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(off Bole Rd)
A pulsating club playing a little bit of this and little bit of that.
Traditional Music, Dance & Theatre
Amharic theatre is hard to come by these days, with venues only hosting shows once or
twice a week. Traditional music and dance are much more accessible, with many restaur-
ants putting on traditional shows in the evenings.
Azmari bets
are also atmospheric places
to catch both. What in the world is an
azmari bet
? It's similar to a minstrel who ad-hocs
amusing song and poetry. For more, check out the boxed text on
Click here
.
National Theatre
( 0115-158225; Gambia St)
This impressive building, with its massive marble and
bronze entrance hall (and odd pigeon), hosts theatre most weekends at 5pm.
THEATRE
City Hall Theatre & Cultural Centre
( 0111-550520; Fitawrari Gebeyehu St; tickets Birr40-50)
A plush 1000-seat place in
the Piazza, which shows productions on Tuesday and Friday. Sometimes there's tradition-
al Ethiopian music on public holidays.
THEATRE
Hager Fikir Theatre
( 0111-119820; John Melly St; tickets Birr25)
Hager Fikir occasionally stages theatre,
musicals and dancing.
THEATRE
Yewedale
(Zewditu St)
Thanks to some of the city's best
azmaris
performing here, it's resoundingly
popular and you may have trouble finding a seat. The sign is in Amharic only, but it's op-
posite the Samsung shop and next to the Canon shop.
LIVE MUSIC
Fendika Azmari Bet
LIVE MUSIC
