New Paths in Basque 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 07
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content: Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
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content: CFCH.SFF.2016, Item SFF2016_0707_Basque_Euskaldunak_Dialogues_0005
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content: Sound recordings
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content: Listening copies available
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content: Maitane Uriarte Atxikauende (presenter); Edu Muneaueudiaraz; Ander Erraste; Ekain Caziabon; Ione Friarte; Garazi Egiguren; Ioritz Galarraga (participants) Participating in this narrative session is Edu Muruamendiaraz, the founder and choreographer of Aukeran Dance Company (Aukeran Dantza Konpainia). Formed in 1997, Aukeran combines traditional and contemporary dance, rethinking and deconstructing the rules of traditional music and dance. Trained in traditional dance, Edu Muruamendiaraz's choreography is dedicated to experimentation and the fusion of contemporary and traditional styles, creating innovative performances that have become the Aukeran company's signature. He will discussion the distinguishing characters of Basque dance, the role of dance in Basque culture and history, as well as the contemporary innovations that he has experimented with in his own troupe.