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The tour “Bertso Pilota” will begin in Buenos Aires on April 9 and will conclude in Rosario on April 23rd.  The group comprised of bertsolaris, pilotaris and a presenter, will perform in Buenos Aires, La Plata, Necochea, Bahia Blanca, Viedma and Rosario, adapting the show to the conditions at each locale.  In Necochea, Basque youth will also participate in Korrika and the Aberri Eguna celebration. 

Buenos Aires, Argentina.  There have been very few opportunities to see a show in Argentina that fuses two manifestations of Basque culture like pilota and bertsolarism. So take note of the dates, and the cities where the show will be performed by pilotari Iker Urmeneta and berstolari Beñat Gaztelumendi, accompanied by Ekain Ormazabal who will present the show, and bertsolari Oihana Iguaran, and pilotaris Iñaki Lizaso, Eneko Aizpitarte and Arkaitz Esnaola.

The tour runs from April 9-23 and will begin in Buenos Aires, where the group will perform “Bertso Pilota” at the fronton at Laurak Bat with a Bertso Afaria and a documentary about improvised verse at Euskaltzaleak.  On April 11^th the artists will travel to La Plata, to perform a similar show at the Euzko Etxea: “Bertso Pilota” with a dinner that will include singing popular Basque songs.

The thirds stop is in Necochea, and there the Basque troup will be provided a singular experience.  They will participate in Korrika at the Euzko Etxea on April 15^th as well as celebrate Aberri Eguna on Sunday the 16^th.

Continuing the tour, the next stop will be in Bahía Blanca where they will share their show with members of Union Vasca, who will provide them a typical Argentine BBQ.  Towards the end of the trip the group of berstolaris and pilotaris will visit Viedma and Carmen de Patagones. Here the event will be on April 17 along with members of the local Aberri Etxea Basque club, performing “Bertso Pilota” again with a Bertso Afaria at the Casinos del Rio.  The first tour of “Bertso Pilota” will conclude in Rosario, where the Zazpirak Bat Basque Club where they will perform at the fronton.

The tour program will be published on EuskalKultura.com’s agenda.

Bertso Pilota, the show

According to the creators of “Bertso Pilota” when speaking to Irutxuloko Hitza, “the show that we´ll perform in Argentina is very similar to the one we do in the Basque Country.  During the rests between games, Oihana Iguaran and I (Beñat Gaztelumendi) are in charge of the verses,” he explained.  “We will also give some explanations, and are evaluating how to reach those that don’t speak Basque.  We will adapt the context in Argentina above all we don’t want to limit the show to just being a game at the fronton,” they expressed.

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