Basque worlds - Euskal Munduak

2011/10/06

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"Geroa & Itxaropena" photo exhibition

In partnership with the Basque Cultural Institute, the photographer Angela Mejias will present her "Geroa & Itxaropena" exhibition (Future & Hope) to the American Basque diaspora. A look at the Basque Country today. Further details

2011/09/16

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The epic of Basque fishermen in Dakar

The new mobile multimedia exhibition created by the Basque Cultural Institute dedicated to the collective memory of people of the sea, retraces this episode of Basque maritime history. Its guiding thread is the accounts collected as part of the audiovisual oral memory collection programme "Eleketa". Further details

2011/06/07

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The Basque-Berber footprints & civilizations

During the summer the stone sculptor Régis Pochelu will be in residence in two towns in Morocco's Eastern Rif region where he will exhibit his work and create a low relief on a 4m high cliff on the subject of Basque-Berber symbolism. Further details

2011/05/01

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Basque culture at the Conservatoire of Paris

The Basque Cultural Institute has joined forces with the Paris Regional Conservatoire to propose a major event on Basque culture in May and June 2011, in particular based on contemporary Basque music and dance. Further details

2011/02/03

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Etxepare, an ambassador for Basque culture in the world

Set up by the Basque Autonomous Government, the Basque Etxepare Institute began its activities in late 2010. Based in San Sebastian, its mission consists of encouraging the dissemination of the Basque language and culture throughout the world. Further details

2010/11/03

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The registers of Guillaume Apheça, emigration agent

The archives of Guillaume Apheça (1828-1919) contain precious information, in particular registers of departures and payments for Argentina from 1856 to 1913. The registers are now available for consultation in a simplified version. Further details

2010/10/17

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Argentina & Uruguay: Basque presence

The video director Nuria Vilalta proposes through her documentary "Guk" meeting the descendents of the Basques who emigrated to Argentina and Uruguay. They talk about their experience of Basque identity at the dawn of the 21st century. Further details

2010/09/24

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"Amerikanuak"

The directors Gorka Bilbao and Nacho Reig will in the autumn of 2010 present the documentary "Amerikanuak" which depicts the daily lives of the last Basque shepherds in the American west. An adaptation for television is planned for 2011. Further details

2010/09/09

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The alternative image of the Basque Country

The Basque Country will be the guest of honour at the 9th Intergalactic Alternative Image Festival in Brest between 10 and 17 October 2010. The programme will include projections of documentaries and debates. Further details

2010/08/15

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The Souletin Jean Bordaxar Quartet in California

Following a series of concerts with the Californian group Noka (on tour in the Basque Country this summer) the Souletin Jean Bordaxar Quartet will in turn visit California at the end of August 2010 to present its latest album in San Francisco and Chino (Euskal Etxea). Further details