- For the third consecutive year, the cloister of the Baiona Cathedral has been filled with clothing from the dance company Maritzul-dantza. This year's exhibition has been specially produced and created for the city of Baiona, as the costumes of the series of four dancers showing the costume of the host dances of Baiona have been exposed.
Following the exhibitions Euskal Herriko Jantzi eta Dantzaz Ele, this year the Natal City has premiered. The exhibition, which opened on 24 August, is open to the public until 14 September.
Keeping and sewing the history of the host dances of Baiona
The dance company Maritzuliak has prepared an exhibition composed of 110 pieces. Two-thirds of the exhibition suits have been made in the last year. Under the direction of Claude Iruretagoiena and Jon Olazkuaga have worked in sewing 15-20 people.
Jon Olazkuaga of Marber explains that dances played an important role in the city’s festivities since the 16th century. Guests from Kapo have been received through the dances, the dancers were a sample of the identity of the city and in the exhibition they have collected the costumes of the diners of these parties.
In the cathedral, the visitor will find the clothing of four sequences of dancers: From the 19th century to the present, the cascarotes of Uztaritz, XVIII. The dance of Pamperruqe Street, an interpretation of the dancers extracted from a quote from the 16th century and the ezains-dantza of Biarritz, recently created in the last decade.
Maritzuli wants to tell the story of the parties and dances that have built Baiona's identity. For this purpose, mainly clothing has been used, but help texts have also been prepared. The information is in three languages: Basque, Gas and French.