A two day dance workshop that addressed a sense of isolation and added professionalism to dancers Zela Gayel  At any other time, dancers in Addis Ababa would have been delighted to receive such a profound and rare opportunity to express themselves and to ultimately satisfy their hunger for the exploration …

Zela Gayle As its monthly habit of celebrating Great Russian authors, in the month of September the Russian Cultural Centre in Addis Ababa hosted Russian language week and the 184th commemoration of Leo Tolstoy, which this year coincided with the 200th anniversary of the 1812 Patriotic War of Russia.

  A young and aspiring Ethiopian traditional dancer who believes “mistakes are beautiful”   Zela Gayel       Many refer to Melaku Belay as one of Ethiopia’s most famous traditional dancers. They are not wrong. The 36 year old who speaks modestly about his wealth of experience has now formed …