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Dege Feder Residency

Dege on stage
February 24 - February 25, 2020
10:00AM - 10:00AM
Sullivant Hall and Enarson Classroom Building

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Add to Calendar 2020-02-24 10:00:00 2020-02-25 10:00:00 Dege Feder Residency Time: 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Event Host: Department of Dance Short Description: The Ohio State University is thrilled to welcome choreographer and multi-disciplinary artist Dege Feder for a residency Feb. 24–25, 2020. The Ohio State University is thrilled to welcome choreographer and multi-disciplinary artist Dege Feder for a residency Feb. 24–25, 2020. Feder is a choreographer, dancer and musician and recipient of the Israeli Ministry of Culture Prize for Young Dance Creators in 2018. She is the manager and choreographer of Beta Dance Troupe. Dege joined “Eskesta” dance troupe in 1999 and performed in many international festivals in Germany, France, Columbia, Croatia, South Africa, USA (New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago) and more. She also performed on the main stages in Israel. In 2010 she founded “Wozewaze” dance troupe that combines Ethiopian traditional and contemporary dance. Among other places, she performed with “Beta” in Ethiopia where she was invited to teach workshops in the Ethiopian National Theater. She performed in 2018 at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival and taught dance workshops in the United States. Dege works also as a dance teacher for empowering women and young girls in the Ethiopian community. Residency Events: Dege Feder Talks about her Choreographic Work An informal discussion with Dege Feder about her choreographic work. Monday, Feb. 24, 8:30–10 a.m., 225 Sullivant Hall Free and open to the public A Journey in Motion Dege Feder talks about her experiences immigrating from Ethiopia to Israel and her experiences as a member of the Ethiopian Jewish community in Israel. Monday, Feb. 24, 11:10 a.m.–12:30 p.m., 015 Enarson Classroom Building Free and open to the public Solo Performance of Jalo by Dege Feder, followed by Post-Performance Q&A Discussion Tuesday, Feb. 25, 3 p.m., Barnett Theater, 320 Sullivant Hall Free and open to the public The dance composition Jalo speaks about the private voyage of Dege and the voyage of refugees all over the world – a physical journey from her homeland to a new country and an emotional journey filled with battles to integrate into a new society and culture while trying to preserve her individual identity and past. The dance incorporates the Jalo callings (similar to the spoken word of today) that are common among Ethiopian men warriors when they are preparing for battle and wish to demonstrate their might against the enemy. Dege uses the power that is emblemed in the Jalo callings to protect her place in society as a woman and as a minority. The performance is accompanied by live singing and music. This residency is sponsored by: Department of Dance Melton Center for Jewish Studies Migration, Mobility, and Immobility Project of the Global Arts and Humanities Discovery Theme Sullivant Hall and Enarson Classroom Building College of Arts and Sciences asccomm@osu.edu America/New_York public
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Event Host: Department of Dance
Short Description: The Ohio State University is thrilled to welcome choreographer and multi-disciplinary artist Dege Feder for a residency Feb. 24–25, 2020.


The Ohio State University is thrilled to welcome choreographer and multi-disciplinary artist Dege Feder for a residency Feb. 24–25, 2020.

Feder is a choreographer, dancer and musician and recipient of the Israeli Ministry of Culture Prize for Young Dance Creators in 2018. She is the manager and choreographer of Beta Dance Troupe. Dege joined “Eskesta” dance troupe in 1999 and performed in many international festivals in Germany, France, Columbia, Croatia, South Africa, USA (New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago) and more. She also performed on the main stages in Israel. In 2010 she founded “Wozewaze” dance troupe that combines Ethiopian traditional and contemporary dance. Among other places, she performed with “Beta” in Ethiopia where she was invited to teach workshops in the Ethiopian National Theater. She performed in 2018 at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival and taught dance workshops in the United States. Dege works also as a dance teacher for empowering women and young girls in the Ethiopian community.

Residency Events:

Dege Feder Talks about her Choreographic Work
An informal discussion with Dege Feder about her choreographic work.
Monday, Feb. 24, 8:30–10 a.m., 225 Sullivant Hall
Free and open to the public

A Journey in Motion
Dege Feder talks about her experiences immigrating from Ethiopia to Israel and her experiences as a member of the Ethiopian Jewish community in Israel.
Monday, Feb. 24, 11:10 a.m.–12:30 p.m., 015 Enarson Classroom Building
Free and open to the public

Solo Performance of Jalo by Dege Feder, followed by Post-Performance Q&A Discussion
Tuesday, Feb. 25, 3 p.m., Barnett Theater, 320 Sullivant Hall
Free and open to the public
The dance composition Jalo speaks about the private voyage of Dege and the voyage of refugees all over the world – a physical journey from her homeland to a new country and an emotional journey filled with battles to integrate into a new society and culture while trying to preserve her individual identity and past. The dance incorporates the Jalo callings (similar to the spoken word of today) that are common among Ethiopian men warriors when they are preparing for battle and wish to demonstrate their might against the enemy. Dege uses the power that is emblemed in the Jalo callings to protect her place in society as a woman and as a minority. The performance is accompanied by live singing and music.

This residency is sponsored by:

Department of Dance
Melton Center for Jewish Studies
Migration, Mobility, and Immobility Project of the Global Arts and Humanities Discovery Theme

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