What’s out Addis Arts and Culture
by Alebel Desta & Isabel Tesfazghi On Thursday, December 12, 2024, theGoethe-Institut Äthiopien’s main hall was beautifully transformed for the opening of Beyond Body and Space, an immersive soft sculpture installation by artist Isabel Tesfazghi and architect Alebel Desta. In a city where large-scale art installations remain uncommon, this exhibition provided a refreshing experience, blending […]
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Presented by the Alliance Ethio-Française in collaboration with Culture Club, Jean-Michel Basquiat: Impression of Africa exhibition is designed to create a bridge between the visual rebellion of Basquiat and the deeply rooted traditions and contemporary challenges of Ethiopian art. Through shared themes of identity, spirituality, cultural heritage, and the fight for recognition, the works spark
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In Alazar, the characters are lost in a vast barren landscape, where nature turned upside down forces them to leave or to stay. Between religions, miracles, and curses, the filmmaker carries out a skillful investigation in which a quest for balance with our environment remains a distant horizon. Alazar is a film about disruption in
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“Pictures are a thousand words”: this saying does not work true for the greatness, majesty and challenges of trekking the mountains of Gheralta. Words, pictures or videos will not do justice to properly convey what one experiences in this area. The mountains, the churches, the humble locals and the villages are all beyond one’s wildest
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The Eman Begena School and Manufacture, founded by Ermias Haylay at the age of 15, is a renowned center for the study and production of traditional Ethiopian religious instruments, particularly the Begena and Kirar. Ermias first discovered his passion for the Begena during Sunday School, which quickly garnered attention from national media outlets. The institution
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A looted ancient Ethiopian shield is finally returning home after being purchased by His Imperial Highness Prince Ermias, a grandson of Emperor Haile-Selassie I. He successfully negotiated the repatriation of the 19th-century ornamented shield stolen by British troops following the Battle of Magdala. The shield then disappeared into a private collection and was due to
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by Elsabet Ademe.Based on factual events of the dangerous journey of human trafficking Behind Sunrise tells the story of the bright, positive and ferociously determined, Sarah Belay, a sixteen-year-old Ethiopian girl with big dreams. She wants to travel to Europe to pursue the arts. However, her family is dead set against it. She hears the
Solo Exhibition: 1 – 3 November 2024 @ Moa Anbessa Art Studio Gallery, Kazanchis Recognized at home and abroad as a premiere painter, Bisrat has secured numerous solo and group exhibitions in Ethiopia, China, France and the prestigious University of Florida Harn Museum of Arts, with work also in the USA Art in Embassies Collection
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The word GUMMA is an Oromiffa word that has an equivalent meaning to the English word ‘compensation’, with the idea of acknowledgment for the best skill and effort in the Ethiopian film industry. The Gumma Film Awards is an Ethiopian domestic film award that has been held in Addis Ababa annually since 2014. It was
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When a massive Chinese industrial park lands in rural Ethiopia, a dusty farming town finds itself at the new frontier of globalization. The sprawling factory complex’s formidable Chinese director, Motto now needs every bit of mettle and charm she can muster to push through a high-stakes expansion that promises 30,000 new jobs. Ethiopian farmer Workinesh
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