Aukeran Dance Company
name: label: Collection Creator
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 June 30
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
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content: CFCH.SFF.2016, Item SFF2016_0630_Basque_Frontoia_0002
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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: Mireia Onsarra (presenter); Aukeran Dance Company; Eduardo Muruamendiaraz; Ander Errasti; Ekain Cazabon; Ioritz Galarraga; Garazi Egiguren Urkola; Ione Iriarte Arruabarena The Aukeran Dance Company, based in Donostia, was formed in 1997 on the initiative of Edu Muruamendiaraz. The dance company blends traditional with contemporary choreography, creating a unique form of expression. While traditional Basque dances only require footwork, Contemporary dance is typically based on multiple body movements. Combining the two requires ingenious and inventive choreography.