The rapporteur is a more important figure than anticipated. There is a problem when, after a session, instead of talking
about bertsolaris, it talks about themes or rapporteurs. I am only dedicated to the preparation of specific subjects, and I am therefore given a heavy responsibility. But it's different for the championships. We work as a team, and although we only go onstage, I feel in public with the support of the team.

He is also dedicated to putting issues on the bertso-eskola of empowerment. Yes, four years ago it was created with the aim of empowering Bertsolaris women, and the group also extended to the rapporteurs. In short, we hold a
bertling session between us. No pressure, no judgment, they're experimental sessions. It's an enriching milestone for me. I started with the goal of watching others, and after the pandemic, when we started again, I was offered to participate as speakers. You cannot say no to such an option!

In addition, the many issues I put on the plaza today have already passed the filter of the bertsolaris school of empowerment. So school also serves me for that job.

How did he become rapporteur? I started at the age of ten in bertso-eskola, my
father was already a judge and for me it was a natural space. Very domestic. But singing in public I never liked it. When I was a teenager, Estitxu Arotzena proposed to dedicate me to the championship by Bortziriak teams, and so I found my place in this world. As it is a competition by teams, bertsolaris, judges and Gaiteros are needed, both in the region and in the Championship of Navarra. Little by little I have had the opportunity to train myself, because we are also working on this section in the association and we receive specific training sessions.

Both in the plaza and in the championship the agenda has changed a lot in recent years. Yes, as society has transformed and Euskal
Herria has also changed, the issues have adapted to that. In the past, politics and the issue of political prisoners gained a great deal of weight, but today we are singing Bertsolaris around everyday events or issues.

How do you deal with a session? I don't count the hours, but I spend a lot of time. I am interested to know why the session is organised, what the organizers are
waiting for, what public is expected, etc. I notice in a computer document the possible topics, keywords and ideas. At a specific time, the rapporteurs also try to anticipate or guess what a certain bertsolari is expected to sing. A sitting in the square and a sitting in a theater are different. I am trying to take all the details into account in raising the issues, because that also influences the roundness of the session.

And how do you prepare the General Championship themes? We have attended a group of
14 people in the working group to prepare the themes of the last Bertsolaris General Championship. Every Tuesday we met throughout the Championship, especially to prepare for what was coming on the weekend.
Each of us worked on some issues at home, and after we put them together and worked on them, we decided which topics we would advance and which we would not. Once this first task has been completed, we begin to shape the session. Precise selection of themes, use and location of words, verbs and adjectives. We studied everything carefully, over and over again, so the bertsolaris wouldn't sing twice for the same place.

And yet, criticism. What
do we expect at this time from social media? Everything is criticizable and comes out very cheap. We wanted to put on stage the current Basque Country during the championship and also in the daily sessions. We are aware that it is difficult, because some issues are very novel and certainly many bertsolaris have not given them time to make their own opinion on them. The person in charge of conducting the
bertsos session is to give the bertsolari confidence and guide him. In the plaza, for example, I think perfectly what subjects I am not going to put, because there are things I do not want to throw away. I assume what I do.

Is the frustrated bertsolari the author of the issue? It is a widespread belief. I think the type of creation is different. I don't like to sing in public, but I really like bertsolarism. I keep going to bertso-eskola every week and there I also raise issues. In short, for a session to be
held, our role is important. The judges are also there, with a lot of work and forming part of the criticism salad. I do not see myself at the moment. I think the rapporteur's work is very responsible.

Tell us, what issues would you like to bring?
Right now, “they have eliminated racist controls between Irun and Hendaia.” We have become accustomed to having limits and it should not be. Let us be critical.