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News about the Basque language, culture and contemporary creation.
Euskara. Kultura. Mundura.
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Edinburgh, capital of cultural festivals
Over the coming weeks until autumn, a wealth of work produced by Basque artists will also travel to the Scottish capital. It is the time of the year when Edinburgh becomes the world capital of cult...
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Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Bringing Basque performing arts to the world stage
Two weeks ago, we were talking about the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the greatest show on earth for the performing arts. As part of the Scotland Goes Basque initiative, this year’s programme i...
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Basque and Scottish folk dance: a two-way journey
As part of the Scotland Goes Basque programme, a street performance combining traditional Basque and Scottish dances will be premiered at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August.
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2019 Scotland Goes Basque: Why Scotland?
As we announced in January, Scotland will be one of the main focuses for the Etxepare Basque Institute’s activity this year. But why Scotland?
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Chejov vs Shakespeare: interview with Zaldua and Robertson
Writers Iban Zaldua and James Robertson will participate in the Chekhov vs Shakespeare initiative, within the 2019 Scotland Goes Basque program, promoted by the Etxepare Basque Institute. From Febr...
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Chekhov vs. Shakespeare on the Scotland Goes Basque programme
The Etxepare Basque Institute has initiated a new edition of the Chekhov vs. Shakespeare project for the Basque culture, arts and language programme which it is running in Scotland in 2019. The aim...
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Josune Arakistain: “We were well received by the Scottish public at the Celtic Connections festival”
The Celtic Connections festival was the first milestone of the Scotland Goes Basque 2019 programme, created and promoted by the Etxepare Basque Institute. At the end of January, the rock band Huntz...
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Celtic Connections: first step in #ScotlandGoesBasque
January 26th was the last day of Basque music at the Celtic Connections festival in Glasgow, but the #ScotlandGoesBasque project has only begun. Celtic Connections was the first step in the Etxepar...
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Basque music leaves a mark in Glasgow
The Celtic Connections festival in Glasgow will be in full swing until February 3rd, but the Basque bands have come and gone. Korrontzi, Kalakan, Huntza, Oreka Tx and Tosta Banda performed on stage...