Contemporary & Traditional Dance
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content: Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
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content: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 2016 Smithsonian Folklife Festival
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content: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 2016 Smithsonian Folklife Festival / Series 2: Basque: Innovation by Culture / 2.3: Audio
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content: 1 Sound recording (digital audio file)
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content: 2016 July 02
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
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content: CFCH.SFF.2016, Item SFF2016_0702_Basque_Euskaldunak_Dialogues_0003
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content: Archival materials
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content: Sound recordings
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content: Listening copies available
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content: Argia Beristain (presenter); Marian Gerrikabeitia; Alex Wray; Garazi Egiguren Urkola; Kristina Franzoia (participants) Dance is a key part of Basque identity. The coexistence of different customs, from spontaneous festive dancing, renewed ancient rituals, as well as contemporary creations, show how this practice is constantly evolving. Join a discussion about contemporary and traditional practices of Basque dance and the constantly evolving nature of culture.