Activity areas
Transmission
The task of the Transmission Department is divided between the bertso-eskolas (schools of bertsolaris), compulsory education and the holiday period.
Main objectives:
- Curate data on bertso-eskolas and design a map of bertso-eskolas
- Encourage analysis and debate on bertso-eskolas, provide means, promote interchanges and organise the VI Bertso-eskolas Meetings
- Design the Curriculum for Bertsolaritza and Ni ere bertsolari (I’m a bertsolari, too) project for compulsory education.
- Organise summer camps and other, shorter events.
- Manage this corner of the bertso-eskolas portal and undertake the digital publication, Seiko motza.
Contact for information: Esti Alberdi and Ixiar Eizagirre. transmisioa[at]bertsozale.eus
Promoting knowledge
The task of the Department of Promotion consists of guaranteeing the promotion and publicising of all aspects of bertsolaritza.
Main objectives:
- Organisation of National Championship
- Preparation of the Day of the Bertso
- Promotion of bertsolaritza on radio & television
- Reflection on authors’ rights for bertsolaris
- Conclusion of study of town-to-town bertsolaritza
- Drawing up of rules and criteria pertinent to dealing with bertsolaritza in the print media and undertaking a seminar on the subject.
Contact for information: Jon Agirresarobe. sustapena[at]bertsozale.eus
Research
The task of the Research Department consists of making viable studies and research on bertsolaritza. This department is divided into two fields of work:
Xenpelar: Documentation Centre
- Undertake systems for curating of data and documentation, as well as the recording library, video library, periodicals library, book library ... dealing with bertsos.
- Meet the demands of all users
- Publish the Bapatean annual
- Maintain and update the electronic address: www.bertsozale.com
- Continue with the digitalisation of performances
- Complete the Haitzondo data base
- Curate the performances from the Navarre library of recordings.
Contact for information: bdb.bertsozale.eus/en xenpelar[at]bertsozale.eus
Research group
- Encourage, promote and/or support studies on bertsolaritza.
- Defining research liens for bertsolaritza. Notable in this section is the Research Map being undertaken, an infinitely useful tool for identifying material worked on and fields for investigatio
- Participate in various think tanks and studies:
- Finish the Style Book on bertsolaritza
- Analyse and rewrite criteria for scoring improvised bertsos
- Update the “Bertso Doinutegia” (bertso songbook)
- Initiate a study of bertsolaris and aficionados of bertsolaritza
- Participate in the intercultural group
- Reflect on the bertso-eskolas (schools of bertsolaris).
Contact for information: Karlos Aizpurua. ikerkuntza[at]bertsozale.eus
Communication
The task of the Communications Group is organising both internal and external communications for the Bertsozale Elkartea.
Main annual objectives:
- Publish the bulletin BertsoZalea berripapera aimed at members
- Organise the annual calendar of events and the fiesta following the General Assembly
- Keep the webpage www.bertsozale.eus updated
- Monitor media treatment of bertsolaritza
- Draw up a communications plan for the National Championship and carry it through.
Contact for information: Estibalitz Esteibar. komunikazioa[at]bertsozale.eus