Dear Friends and Colleagues,  

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	“An effective introduction to a form of expression that has become
comparable to slam poetry or rap, this is recommended.” – VIDEO
LIBRARIAN 

	“An emotive lesson on how you can understand and communicate what
poetry is.” - Juan Zapater, DIARIO DE NOTICIAS 

	BERTSOLARI offers a rare look at Bertsolaritza, an ancestral and
completely improvised form of Basque poetry. Anachronistic? Not at
all. The bertsolari, with their spontaneous creation and wordplay,
could be an inspiration for rappers, spoken word artists and other
improvisers around the world.  

	A living ethnographic documentary, BERTSOLARI would make a vital
contribution to courses in Basque Studies, Iberian Studies,
Anthropology, Cultural Studies, Poetry and Ethnomusicology. 

	BERTSOLARI (http://pragda.com/films/bertsolari [1])
A film by Asier Altuna
Spain / 2011 / 52 min / Spanish and Basque with English subtitles 

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	ORDER THE DVD AND WATCH THE TRAILER HERE:
http://pragda.com/films/bertsolari [2] 

	Though Bertsolaritza is a surprising art of austere aesthetics in
these days of spectacularity and special effects, this ancient oral
tradition has nonetheless evolved and adapted to the times, connecting
with the youngest generations. At the grand finale performance of the
last championship an audience of 14,000 people gathered to watch eight
bertsolaris vie live against each other. In this remarkable
documentary, the filmmaker takes us on a voyage through improvised
verse, silence and art in the raw. 

	FESTIVALS
San Sebastian Film Festival, International Documentary Festival of
Santiago de Chile, Aliès Film Festival, San Francisco Latino Film
Festival 

	MORE FILMS
Discover more films about Basque history and culture, including
Pragda’s popular 2013 release AMERIKANUAK
(http://pragda.com/films/amerikanuak [3]). View Pragda’s NEW
RELEASES here: http://pragda.com/films [4] 

	ABOUT PRAGDA
PRAGDA is a cultural initiative that specializes in offering Latin
American and Spanish films of educational interest for students
focused in Latin American studies, Spanish and Portuguese language
studies, ethnic studies, women’s studies, history, sociology,
politics, art and media studies, and international studies among
others. Our collection includes films by such notable directors as
Lucía Puenzo, Juan Carlos Valdivia, Fernando Trueba, Pablo Larraín,
Mariana Rondón, and many others. To learn more about Pragda, visit
www.pragda.com [5]. 



Links:
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[1] http://pragda.com/films/bertsolari
[2] http://pragda.com/films/bertsolari
[3] http://pragda.com/films/amerikanuak
[4] http://pragda.com/films
[5] http://www.pragda.com/


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