An Evening with Dege Feder: Performance and Conversation
Immerse yourself in the powerful artistry of Dege Feder as she brings her bold choreography to the Barnett Theater stage. This performance of her piece "B'Ima Sheli" showcases her signature style of Ethiopian contemporary dance. Following the performance, join Dege for an intimate conversation about her creative process, cultural influences, and the stories that inspire her work.
Dege Feder, Multimedia Artist, Haifa, Israel
Dege Feder is a choreographer, dancer and musician. Dege joined “Eskesta” dance troupe in 1999 as a dancer and performed in many international festivals in Germany, France, Columbia, Croatia, South Africa, USA (New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago) and more. In 2013 she became the artistic director and choreographer of the Beta Dance Troupe. With Beta, she has performed in various venues, including in Ethiopia, where she was invited to teach workshops at the Ethiopian National Theater. She performed in 2018 in Jacob’s Pillow festival and taught dance workshops in the USA. Dege is the recipient of several awards, including the Israeli Ministry of Culture Prize for Young Dance Creators. In addition to her artistic work, she teaches dance as a means of empowerment for women and young girls in the Ethiopian-Israeli community.
Tal Feder is a postdoctoral fellow at the Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. He previously held postdoctoral positions at Indiana University and the University of Sheffield. His work focuses on cultural policy, the sociology of art and culture, arts consumption, and quantitative research methods. His current research examines art justice and cultural inequality from a spatial perspective. Tal has taught courses on cultural policy, arts management, and the sociology of culture and art across several academic institutions, as well as in training programs and art-activism NGOs.
Co-sponsored by: the Department of Dance and School of Music
Supported by: the MCRME Project (Global Arts and Humanities)
Located in: Barnett Theater, Sullivant Hall, OSU Campus
1813 N. High St.
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