Jamattitt Bidart "Kuxkurrio" dies, Basque Country of Baigorri
- He died on 8 June, at the age of 93. Baigorri has been the promoter of the Arrola dance group and the Basque culture, and has also been the father of Betti, Filipe, and Jojo Bidart, among others.
Jamattitt Bidart "Kuxkurrio" was born in Baigorri in 1926, in Potroxo. He was a carpenter of his own office, from the time he started working as his father's apprentice at the age of 14 until he was portrayed. He began studying Basque at the age of 16 and in 1966 he joined the group of dances Arrola de Baigorri. For many years, the dance teacher from outside made them go to Baigorri and the young people of the town took them to Hego Euskal Herria to learn dances and representations. For about ten years he promoted the life of the group of dances Arriola and at that time he participated in the meetings of the Basque Country Dantzarien Biltzarra. Today their descendants maintain the succession of the popular group of dances.
Jamattitt Bidart has for years been a reference person for Iparralde choreographers, as collected by the web mintzoak.eus.
Here is the interview made to him by Mikel Asurmendi in 1991 with his son prisoner Felipe: "We can't judge our children of the choice they've made."
Asurmendi collected in this blog post Filip's words about her father.
Beware of that view of the South. Firstly, to demystify the blind admiration of the green land, the white houses and the red tiles, unconditional love, fetishism associated with speech and the supposed lifestyle. It leaves, as Ruper Ordorika has often heard, a tourist idea... [+]
Baigorri eta Tafalla herrien arteko senidetzea ospatuko dute asteburuan Baigorrin. 1978an hasi ziren lehen harremanak, baina hautetsien aldaketarekin pixka bat galdu zen ondotik. Haatik, duela hiru urte Tafallakoak berriz Baigorrira hurbildu ziren.
Egun handiaz gain, kultur egitarau zabala antolatu du Basaizea Elkarteak hilabete osorako.
Mendi sindikataren lurretan, Anauzen Munhoako mazelan, hiru hektareetan 300 bat arbol, mota desberdinetakoak ezarriko dira. Ihizi batasunaren biltzar nagusian aho batez bozkatua izan den proiektua da.
At the end of last month, Mixel Oronoz, a priest and euskaltzalea.Berak left freely at points of foot, discreetly, did not want any distinction, as the goodness of discharge was deserved.
Some of us will remember him for his commitment to the Basque country. Oronoz, the son of... [+]
