- The Casa del Euskera has begun a new stage, with changes in the skin and in the background, in the bilbaíno neighborhood of San Ignacio. With the aim of attracting the Basque public and Basque culture, they have organized the Hi(zki)bridos cycle, a program that collects live actions related to literature and orality. For the time being, five quotations have been announced, which will be held until the end of May this year.
The premiere of the cycle was for Itxaro Borda and Ibon RG. The Hi(zki)flanges are the space of mutations between the different artistic representations, as without changes there is no progress. Mutation is the key to evolution. Itxaro Borda and Ibon RG, at least, came to the perfect mutation in the recital of clay poems in which voice, poetry and music mix.
The Apocalypse, the disaster, the end of the world was described by Itxaro Borda in a poetic abyss of terrible scenes. The disaster comes and we do not want to realise it. In the dark atmosphere of a rainy afternoon in late February, the public almost unwittingly immersed themselves in an apocalyptic atmosphere. Meanwhile, Ibon RG's electronic sounds increased his discomfort.
Next session of the Hi(zki)bridos cycle: On March 25, 'Muga, Amphetamiña', based on Xabier Montoia's first book.
When contemporary vanity people realize, it's already late. Chaos has invaded the world, society has dissolved, man is the most incarnate enemy of human beings. The one who has little can attack the one who has nothing. Do we have to believe the words of the media and governments when the plague has spread everywhere? All of a sudden, the words of Itxaro Borda seem to make a leap into the present. Needless to say, when you mentioned the landfill, the poor consequence of the “adorned cosmography of plastic.” Deadly pests and killer landfills are the most important news these days, so close to the apocalypse?
There were themes that moved our society, in verse, under lines of symbolism, the echoes of the real world were interspersed. The power, the distribution of wealth, the technology, the unpleasant treatment we give to immigrants.
So many tragedies and disasters, have we come to suffer the House of Euskera? Well, no. The ability of Itxaro Borda to construct and put in front of the eyes the most amazing scenes through poetry is a real pleasure. Fantastic environments and concerns of today and today, all well sewn. For those of us who don't know much about electronic music, watching the synth Ibon RG get the juice out, more enjoyment yet. We are waiting for the next round of the Hi(zki)bridos cycle, to see what surprises it brings us.