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Eskista (Amharic: እስክስታ) is a traditional Amhara cultural dance originated by the Amhara ethnic group [1] in Ethiopia. Due to the widespread influence of the Amhara people, the dance is performed in almost every corner of the country and has gone viral internationally, becoming a global trend celebrated by diverse audiences.
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In a 1964 ethnographic study, a Hungarian sociologist visiting Ethiopia recorded one hundred and fifty variations of Ethiopian dance using videos and photos. [8] This study postulates that Ethiopian dances can be divided into three forms: group dances, dances divided by gender, and coupled dances. [8]
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Skunder Boghossian (1937–2003), painter, art teacher; Ethiopian of Armenian heritage; Yadesa Bojia (born 1970), artist, designer; lives in Seattle; Nicolò Brancaleon (c. 1460 – after 1526), Italian painter whose adopted the art style in Ethiopia
The best dancer is typically appointed as the leader of the group and/or the best singer. Eskista dance brings the dancer into a role as a storyteller, who then expresses with his or her body the cultural traditions and life of the community. The dance, as well as the music and singing, serve as symbolic messages of Ethiopian society as a whole ...
Its high horns echo the stalks of millet, and it stands on a dancer clad in a mass of raffia stalks to represent both flowing water and a bountiful harvest. The zig-zag patterns echo the movement of the sun across the sky, and the penis of the male figure stands low to the ground, fertilizing the earth.
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