Specialists in traditional dance and music from the Basque Country, the young artists of Bilaka, a collective in partnership with the Southern-Aquitaine National Scene, invite internationally renowned artists of Basque origin, Martin Harriague and Stéphane Garin, to explore a dark page in the history of the Basque Country and Europe: the bombing of Guernica (Gernika in Basque), and through it, denounce the violence of wars in our time.

Martin Harriague’s dramaturgy pays homage to Picasso’s visual manifesto; the music, performed live by three Basque musicians, is another important factor; and the choreography itself represents an exciting challenge, a fusion of artistic languages. The goal is to listen to the resonance that still remains from that day in Guernica, here and now. It is a meeting between traditional and contemporary culture. A look into the past to envision the future…