Persian Folktales and Fables
Enjoy amazing folk stories from Persia in this one hour lecture by scholar Farima Berenji. Hear of the ancient stories that inspired and have been adapted many times throughout history […]
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“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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Mehregan Celebration 2020
Mehregan is the Persian festival of autumn, one of the most ancient Iranian festivals known, when the community gathers together for prayers of thanksgiving and blessings. On Mehregan, friends and […]
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Vahishta: The Calling of the Angels
OnlineVahishta is a multinational performance of traditional dance and music, acting, song, poetry, and art with artists from and representing countries of Iran, Lebanon, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, England, Italy, and the […]
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Musical Instruments and Sema Dance in Yarasan Culture
OnlineFree lecture on sacred and Sufi music, musical instruments, and dance of Iran followed by Q/A presented in collaboration with the Center of Eastern Music of Iran, University of Tehran, […]
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Love is Calling
Beit El Hana Maaser El Chouf, LebanonFarima Berenji, Sufi Dance Master, Dance Ethnologist, Choreographer and Archaeologist, comes to Lebanon for a special 3-day Sufism workshop on December 4th, hosted by The Wellness Project! Join us in […]
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Sema Dance in Yarasan Culture
OnlineFree lecture on sacred and Sufi dance and music of Iran followed by Q/A. Presented in collaboration with the Center of Eastern Music of Iran, University of Tehran, and the […]
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Whirling and Sema Celebrating Sheb-i Arus
OnlineJoin us to celebrate our fellowship in love and spirit with whirling dance (Sema), meditation, music, prayers, and poetry. Sheb-i Arus commemorates the death and thereby union between the Persian […]
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Yalda: A Festival of Light
OnlineJoin us for an evening celebrating Yalda (winter solstice), the longest night of the year and the birth of Mithra. Shab-e Yalda (Yalda Night) is the Persian Winter Solstice Celebration […]
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Dance of the Soul (Sufi Whirling & Virtual Gathering)
OnlineJoin us at our monthly Sufi Whirling and Sema Gathering, with live/recorded music, meditation, whirling, Zikr (Sufi Prayer) and Sohbet (Sufi Talk). We will create a sacred, supportive space where […]
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Norouz Celebration
OnlineJoin us for an evening celebrating Norouz, the coming of Spring! Norouz is the traditional spring and new year celebration of the Persian and Central Asian people. Norouz means “New […]
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