ACADEMIC CONFERENCE
From 11th to 15th July, from 9:00am to 1:30pm, at Miramar Palace. Talks, round-table discussions, films and a photographic exhibition International experts will present various research findings and reflections related to improvised verse singing. Among other issues, they will debate on the improvised verse singing arts in the Catalan Countries, Austria, Murcia, Cyprus, Brazil, Cuba, Mexico, the Basque Country, Karelia, the United States, Galicia and Wales. Registration Open until 6th July on the UPV-EHU Summer Courses’ website: www.uik.eus. For those interested in taking part on all five days, the enrolment will cost 80 euros, and for those who want to participate on one or more days, 25 euros per day. Registration: five days, 80 euros / one day, 25 euros
IMPROVISED VERSE SINGING SHOWS
From 11th to 16th July, every day, you will enjoy an international show of improvised verse singing, with improvisers from Cuba, Mexico, the Catalan Countries, Wales, Austria, Cyprus and the Basque Country. All performances, with one exception, are at different locations in Donostia/San Sebastian: in the port, at the headquarters of DSS2016EU, at the Tabakalera, in the old town, in Oñati and at the Kursaal. The detailed programme will be published in June.
Mintzola,
promoting intercultural exchange
Europa bat-batean is a project developed by Mintzola Ahozko Lantegia and Donostia/San Sebastián 2016 European Capital of Culture. The main objective is to raise awareness of and look in more depth at improvised verse singing, and bringing together different traditions on stage in a multicultural dialogue. More information: www.europabatbatean.eus Contact:
[email protected] / (+34) 943 69 38 70 Organizers:
Europa
bat-batean WorLd Improvised Verse Singing Meeting Europa bat-batean kantu inprobisatuaren nazioarteko topaketa
11-16 July in Donostia/San Sebastián In the morning, academic conferences at Miramar Palace
Conference:
In the evening, performances with international improvisers in different areas of the city
Collaborators:
One topic per day The handing down from generation to generation, the relationship between oral tradition and minority languages and the gender perspective will inspire both the content of the lectures and the performances.
www.europabatbatean.eus
ACADEMIC CONFERENCE. DONOSTIA/SAN SEBASTIAN. 11-15/07/2016
EUROPA BAT-BATEAN. WORLD IMPROVISED VERSE SINGING MEETING
DAY
Monday 11th July
Tuesday 12th July
Wednesday 13th July
Thursday 14th July
Friday 15th July
Topic
Improvised Verse Singing Arts’ DESCRIPTIONS
INTERGENERATIONAL TRANSMISSION of Improvised Verse Singing
Improvised Verse Singing and GENDER
WORLD Improvised Verse Singing
Improvised Verse Singing and MINORITY LANGUAGES
9:00- 9:45
Cruïlla de camins: tradició i modernitat en la cançó improvisada dels Països Catalans Josep Vicent Frechina
El Punto: formas de trasmisión en Cuba, saberes y significados asociados a su práctica cotidiana Patricia Tápanes
Bertsoa bizitoki. Hitzaren arkitekturak eta generoaren hertsadurak Jone Miren Hernandez
Bertsolaritza, Gizateriaren ondare ez materiala Joxean Muñoz (EJ)/ Andoni Egaña (Mintzola) / Begoña Guzmán (Unesco)
Improvisación oral: ferramenta de normalización lingüística Marta Souto
9:45-10:30
Gstanzln – improvised verse singing in Austria Thomas Nussbaumer
Una experiencia de transmisión del huapango mexicano Rebeca Limón
Female vocality and performative efficacy in the Finnish-Karelian itkuvirsi Elizabeth Tolbert
What is oral about poetry? Ruth Finnegan
Playing it by ear: impromptu Welsh-language poetry Eurig Salisbury
11:00-11:45
El trovo cartagenero desde sus orígenes hasta la era de la globalización Jose Sanchez Conesa
Kultur-ekosistema sortzeko estrategia, bertsolaritza garaikidean transmisioa ulertzeko gako Harkaitz Zubiri
Hip Hop feminism and improvisation Treva Lindsey / Brittney Cooper
Multivocal poetic discourse emphasizing improvisation Anthony Judge
Sentitu, pentsatu, esan. Bertso-eskola, gazteak, eta hizkuntza portaerak Miren Artetxe
11:45-12:30
The Cypriot voices Georgios Siaxiate
Haurren lehendabiziko bertso eskola haiek Arantzazu Loidi / Jon Sarasua
Gender, performance and humor Kate Smurthwaite
Ahozko tradizioen gaurkotasuna in honour of John M Foley and Oral Tradition
Glosa, vivència i ús de la llengua en el marc escolar Albert Casals
Glosadors film Roser Texido
Round table discussion: Women improvisers in the world Karen Owen, Lourdes Yunet Lopez, Rebeca Limón, Maria Isabel Servera, Maialen Lujanbio, Miren Amuriza
10:30-11:00
12:30-12:45
12:45-13:30
13:30-13:45
Les chants improvisés par les poètes du Nordeste brésilien : tradition, urbanisation, expansion, animation d’un territoire Thierry Rougier Presentation of the exhibition Bertsolaritza eta irudia. Beñat Krolem
Moderator: Ainhoa Agirreazaldegi
Bertsolaritza eta irudia exhibition
Presentation of KULTURARTEA MAPA: World Improvised Verse Singing database
Round table discussion: Improvised Verse Singing and minority languages Marta Souto, Eurig Salisbury, Miren Artetxe, Albert Casals Moderator: Pablo Suberbiola
Note: The exhibition will remain open throughout the conference
