Couplets For An Everlasting Eve

The animators gathered in Ageda Kopla Taldea —a group of twenty artists coordinated by Bego Vicario— address a fascinating story that stems from the tradition of the bertsolaris, the Basque poets who recite their improvised verses, to bring us closer to the history of cultural traditions and popular at a time when their meanings and contents are being redefined.

This work is part of the current of collective animation works that have been carried out in recent years in the field of Fine Arts in the Basque Country, such as Areka (2016) or Miraila (2017).

Synopsis: Different types of animation follow one another and overlap, creating a distressing sensation, while the voice of the bertsolari Maialen Lujanbio, verse by verse, denounces sexist violence and abuses against women. The Basque tradition of the eve of Santa Águeda, in which people recite poems to the beat of a cane, serves as the framework for this gritty social critique.