Participants, Miren Amuriza, Amets Arzallus, Joxe Agirre, Unai Iturriaga, Anjel Mari Peñagarikano, Sebastian Lizaso, and others. Originally released as a motion picture in 2011.
Summary:
"Bertsolaritza is an ancestral, completely improvised, form of Basque poetry. ... the bertsolari, with their spontaneous creation and wordplay, could be an inspiration for rappers and other improv artists. This oral tradition has skillfully evolved and adapted to the times, connecting with the youngest generations. ... At the last championship's grand finale, an audience of 14,000 people gathered to watch 8 bertsolaris vie live against each other. Bertsolari is a voyage through improvised verse, silence and art in the raw. The origin of the bertsolari verse dates back to earlier times and the documented challenges amongst bertsolaris are very old. The first championships as we know them today, bringing together the very best bertsolaris of the time, were organized in San Sebastian in 1935 and 1936."--Container.
OCLC:
(OCoLC)875303757
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)
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