“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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  • Sacred Spring Gathering

    Castle Rock State Park 15000 Skyline Blvd, Los Gatos, CA, United States

    A sacred dance gathering with whirling, meditation, and poetry in nature celebrating the new life that surrounds us in nature. Lead by Farima to honor the Spring Equinox. Contact us for more details.

  • Houston Nowruz Festival

    Bayou City Event Center 9401 Knight Rd, Houston, TX, United States

    The 11th Annual Houston Nowruz Festival is the largest Persian New Year celebration in the state of Texas. Featured artists include Kamyar, Hamid Talebzadeh, Nikita, DJ Alireza, and dance performances by Farima Berenji and the Simorgh Dance Collective. Tickets: $25 (if purchased in advance) and $30 at the door Nowruz Festival Tickets

    $25 – $30

  • Sufi Whirling Workshop

    Globe Institute 351 9th Street #Ste 202, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Learn the basic technique of Sufi whirling (Iranian and Turkish style), history, and theory. Farima’s teachings are based on Indo-Iranian ancient rituals, science of whirling, and the sacred geometry of whirling. We will learn essential techniques of whirling preparation, maintaining balance and posture, controlling dizziness, self-focus during turning, breath work, and more. For this workshop […]

    $35

  • Poetry in Motion

    Center for Creative Living 1460 Koll Circle, Suite C, San Jose, CA, United States

    Where Movement Becomes Devotion An interpretive, improvisational, and devotional dance form inspired by mystical and classical Persian poetry. Persian poetry contains spiritual messages representing the Divine essence. The words in Persian poetry speak to us, revealing the emotion of our soul. Persian poetry is rhythmic—it has an essence of melody, which guides us to dance. […]

    $30

  • TEDxYYC Conference Lecture

    Jack Singer Concert Hall 205 8 Ave SE, Calgary, British Columbia, Canada

    TEDxYYC has spent eight years bringing some of the brightest and best minds to Calgary, and 2018 will continue the legacy of inspiration! You’re invited to join us for an important journey far beyond your known boundaries of thought at TEDxYYC 2018 on June 22. Farima Berenji will be guest speaker at this conference. Her […]

    $69.50 – $84.50

  • Azerbaijani and Kafkaz Dance Workshop

    Vision Dance Center 375 Saratoga Ave. Suite B, San Jose, CA, United States

    Learn Azeri and Kafkaz dance styles in this 2hour dance workshop with master instructor, performer, and leading authority of Azeri dance: Dr. Gürbüz Aktaş. Dr. Aktaş will teach Azerbaijani men's and women's dance including the fast footwork, and some Lezginka. Both men and women may participate in this workshop. Dr. Aktaş is visiting from Turkey […]

    $50

  • Azerbaijani and Kafkaz Dance Workshop, Part 2

    Vision Dance Center 375 Saratoga Ave. Suite B, San Jose, CA, United States

    In the first part of this series, Dr. Gürbüz Aktaş presented a 2hr session of Azeri dance technique for men and women. By overwhelming request, this additional session to teach traditional Kafkaz dance style has been added before Dr. Aktaş leaves the Bay Area this weekend. Learn Kafkaz and review Azeri dance styles in this […]

    $40

  • Soul of the Sema

    Alişler Yurdu Armutlu, Turkey

    From Balkh to Khorasan – Summer Sufi Retreat in Armatlu, Turkey Metaphysical Movements, Rituals, Whirling and Music of the Mystics Join world renowned Sufi Dance Master and Dance Scholar Farima Berenji for a three day dance immersive retreat for whirling and Sufi traditions of Ancient Iran, Greater Khorasan (Land of the Rising Sun), Samarkand, and […]

    $450

  • Carnival of Cultures 2018

    Main Street, Cupertino 19419 Stevens Creek Blvd, Cupertino, CA, United States

    The Simorgh Dance Collective unfortunately made a last minute cancellation and will not appear in this festival. Carnival of Cultures is the Bay Area's premier festival showcasing the diversity of our resident community. The delicious array of food representing the different cultures that make up the SF Bay Area is complemented by music, dance, shopping […]

    Free

  • Dance of the Devine Nature

    Headwaters Outdoor School 6615 Shepherds Way, Weed, CA, United States

    Release - Receive - Awaken the Soul... A Journey of Self Reflection and Renewal Join us for a special spiritual retreat on Mt Shasta this summer with Sufi dance master and Magi (Shaman) Farima Berenji (CID-UNESCO) and Shaman and Nature Specialist Tim Corcoran. Together we will call upon the spirit of the mountain, we will […]

    $425

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