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Euskara. Kultura. Mundura.
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Video-interview to piano player Josu Okiñena and Amaia Gabantxo about Basque music
The great Basque piano player Josu Okiñena visited Chicago within the Koldo Mitxelena Chair program. While he was there, Pianoforte Foundation interviewed the artist, asking about his work a...
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Nere Lete has received honorable mention at the "Golden Apple Award"; congratulations!
Nere Lete, reader of the Etxepare Basque Institute and director of the Basque Studies Minor of Boise State University, was nominated for the Golden Apple Award and received honorable mention....
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Basque poetry, protagonist in Milan
The event “En el umbral de la primavera / Poesiaren udaberria”, held in the University of Milan on March 24 and coordinated by Danilo Manera, has achieved remarkable success. More than ...
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The progam for Basque creators in network is back!
As a result of the joint work between the Etxepare Basque Institute and the Mintzanetplatform -of the group Maramara*- Basque artists and agents will offer, once again, training sessions from the B...
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About Basque contemporary art, in Paris
The University Sorbonne Nouvelle Paris III became a meeting point for contemporary art on March 30. The conference Contemporary Art: The creation of Spaces To Think. Galicia, Basque Cou...
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The Slaying of the Basque Whalers in Iceland (1615) - IV Centenary event
In September 1615, after that a violent storm damaged their boats, a group of Basque whalers had to stay in Iceland for months; after a series of clashes with the authorities, the local sheriff ord...
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Basque cinema, strong at the Film Festival of Nantes
Two weeks ago we published that Basque cinema would have an important participation in the 25th edition of the Festival du Cinéma Espagnol of Nantes, and this week the news is even bet...
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"The defense of the language and culture is not merely a political act, but a significant economic activity"
Organized by the Department of Basque Studies at the University of Liverpool, the program of the Manuel Irujo Fellowship ,created at the center of the Etxepare Basque Institute Etxepare, was closed...
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Language industries in the Basque Country had a turnover of 280M in 2014
The Language Industries sector of the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country had a turnover of 280,122,244 last year – a 0.87% increase over last year, in a sector employing 5,159 people,...