sessões culturais TIMOR-LESTE

  xxii COLÓQUIO DA LUSOFONIA

 25 A 30 setembro 2014   ®™ 

INTRODUCTION

The Le-Ziaval Cultural Foundation was establish in 1998, with the initiative of young Timorese students that at the time underwent their studies in Yogyakarta (Indonesia), came together to establish Timor-Leste cultural group with the objective to demonstrate to other countries the condition of Timorese people through Cultural presentation, such as; traditional dance, music, theatre, poetry and other Cultural performances, with the goal to remind and demonstrate to others that Timor-Leste has it own tradition and culture which differ from Indonesian’s.

Adopted from Fataluku dialect (Lospalos; easternmost district of Timor-Leste), Le-Ziaval consist of two words “Le” and “Ziaval”. “Le” which means House and “Ziaval” means Four Column, Pillar, Pole or Stilts, as a sacred place of Lospalos. The Le-Ziavalagora has 80 active members’ men and women, and 1.000 personnel with different section, as follow:

 

·         Cultural Dance Section

·         Traditional Music

·         Theatre

·         Research and;

·         Nature and environment caress

 

Timor-Leste emerged in August 1999 when 78% of the population voted for independence after passed through two different  colonization which have two different  aspect of Culture, Political, economic and social. The impact of the colonization creates controversy among the people, especially among the youth as the future to this young country. As time change, it generates and creates more multicultural society, which has a positive and negative impact and has given different vision to the youth and society of this country about the different culture which become their identity.

As a cultural organization, Le-Ziaval has a major concern of the issue of culture identity that society encounter.  Le-Ziaval has the objective to elevate Timor-Leste cultural and identity through Learning, training and make research on cultural dance, art, music and other cultural means to remind the new generation of their true identity. As a new country in a new millennium with many new discovery in technology and modern lifestyle, Timor-Leste has faced with huge identity challenge which could destroy and sever the culture and tradition which has left by the ancestors (Bei-Ala). The identity of Timorese to show respect to others and to love each other as show in this Old saying:

“nu’udar  feto nian deit, na’an nian deit” (as a sister and as a brother)

But, this tradition has lost because of hundreds of years under the colonization rule, and how to place back this tradition into society with (hau nian, o nian, sira nian, no ita hotu nian) “Mine, yours, theirs and ours”.

 

I.OBJECTIVE AND MISSION                               

Objective                               :”Husi Kultura Ita Hatene Ita Nia Identidade”

                                                  “THROUGH THE CULTURE, WE KNOW OUR IDENTITY”

Mission                                  :  To strengthen and extend Timor-Leste identity, Elevate, explore and        promote,Culture, tradition and art to the new generation.

Motto                                       : Hatene Ó Nia Kultura , Futuru ba Ó nia Jerasaun.

                                                 “Know your culture, future for your generation”

 

a.       Objective  :

·         To share knowledge and facilitation through teaching and learning, share and promote Art, tradition and culture that the ancestors has left behind to the new generation to learn and appreciate.

 

·         To prevent the fast growing multiculturalism among youth that leads to negativity and teaches and promotes the habit of peace through Culture.

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