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A Cultural Weekend (Cap) has been planned for June 6-8 at the Euskal Etxea Artea in Mallorca that just doesn’t stop. On May 24-25, the Basque club gathered a group of Basque students and friends to live in a Barnetegi that was very well received. For the Asteburu Kulturala (Cultural Weekend), they have announced an interesting line up of concerts: Dangiliske, Urko, Gorka and Natxo Knorr, Monkey Doh and Talamh... and best of all its free!

Palma, Spain.  The Euskal Etxea Artea in Mallorca, in the Balearic Islands, has organized a complete program of activities for the Cultural Weekend that will take place June 6-8^th.  “We wanted to organize something to thank musicians and friends for their collaboration in our activities, and we thought of bringing musicians from Euskal Herria to play and give some workshops,” Manoli Korta, Basque teacher explained to EuskalKultura.com.

Nevertheless, little by little more musicians and friends showed interest in participating and joining in on the event, little by little the event became a weekend-long thing.  The big day will be on June 7^th with concerts in the Estaciones Park, with Dangiliske, Urko, Gorka and Natxo Knorr, Monkey Doh and Talamh, beginning at 7pm.  “Concerts will be free and since the park is very crowded, we hope that many people will be curious and will approach,” said Manoli.  The Basque club will also have a stand selling food and drink, as well as information on the Basque club.

On Friday, and Saturday morning, the Dangiliske group will teach various workshops: trikitixa, dultzaina, txalaparta, and Basque song and dance.  On Sunday morning anyone participating in the workshops will have a chance to show off what they have learned at a show at the clubhouse.

Successful Barnetegi

On the other hand, the Basque club was very satisfied by the good response it received on its 3rd edition of a Barnetegi May 24-25.  Participants were divided into two groups: one of Basque students and others from Mallorca who were interested in learning more about the Basque culture and Euskera for the first time.

During the weekend, everyone had the opportunity to learn and practice Basque as well as take workshops on gastronomy and dance. “Everyone had a really great time and those from Mallorca told us that it was a shame that the course ended, because they wanted to continue learning Basque,” said Manoli.  Let’s hope that their desire lasts until the beginning of the semester in September!