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Dege Feder

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Dege Feder (Hebrew: דגה פדר; born 1978) is a multi-disciplinary Ethiopian-born artist based in Israel. She is the choreographer and manager of the Beta dance company, a musician and visual artist. Feder uniquely combines the motifs of traditional Ethiopian dance with modern and Israeli dance. Dege Feder was born in the Gondar district of Ethiopia. She immigrated to Israel with her family in 1985 as part of Operation Moses. She began her dance career as a dancer in Ruth Eshel’s Eskesta Ethiopian dance troupe, and choreographed several of the troupe’s numbers. In 2005 she receiver her BEd in Arts Education from University of Haifa, and since that time has continued working with the Beta dance troupe, formed by the founding dancers of Esketa. She became the troupe’s manager in 2014. In 2021 Feder received the “Ministry of Immigration” Prize for special artistic achievements and contribution to Israeli society

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“Ministry of Immigration” Prize for special artistic achievements and contribution to Israeli society 2021

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