Created 18th of April 2004 at the theatre of Bayonne Hirubibat, which features a certain sophistication in the lighting and the sets, is the Leinua company’s new show.
An audio extract from "Hirubibat" A video extract from "Hirubibat" 2,93 mégabytes,mpg format.
Choreography and staging: Roger Goyhénèche assisted by Nadine Goyhénèche.
Music: Elixabet Dufour
Coproduction: the Basque Cultural Institute, Euskal Dantzarien Biltzarra, Conseil Général des Pyrénées-Atlantiques, the villages of Saint-Pierre d’Irube, Villefranque and Mouguerre.

« … …curiously, and providentially, within the space of a few days, at the casino of Biarritz and the theatre of Bayonne, two young choreographers, Jon Maia and Roger Goyhénèche, demonstrated that a rounded, varied, attractive and significant performance can be achieved simply by drawing upon the choreographic traditions of the seven Basque provinces…… »
Philippe Oyhamburu, founder and choreographer of the Etorki Ballets - 22nd April 2004
« … How can one not feel a thrill watching Gernika/Guernica ? The evocation of the massacre is reinforced by the power of the songs, the mourning, the anguish and then the rebirth and the renewal of life which explodes in the finale with a dazzling fandango… remarkable coherence and maturity…Leinua has made its own that part of Basque culture that is dance… »
Sud-Ouest – 24th april 2004
« … Hirubibat, the most recent show of the Leinua company, captured the audience at the theatre of Bayonne. For two hours sixty dancers and musicians performed some remarkable numbers, one of which, Gernika/ Guernica, is entirely new in the Basque country. A far-reaching performance. » La Semaine du Pays Basque – 22nd april 2004
« … The ovation at the finale paid tribute to the work accomplished by Leinua, which, by its contemporary approach to Basque dancing, has undeniably contributed to the modernisation of the traditional repertoire… »
Sud-Ouest – 29th april 2005

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