Basque dancing, bertsolaris and Basque art and theater are all subjects of videos presented in an online presentation by the website Euskal Munduak (Basque World). The website’s exhibit, Batekmila Basque Worlds, is a contemporary and multilingual view of the world of the Basques. The online exhibit includes photos, music, videos, recordings of normal everyday sounds, to showcase the Basque culture. [...]
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Mondragon Cooperative helps Basque economy survive recession
By Mitchell Handler The Basque Country may be suffering from a milder recession than the rest of Spain, due in part to what is believed to be the world’s largest worker cooperative, reports the BBC. The cooperative, Mondragon, is headquartered in the Basque town of Arrasate and works as a collective of about 250 companies and organizations. Compared to [...]
Read more ›Basque Surfer Kepa Acero Goes For The Big Antarctic Wave
In the next few days, Basque surfer Kepa Acero will try to ride a huge wave in the Antarctic Ocean. If he succeeds, he will be the first European surfing this untamed, frigid ocean. He is joining the sailing expedition of Pakea Bizkaia, a Basque sailboat heading to Antartica for the first time. Acero’s adventure is part of his “5 [...]
Read more ›The Bilbao Effect
The renaissance of Bilbao reflects the perseverance of the Basques.
Read more ›Basque Athletes in the London Olympics
Several Basques competed in the latest Olympics, representing Spain.
Read more ›Basque Society Changes Highlighted at Donosti museum
Basque society through the ages in the spotlight at San Telmo Museoa.
Read more ›Basque Scientists Want to Know What Makes Bertsolaris Tick
Maialen Lujanbio and Andoni Egaña are part of a unique research project
Read more ›Soccer Team Athletic Bilbao Loses Final But Wins Media Attention
The team has a loyal fan base built around Basque identity.
Read more ›75th Anniversary of the Gernika Bombing
Seventy-five years ago today, waves of Nazi planes devastated the Basque town of Guernica in an atrocity that shocked the world. The town was was leveled on April 26, 1937, in a blitzkrieg attack by the Condor Legion of the Nazi Luftwaffe during the Spanish Civil War. Residents, many of them in the town marketplace, were trapped as the planes [...]
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