Basque Film Tour - Dantza
The Basque Cultural Center along with Txintxua Films, organized a Basque Film Tour in the United States, featuring the new documentary Dantza along with its director Telmo Esnal and the main dancer of the film, Gari Otamendi.
The tour took place in 2019 with the following Basque organizations participating:
Seattle Euskal Etxeak, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, Sunday, April 28th
Ontario Basque Club - ONTARIO, OREGON, Wednesday, May 1
Basque Museum and Cultural Center - BOISE, IDAHO, Thursday, May 2
Basque Educational Organization & Basque Cultural Center - SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, Friday, May 3
Chino Basque Club - CHINO, CALIFORNIA, Sunday, May 5
William A. Douglass Center for Basque Studies - RENO, NEVADA, Thursday, May 9
Euzko Etxea - BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, Saturday, May 11
Washington, D.C. Euskal Etxea - WASHINGTON, D.C., Friday, May 17
Synopsis: The storm breaks after a hard day's work in the fields. When the rain eases off life springs up from the previously barren land. Fruit grows and ripens, survives disease and becomes the apples which give life to cider. Then comes the time to harvest, offer toasts and celebrate love. A story about the cycle of life and death, the fight for survival. Where the passage of time is marked by the course of nature. And dance is the language chosen to tell its tale. Music accompanies daily routines: Life is rhythm! Universal themes, dressed here with particular symbology. Symbology which shows the hypnotic universe of traditional dance. A poetic song to tradition, the land, its people, myths and customs. A tale about the miracle of existence.
Photos from the screening at the Basque Cultural Center
Photos from the screening at the Basque Cultural Center
