“Everything in dance is poetry. Every movement describes a story, a feeling. The dancer takes the audience into a world of fairy tales.” ~Farima Berenji
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Whirling Workshop Series 2: Emptiness as Fullness
March 3, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PST
$35
Emptiness as Fullness: In Nothingness, We Find Everything
Sufis believe that as you whirl, you find harmony in the motion of the universe, that as you turn with outstretched arms, you collect the energy from your environment — enabling you to direct it within yourself and back to the earth. In this class, we will learn turning techniques and movements as we explore the notion of emptiness as fullness.
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About the instructor, Farima Berenji
Farima Berenji is an award-winning, internationally acclaimed performing artist, instructor, dance ethnologist, and choreographer. Recognized as one of few world experts and scholars of Persian dance history, Farima infuses spirituality into her dance and teachings to impassion, empower, and inspire. Specializing in ancient, sacred, classical, and folkloric dances, she travels worldwide to research, perform, teach, and inspire dynamic creativity and rejuvenation through dance. Farima is founder and artistic director of the Simorgh Dance Collective, a member of the International Dance Council (CID-UNESCO), and a 2018 TEDx lecturer and performer. Read more…