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Maialen Lujanbio wins the National Bertsolaris Championship
Dec 22, 2017The improviser from Hernani wears the winner's txapela beret for the second time
Barakaldo will become the epicentre of verse on Sunday
Dec 13, 2017The final of the National Bertsolaris Championship will be held this weekend at the BEC. The finalists have held a press conference together with the President of the Bertsozale Association, Elkartea Iñaki Murua, and Lorea Bilbao, Deputy of Basque Language and Culture at the Provincial Council of Bizkaia.
Terraza Mintzola will become a vantage point for international experts
Nov 28, 2017Along with the Basque fans, international experts and improvisers will be able to follow the final of the Bertsolaris Championship live. This is due to take place on 17th December. Thanks to the ongoing work of the Mintzola Oral Workshop, international experts have been invited to the Terraza Mintzola, which will be set up in the BEC.
The semi-finals, coming soon
Oct 18, 2017The second stage of the Bertsolaris Championship, consisting of the semi-finals, will begin in Bastida on 28 October. The 18 bertsolaris who have qualified from the quarter-finals stage will be joined by 6 of the finalists from the edition held four years ago.
For the first time, the Bertsolaris Championship will be held in the seven Basque-speaking areas
Sep 12, 2017According to Iñaki Murua, President of Bertsozale Elkartea, "this is not a symbolic subject, nor a demonstration of strength, but rather the reflection of a reality, since bertsolarismo is alive in all these areas".