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Tayitu Cultural Center is a 501(c)(3) non-profit arts and culture organization based in Washington DC. It was established in August 2000 by Alemtsehay Wedajo, a Washington, D.C.-based Ethiopian actress, playwright and poet.

Mission:

The mission of Tayitu Cultural Center is to preserve, renew and reinvent the rich Ethiopian cultural heritage while simultaneously exploring new artistic forms in new locations the diaspora makes and/or calls home. Over the last 13 years, and without any significant interruptions, Tayitu Cultural Center has held its monthly Poetry Night on the last Fridays of each month.

The monthly poetry night has become a home away from home for the large number of Ethiopian performing artists residing outside of Ethiopia and a place for new and emerging artists. Tayitu Cultural Center has become a venue of choice for authors, filmmakers, musicians, playwrights, visual artists, and comedians to present their work in Amharic and English, to an ever expanding audience.

Tayitu Cultural Center has been holding a once a year workshop centered around the arts. The following are lists of titles of past workshops.

Ethiopian Poetic Verse by Professor Tadesse Adera

Why Amharic became Ethiopia's Official Language by Dr. Hailu Fulas

Amharic and Other World languages by Dr. Shimeles Frew

Rules of Poetry, Rhythm and Verse by Ato Amha Asfaw

Ethiopian Traditional poetry and Verse by Dr. Fekade Azeze

Qine: Rules and Interpretation by Ato Alemayeshu Gebrehiwot

History of Ethiopian Literature and History by Ato Alemayehu Abebe

Film and Theater: Similarities and Difference by Ms. Lucy GebreEgziabher