine\u2019s presentation, titled <em>\u201cArtisans Living on the Border: Between Survival and Adaptation\u201d<\/em>, was based on field research conducted in the border villages of Batken region, an area deeply affected by recent armed conflicts. In 2024, a Carpet Weaving Centre was established in Aksay village, providing employment to over 40 women \u2014 a successful example of how safeguarding heritage can support post-conflict recovery. Aigine\u2019s presentation emphasized the need for adaptive approaches to safeguarding crafts in crisis situations, supporting displaced artisans, and ensuring the transmission of traditional knowledge even in the most difficult circumstances.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Research of Traditional Crafts: Fieldwork in Issyk-Kul and Batken Regions Nears Completion: This week, Aigine CRC has reached an important milestone in its ongoing project to document traditional crafts across Kyrgyzstan \u2014 the completion of fieldwork in Issyk-Kul and Batken regions. 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