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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2"">MES Forum, we will be hosting
<span style="color:black">multimedia artist Dege Feder</span> on campus next week. She’s
<span style="color:black">our first speaker with the Multi-ethnic Cultural Reproductions in the Middle East (MCRME) project</span> and we are really excited about the conversations and activities with her about creative process, dance, culture, and more. Please
join us! The details are below.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:black"><img width="306" height="204" style="width:3.1875in;height:2.125in" id="id-346B8FB8-C8D2-4990-BA53-99B4466514AD" src="cid:346B8FB8-C8D2-4990-BA53-99B4466514AD" alt="Feder_headshot_small.png"><img width="304" height="203" style="width:3.1666in;height:2.1145in" id="id-6576ED7E-1A5C-4E95-ADCE-3EE0E7208E1A" src="cid:6576ED7E-1A5C-4E95-ADCE-3EE0E7208E1A" alt="Feder-BImaSheli_small.png"></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:black">Dege Feder</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:black"> is a choreographer, dancer, and musician. Feder joined “Eskesta” dance
troupe in 1999 as a dancer and performed in many international festivals in Germany, France, Columbia, Croatia, South Africa, USA (New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago) and more. In 2013 she became the artistic director and choreographer of the Beta Dance
Troupe. With Beta, she has performed in various venues, including in Ethiopia, where she was invited to teach workshops at the Ethiopian National Theater. She performed in 2018 in Jacob’s Pillow festival and taught dance workshops in the USA. Feder is the
recipient of several awards, including the Israeli Ministry of Culture Prize for Young Dance Creators. In addition to her artistic work, she teaches dance as a means of empowerment for women and young girls in the Ethiopian-Israeli community.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:black"><a href="https://meltoncenter.osu.edu/events/music-movement-and-meaning-conversation-dege-and-tal-feder-part-2026-dance-residency-program">Music, Movement, and
Meaning (Lecture)</a></span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:black">Wednesday, February 11, 2026</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:black">10:20–11:15 a.m.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:black">N120 Timashev Family Music Building, 1900 College Road North</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;min-height:15px"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:black">Join Dege and Tal Feder as they will reflect on their creative work with their music fusion group Lela.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;min-height:16px"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:black"><a href="https://meltoncenter.osu.edu/events/creative-processes-dance-and-practice-working-non-dancers-part-2026-dance-residency-program">Creative Processes in
Dance and the Practice of Working with Non-Dancers (Lecture)</a></span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:black">Thursday, February 12, 2026</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:black">8:30–10:00 a.m.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:black">225 Sullivant Hall, 1813 N. High Street</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:black">This talk will present how Dege Feder approaches dance composition as a medium of expression in the personal, cultural, and community levels. Drawing on experience
from multiple creative projects, she will outline her view of the artistic process from the initial creative idea to a fully realized stage performance. A central focus of the talk is the practice of working with non-dancers and the methods she developed to
help them discover the unique physical and spiritual qualities of their movement. The talk will be accompanied by excerpts from her original dance works from different periods.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:black"><a href="https://meltoncenter.osu.edu/events/bima-sheli-evening-dege-feder-performance-and-conversation-main-event-2026-dance-residency">B’Ima Sheli: An Evening
with Dege Feder (Performance)</a></span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:black">Thursday, February 12, 2026</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:black">6:00 p.m.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:black">Barnett Theater, Sullivant Hall, 1813 N. High Street</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:black">This performance of Dege Feder’s dance
<i>B’Ima Sheli</i> showcases her signature style of Ethiopian contemporary dance. Following the performance, join us for a question-and-answer session and conversation moderated by Associate Professor of Dance and Melton Center Director Hannah Kosstrin about
Feder's creative process, artistic influences, and the stories that inspire her work.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;min-height:15px"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:black"><a href="https://meltoncenter.osu.edu/events/dege-feder-dance-master-class-ethiopian-contemporary-dance-part-2026-dance-residency-program">Ethiopian Contemporary
Dance (Dance Master Class)</a></span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:black">Friday, February 13, 2026</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:black">10:20 a.m.–12:00 noon</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:black">Barnett Theater, Sullivant Hall, 1813 N. High Street</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;min-height:15px"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:black">Experience Dege Feder’s distinctive approach to movement in this master class focused on her practice of Ethiopian contemporary dance. You are welcome to take or watch
class.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;min-height:15px"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:black"><a href="https://dance.osu.edu/events/dege-feder-and-momar-ndiaye-conversation-contemporary-african-diasporic-dance">Dege Feder and Momar Ndiaye in Conversation
on Contemporary African Diasporic Dance (Moderated Conversation)</a></span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:black">Friday, February 13</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:black">12:00–12:45 p.m.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:black">Barnett Theater, Sullivant Hall, 1813 N. High Street</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;min-height:15px"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:black">Join Dege Feder and Assistant Professor of Dance Momar Ndiaye for a conversation about contemporary African diasporic dance within global artistic exchange.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:black">Many thanks to the sponsors of this residency:</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:#A90024">Melton Center for Jewish Studies</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:#A90024">Middle East Studies Center</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:#A90024">Center for Ethics and Human Values</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:#A90024">Global Arts + Humanities | Cross-Disciplinary Research Exchange</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:#A90024">Department of Dance</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Buckeye Sans 2";color:#A90024">School of Music</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<a href="https://go.osu.edu/mcrme">https://go.osu.edu/mcrme</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">Hannah Kosstrin, PhD</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">Director, Melton Center for Jewish Studies</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">Associate Professor, Department of Dance</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">and Department of Near Eastern and South Asian Languages and Cultures by courtesy</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">Affiliate Faculty: Center for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies; Mershon Center for International Security Studies</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">The Ohio State University</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><u><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:#467886"><a href="mailto:kosstrin.1@osu.edu" title="mailto:kosstrin.1@osu.edu">kosstrin.1@osu.edu</a></span></u><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><u><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:#467886"><a href="https://dance.osu.edu/people/kosstrin.1" title="https://dance.osu.edu/people/kosstrin.1">https://dance.osu.edu/people/kosstrin.1</a></span></u><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><u><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:#467886"><a href="https://meltoncenter.osu.edu/" title="https://meltoncenter.osu.edu/">https://meltoncenter.osu.edu/</a></span></u><o:p></o:p></p>
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