The first time Dr. Ruth Eshel witnessed esketa (which means shoulder dance, in Amharic), she was astounded. “I knew immediately that this was something new and different, something I had never seen before,” Eshel said with enthusiasm over a cup of steaming coffee at Tel Aviv’s renowned Performing Arts Center. “For someone like me, who has been dancing and choreographing for many years, to see something entirely new was very refreshing,” she continued, smiling wider at the memory. Eshel’s dream of one day forming an Ethiopian dance troupe was rooted in that first experience as an awestruck spectator. –Meredith Price Levitt, The Jewish JournalRead more.
The Beta Dance Troupe performs Oct. 19 at 7:30 p.m., Westside JCC Auditorium, 5870 W. Olympic Los Angeles, Calif. 90036. Tickets $10. For more information, go to israelconsulatela.org or call (323) 938-2531, (310) 633-4830 or (323) 936-0907.
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