The Music Commission, in cooperation with the Theater and Performing Arts Commission, has launched training courses under the Saudi Turooq program, to be held in all regions of the Kingdom in turn alongside the program's survey and documentation work. The courses continue the program's efforts to preserve the Kingdom's rich musical and performing arts heritage, which varies from region to region with each area's cultural character.

The courses began in the Asir region, which will host four training courses from July 11 to July 31 at the Asir Regional Museum. They focus on four training tracks: writing documentary content on music and the performing arts; surveying music and performing arts; documentary audio and video production; and the principles of music and performance. The courses will then move to the Al Baha region from August 5 to August 10 at the Swiss Spirit Hotel Al Baha, and from there to all regions of the Kingdom.

Launch of the musical and performing arts heritage preservation program in Asir
Launch of the musical and performing arts heritage preservation program in Asir

Eligibility

The courses target specialists and interested members of the local community. Candidates must be over 18 and have basic knowledge of, and an interest in, one of the relevant tracks.

Course Objectives

The courses aim to equip community members with specialized skills in documenting music and performing arts, raise awareness among younger generations of the importance of preserving traditional arts and continuing to practice and document them, ensure the active participation of community members in preserving their heritage, and create income opportunities for young people through specialized skills in heritage documentation.

About Saudi Turooq

The Saudi Turooq program was launched by the Music Commission in cooperation with the Theater and Performing Arts Commission, with the support and supervision of the Cultural Archive Center, to preserve the musical and performing arts heritage in all regions of the Kingdom. It documents this heritage to the highest technical standards, following a scientific methodology approved by the Ministry of Culture and consistent with the standards of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and makes it available to researchers, students and artists in the Kingdom and around the world, encouraging them to study it and enrich it with cultural content.