愛斯基斯塔的狂喜，古老的衣索比亞舞蹈
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TED2022
• April 2022
靠著精通愛斯基斯塔，一種古老的衣索比亞舞蹈，TED學會會員梅拉庫‧貝雷從兒時的街頭流浪生活中存活了下來，並成為他的祖國的聲音。他在演說中會分享傳統舞蹈如何能夠連結過去智慧與未來能量——在演說之後，他還會做一場精采的愛斯基斯塔表演，搭配爵士樂合奏。（演說為阿姆哈啦語，由電影製作人梅莉赫特‧曼德佛羅現場口譯為英語。）
靠著精通愛斯基斯塔，一種古老的衣索比亞舞蹈，TED學會會員梅拉庫‧貝雷從兒時的街頭流浪生活中存活了下來，並成為他的祖國的聲音。他在演說中會分享傳統舞蹈如何能夠連結過去智慧與未來能量——在演說之後，他還會做一場精采的愛斯基斯塔表演，搭配爵士樂合奏。（演說為阿姆哈啦語，由電影製作人梅莉赫特‧曼德佛羅現場口譯為英語。）
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About the speaker
TED Fellow Melaku Belay is a choreographer and dancer.
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A full-length documentary about Melaku's life was made in 2014, when Fendika was still an azmari bet. It became Fendika Cultural Center in 2016. In this historical film, you will see how far Melaku and Fendika have come, with the same vision and conviction they have today: to share love and Ethiopian culture with the world.
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This talk was presented at an official TED conference. TED's editors chose to feature it for you.
Donate to Fendika Cultural Center to support indigenous Ethiopian performance arts and artists.
Support music and dance making at Fendika Cultural Center by subscribing to Fendika's YouTube channel and watching weekly live-streamed concerts.