Basque creative talent this summer in Edinburgh
Euskara. Kultura. Mundura.
#ScotlandGoesBasque is a cultural programme sponsored by the Etxepare Basque Institute showcasing first-rate Basque creative talent in Scotland. It seeks to forge bonds between Scotland and the Basque Country through culture, art and language. Several Basque artists will participate in two of the most important Scottish festivals on the summer season: the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and the Edinburgh International Book festival.
#ScotlandGoesBasque is a cultural programme sponsored by the Etxepare Basque Institute showcasing first-rate Basque creative talent in Scotland. It seeks to forge bonds between Scotland and the Basque Country through culture, art and language. Several Basque artists will participate in two of the most important Scottish festivals on the summer season: the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and the Edinburgh International Book festival.
Basque Performing Arts at Edinburgh Festival Fringe. August 1-25
Wonderful, fresh talent will reflect the openness and warmth of this highly creative region of Europe.
August 1-25
15:30
2Theatre: Interbeing
Physical theatre, objects, live music, acrobatics, mime, dance, masks and images in a show based on true stories and images from the current conflict in East Ukraine.
Where: Assembly Rooms (Ball Room)
August 7-10
August 7, 13:45
August 8, 18:15
August 9, 16:15
August 10, 16:15
Music, dance and humour are the ingredients of this outdoor performance guaranteed to leave audiences roaring with laughter.
Where: Royal Mile Mercat Stage.
August 8-11
12:15
The beautiful eclecticism of the Basque Country is showcased in this bill of dazzling hip hop and witty, lyrical contemporary dance.
Krego-Martín Danza: (Non) Comfort Zone
Akira Yoshida: Home
Proyecto Colectivo HQPC: Habrá que ponerse cachas
Where: Dance Base (Studio 1)
August 9
The result of an exciting youth exchange between Scotland and the Basque Country, Atlantik 1050 explores traditional dance styles in both countries and closes the 1,050-nautical-mile gap between the two cultures.
Where:
11:30, Parliament
14:00, Grassmarket
17:45, East Princess Street Gardens
Basque Literature at the Edinburgh International Book Festival. August 10-18
Leading figures in the Basque literary scene will engage in conversation with other cultures in nine events featuring music, food and an extraordinary form of poetry, bertsolaritza.
August 10
12:30
Identity and language exchange
Where: Garden Theatre
15:30
Harkaitz Cano & Jumoke Verissimo
The bonds that break us
Where: Writer’s Retreat
August 11
12:15
Miren Agur Meabe & Zinzi Clemmons
Living, loving and loss
Where: Baillie Gifford Corner Theatre
18:00
Harkaitz Cano
A taste of Basque culture
Translator: Danele Sarriugarte; Musician: Joseba Etxegoien
Where: The Spiegeltent
21:00
Uxue Alberdi
Unbound: Scotland Goes Bertsolaritza!
Translator: Danele Sarriugarte; Musician: Eñaut Elorrieta
Where: The Spiegeltent
August 12
18:00
Uxue Alberdi, Ciara Maclaverty, Rachel Newton
Throwing Voices.
A Scots-Basque musical conversation
Where: The Spiegeltent
August 17
19:00
Bernardo Atxaga & Margaret Jull Costa
Sin City through Basque eyes
Where: Baillie Gifford Corner Theatre
August 18
10:00
Eider Rodriguez
Where: Writer’s Retreat
14:00
Eider Rodriguez & Margaret Jull Costa
Translation masterclass.
Where: Kimpton Charlotte Square Hotel
