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News about the Basque language, culture and contemporary creation.
Euskara. Kultura. Mundura.
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Idoia, Afrika Bibang and Dupla in the next Artistas en Ruta circuit
‘Artistas en Ruta’ (Artists on the Road) organised by AIE has announced the Basque groups to perform concerts in venues throughout Spain in the first half of 2022: Idoia, Afrika Bibang and Dupla.
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Elena Odriozola wins the Grand Prize at the Biennial of Illustration Bratislava
Odriozola won the award for her illustrations in ´Sentimientos encontrados´ (by Gustavo Puerta Leisse, Ediciones Modernas El Embudo, 2019). It is the first time a Basque illustrator has received this award.
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Euskadi prizes for literature 2021: Lizarralde, Lertxundi, Elosegi, Gururtxaga, Rodríguez, De Isusi and Reparaz
These are the winners in the categories of Literature in Basque, Children´s and Young People´s Literature in Basque and Literary Translation into Basque, Essay in Basque, Literature in Spanish, Illustration of literary work and Essay in Spanish respectively.
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Basque composer Gabriel Erkoreka wins Spain’s National Music Award
The Basque composer Gabriel Erkoreka has been given the Spanish National Music Award. In its statement the jury praised Erkoreka, for his brilliant career as a creator and for the richness of his compositional language, which highlights the personal fusion of traditional Basque instruments.
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consonni, independent publishing house and cultural space selected for documenta 15
This is the result of the work carried out by the Etxepare Basque Institute as part of the ZABAL programme.
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Three Argentinean students to begin two months at the Maizpide barnetegi
After an intensive course in a Basque-speaking environment for the first time, they will work as Basque teachers in the Basque community in their respective cities.
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Quebec opens a window on Basque literature
Université Laval will host a conference on literature and linguistic diversity and the Québec en toutes lettres festival will devote an evening to Basque literature.
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Basque performing arts triumph once again at the Max Awards
A total of 14 companies and 31 artists were nominated in various categories.
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Japanese translator Nami Kaneko wins the Etxepare – LABORAL Kutxa Translation Prize
Bernardo Atxaga´s novel ´The Accordionist´s Son´, first published in Basque in 2003 by Pamiela, has been given a new life. Translated directly from Basque into Japanese, the jury commended the quality of Kaneko´s work, naming her the winner of the competition’s seventh edition. The book is published by the Shinchosha publishing house, and Shigeki Tabata was responsible for editing.