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News about the Basque language, culture and contemporary creation.
Euskara. Kultura. Mundura.
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Presentation of ‘Ça colle au basque’ 2026
In this year´s edition, Basque creators will be present at 15 festivals and programmes in France, Belgium, and Quebec, through a broad network of partnerships.
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The Basque window at the FCEN Nantes film festival marks a quarter of a century
A total of 20 Basque productions will be screened from 21 to 29 March, and a special event dedicated to Basque cinema will also be held at the Nantes Opera House.
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Damaris Pan and Matthias Malefond, Kometak’s first artists in residence
The Etxepare Basque Institute, the Huarte Contemporary Art Centre and Zébra3 have announced the selected creators selected for the inaugural plastic and visual arts residency under the Kometak project.
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Etxepare brings the first major forum on minority languages in the French-speaking world to Paris
´Minoritized languages in a French-speaking context´ conference took place at Sorbonne Nouvelle and Sorbonne universities, with over 20 experts.
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The Etxepare Basque Institute celebrates 15 years at the National Library of France
The celebration took place in the main auditorium of the National Library of France, in an artistic event featuring Basque literature, the Basque language, and Basque culture.
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International conference: challenges of minoritized languages in the French-speaking world
On 19 and 20 November, Sorbonne Université and Université Sorbonne Nouvelle will host an international conference in Paris titled ´Minoritized languages in a French-speaking context: translating, transmitting, transforming´, organised by the Etxepare Basque Institute in collaboration with the two institutions.
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KOMETAK: Call for applications now open for exchange residency programme in plastic and visual arts
Two artists will take part in 6-week residencies in Huarte and Bordeaux between March and May 2026.
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The first book published in Basque on display in Bayonne
To mark its centenary, the Basque Museum in Bayonne has launched an exhibition inspired by the book ‘Linguae Vasconum Primitiae’, on view until 11 January.
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A cross-border stage for Basque choreographic creativity
The Etxepare Basque Institute and the Centre Chorégraphique National Malandain Ballet Biarritz announced a cross-border partnership for Basque dance creation at the Casino Municipal in Biarritz, during the ´Saut de basque´ professional gathering, organised within the framework of Le Temps d´Aimer festival.