Haatik Dance Company | Contemporary Basque Dance

Our Journey

Haatik Dance Company was founded in 2011 by Aiert Beobide Egaña with the aim of developing a distinctive contemporary dance language rooted in Basque culture and dance. Over the years, the company has explored different creative approaches, bringing traces of traditional Basque dance into dialogue with contemporary movement languages.

Our productions build bridges between tradition and contemporary creation. We reinterpret movements, rhythms and structures inherited from tradition, bringing them into dialogue with today’s themes, questions and realities. Dance is our primary means of expression: a way to connect with audiences, share emotions and ideas, and tell stories through movement.

But our work goes beyond performances. Through the HIK DANTZA programme, we develop training, awareness-raising and outreach initiatives to bring dance to new people and settings. Collaboration, the sharing of knowledge and the development of the artistic community are at the heart of this work, helping to strengthen the presence of dance in society and respond to the needs of the performing arts sector.

Iurre Aranburu

ARTISTIC DIRECTION AND PRODUCTION

Aiert Beobide

ARTISTIC DIRECTION AND PRODUCTION

Our productions have travelled from local squares and theatres to international stages, bringing traces of traditional Basque dance into dialogue with contemporary movement languages.

Amaiur Luluaga

DANCER

Jon Arsuaga

DANCER

Iñigo Etxeberria

DANCER

Libe Sukia

DANCER

Leire Romero

DANCER

Itzel Vela

DANCER

Izaro Urreztarazu

DANCER

Over 300 performances

Throughout our journey, we have presented over 300 performances of Haatik’s productions, alongside numerous collaborations and appearances at festivals and events. Our work, deeply rooted in the towns, public squares and theatres of the Basque Country, has gradually expanded to national and international stages.

Being selected for various networks and programmes has enabled us to bring our productions to new venues and festivals, including PLATEA, Danza a Escena and ACIELOABIERTO. Our cross-border journey has also opened up new opportunities through collaborative and selection programmes such as DOBLA, strengthening our connections with international dance festivals such as Maitaldia – Le Temps d’Aimer la Danse.

Over the years, our productions have been presented at numerous festivals and events. In France, these include Fest’Arts, Musicalarue and Cadences; in Portugal, Festival dos Canais, FIG and Algures a Nordeste; and in Spain, TAC Valladolid, Sismògraf, Cádiz en Danza and FEX in Granada.

Our recent productions and their artistic teams have also received several nominations for the Max Awards, including categories recognising Best Dance Production, performance and artistic achievement.

We continue to bring our work to new venues, networks and audiences.

We will keep moving forward.

Over the past fifteen years, Haatik has been a project in constant motion, learning and evolving along the way. Every production, every encounter and every connection made along the journey has enriched the way we work and opened up new directions.

We have not travelled this path alone. Audiences, artists, programmers, teachers, participants, collaborators, and all the people and organisations who have accompanied us have helped shape Haatik’s history. Their trust and involvement have nourished our work and enabled us to continue growing.

After fifteen years, we remain rooted in our origins while looking towards the future, eager to keep creating and sharing dance, and asking new questions.