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Discover the Living Heritage of Traditional Dance

SCHEDAR, Safeguarding the Cultural Heritage of Dance Through Augmented Reality, was a European cultural heritage research project active from 2018 to 2021. It explored how digital technology could help preserve traditional dance as intangible cultural heritage, supporting documentation, reuse and learning while respecting the cultural traditions behind each movement.

The project’s key areas included:

Traditional dance documentation and digital ethnography

3D motion capture and movement data

Digital archives for preserving dance heritage

Multisensory augmented reality for dance learning

Reuse of dance recordings in research and education

For researchers, archivists, museum professionals, educators and dance communities, these topics connect cultural knowledge with practical approaches to digital preservation.

Explore the articles below to learn more about safeguarding dance heritage through technology.

Exploring Dance Heritage Through Digital Research

Traditional Dance Heritage

Explore dance as living cultural heritage, with attention to the communities, practices and cultural contexts that give movement meaning.

3D Movement Documentation

Discover how motion capture and 3D movement data can support the documentation, study and reuse of traditional dance.

Digital Archives

Examine how dance documentation and movement data can contribute to digital resources for researchers, archivists and educators.

Augmented Reality and Learning

Learn about SCHEDAR’s exploration of multisensory augmented reality as a way to support dance preservation, reuse and learning.

Dance Heritage and Digital Research

Dancers participating in a traditional group dance

A performer wearing motion capture equipment in a studio

A researcher examining archival materials at a workstation

A person using an augmented reality headset

Questions About SCHEDAR and Dance Heritage

What was SCHEDAR?

SCHEDAR stands for Safeguarding the Cultural Heritage of Dance Through Augmented Reality. It was a European research project active from 2018 to 2021, exploring digital approaches to preserving traditional dance as intangible cultural heritage.

What approaches did the project combine?

SCHEDAR combined dance documentation, 3D motion data, digital archives and multisensory augmented reality to support preservation, reuse and dance learning.

How can motion capture support dance heritage research?

Motion capture records movement as digital data, enabling researchers to examine how a dance is performed. These records are most useful alongside documentation of its cultural context and the knowledge of the people who practise it.

How does augmented reality relate to dance learning?

Augmented reality can bring digital movement references and guidance into a learner’s physical environment. SCHEDAR explored multisensory approaches to support learning and reuse of documented dance.

Can digital records replace living dance traditions?

Digital records can support documentation, research and learning. Continuing practice, teaching and community participation remain central to keeping dance traditions alive.

Who are these research topics relevant to?

They are relevant to cultural heritage researchers, dance scholars, archivists, museum professionals, traditional dance communities, educators and developers working with motion capture or augmented reality.