“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
Mithrasim, Zoroastrianism, and our cultural roots The roots of mystical thinking were found in ancient Iran. The philosophy of Iranian mysticism by nature fosters adoption of other cultures. It is not based on a single source but is based on many, and that philosophy traveled to emerge among many civilizations. Many of today's […]
Farima and the Simorgh Dance Collective perform for the Zoroastrian Organization of Paris
Cultural Integration Fellowship Spring Celebration of the Naw-Ruz Festival, The Baha'i New Year Please join us for a presentation hosted by Nushin Mavaddat and Baha'i friends celebrating the Spring renewal in the worlds of nature, ideas, and spirit. Farima Berenji is one of the guest presenters in this online celebration. Dr. Elena's talk, The Spiritual […]
The Iranian Cultural Foundation- Houston (ICF) invites you to the 13th Annual Nowruz Festival in Houston featuring Shahyad, Persian Folkloric dances by Farima Berenji and Simorgh Dance Collective, Char Band, Mahmoud Ghorbani (Host), and more... The largest Persian New Year celebration in Texas! Tickets are available now Buy Tickets
Join us for an afternoon 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 Day” and it falls on the March equinox, the first day of spring. Families on Norouz gather together and wait for the exact time it […]
A fun, free, and family-friendly festival, ArtSplash is an invitation to the community to explore and sample all Montalvo has to offer. The Simorgh Dance Collective will be featured with Mosaic America performing Persian and Silk Road dances. The day will feature hands-on artmaking activities, architectural tours of the historic Villa and Lucas Artists Residency […]
Eastern Arts returns with a beautiful evening of world dance to welcome Spring. The concert has the most international dance varieties we have ever offered. We invite you to join us, invite others, and enjoy a beautiful evening of music, dance, and pure joy, as we feature special guest artist Farima Berenji from California and […]
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Music and Sema Workshops, Zikr, Sema Gathering, Sacred Circles, Sohbet [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2hzd3MYBo8&w=800&h=450] With Yarsan Pir (Master) Seyed Salman Hosseini, Sufi Dance Master, Farima Berenji, and musicians and teachers Evren Evin, Evan Phillips, Hatice Gülbahar Hepsev and others... UPDATE: Master Seyed Vessal Hosseini from Iran (vocalist), the amazing Fatih Kocer from Turkey (vocalist and musician), and […]
Sufi brothers and sisters, you are invited to participate in a Sema Gathering taking place in Konya, Turkey from May 9 to 10. Please note that this is an invitation only and that all coming must register in advance for RSVP. If you wish to invite anyone please contact us and register their names. No […]
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaaN1xUY5Lw?rel=0&w=640&h=360]The Simorgh Dance Collective performs Persian and Silk Road dance on the Global Beats Stage. During our performance we invite everyone to learn and participate in a fun dance from the Silk Road. Experience inspirational and informative seminar stages (Travel Channel Theater, and Destination Theater), plus culture and entertainment abound on the Taste of […]