12/04/2026
Melkam Fasika 🤍
Holidays in Ethiopia have always meant more than celebration. It carries renewal, return, and something deeper than words. This year, we felt that in Lalibela. What we found wasn’t just a place, but a presence. In the rhythm, the stillness, the people. Everywhere we went, we were met with a quiet warmth that felt like belonging.
This piece with came from that space. Beyond performance. Where music, movement, and spirit meet. In Ethiopia, culture and spirituality are one. The rhythm is lived. The dance is felt.
There was trust in this collaboration. Real trust. The kind that allows something honest to emerge without force. And because of that, this project became more than a production. It became something we will carry with us for a long time.
We are grateful. For the people, for the land, for the openness, for the shared energy that made this possible. This is the heart of Ethiopia. The love, the depth, the devotion, the beauty.
And we recognize it. We honor it. We carry it.
Watch full Eshi video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/FlVRTdrRnFU?si=jIJoil6RtwriGzYY
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Eshi Video Credits
Directed & Produced by: Frehiwot Berhane
DOP: Tedos Teffera
Creative Direction: Yonas Tadesse , Frehiwot Berhane , Alewya, Tedos Teffera
Production: Qene Films QENE / ቅኔ . k’inē / FILMS
Post Production Director: Lee Trigg | Editors: Lee Trigg, Omar Allsop
Assistant Director: Yonas Tadesse
Art Director: Tedos Teffera , Yonas Tadesse
Artist Team:
Camera: , ,
Grip:
Assistant Editor:
Colour: Electric Theatre Collective , Andi Chu , Renata Fabri
Styling: ,
Hair: Esrael Eyob | Henna: Almaz Sefiew | Wardrobe:
Production: Mengistu Fentaw, Melat Kibret, Natnael Negusu, Marye Getnet, Sancho
Talent: Alewya, Zeynasy, Kikzkatika, Sete Zebegna, Tihitina Asaye, Destaye Tsehayinew, Yordanos Amare, Wubet Tenaw, Bernesh Abraham, Melat Kibret, Haymanot Abrha, Zewde Admassie, Sisay Birara
Special thanks: Lal Hotel
