“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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  • Indo-Iranian Tribal Bandari

    Halanda Studio 1062 Lincoln Ave., San Jose, CA, United States

    Special workshop in Bandari, an Indo-Iranian tribal style dance from Southern Iran.

    $30

  • Galactic Travels Radio Interview

    Stanford University Palo Alto, CA, United States

    Farima shares her favorite music and passions as special guest during this radio interview on KZSU 90.1 FM Stanford University. Listen live on kzsu.stanford.edu.

  • Dance of the Soul

    Neyzen Kahvehanesi Koyunpazarı yokuşu Karakaş Sokak 4-b Samanpazarı, Ankara, Turkey

    Iranian and Turkish Sufi dance workshop with Shamanic rituals. In collaboration with Sufi musicians of Ankara. Workshop and Performance by Farima and Oğuz Kaan Birhekimoğlu. Join us on a path for healing and self-growth through the power of meditative whirling and sacred dance to live music, mystical Persian poetry, and Zikr (prayer). With us create […]

  • Haft Sema Workshop and Retreat

    Myland Nature Hotel Çirali, Turkey

    Haft Sema - Haft Magham (7 Sema - 7 Modes) Sufi Whirling and Iranian Sufi Music Retreat Three day intensive Sema (Sufi whirling) training and healing workshop for the seven styles of Sufi whirling based on the ancient Persian seven sacred elements of life. With master instructor Farima Berenji,award winning dance ethnologist, shaman, and master […]

    625TL

  • Jaheli (Baba Karam) Workshop

    Abbey Studio 2687 Penrith Ave., Cumberland, BC, Canada

    Learn a fun Baba Karam choreography by dance artist, instructor, and scholar Farima Berenji. Jaheli or Baba Karam is a playful imitation of the machismo style of dance done by the working class men of Tehran. The dance illustrates typical movements inspired by tough street gang members of the Qajar era known as “Jahel”. Jâheli […]

    $35

  • Atmosphere Gathering

    Atmosphere Gathering 7th St and Dunsmuir Ave, Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada

    Atmosphere Gathering 2016 Atmosphere Gathering is an annual August music and dance festival gathering. Farima Berenji will appear among the performers. It is an intimate family friendly event, kids 12 and under free with parents. Tickets.. Facebook event...

  • Awakening Goddess Retreat

    Denman Island British Columbia, Canada

    Join us on beautiful Denman Island for a full immersion/retreat focusing on Farima Berenji's signature project, “Awakening” – Sacred Dances, History, and Rituals of Persia, Mesopotamia, and Ionia. We will take the path of the ancients, a journey of discovery, in space and time...reconnecting with the ancient Goddesses and sacred elements of Persia and the […]

    $385

  • Awakening: Dance Performances and Sema Gathering

    Denman Island Hall Northwest Road, Denman Island, British Columbia, Canada

    Join us at the Denman Island Community Hall for an inspiring evening of dance performances and Sema (AKA Sufi whirling) with international dance artist and scholar Farima Berenji. The evening starts with Persian traditional and sacred dance performances by Farima, the Simorgh Dance Collective, as well as dancers attending the Awakening Seven Persian Goddesses retreat. […]

    $10

  • Anchorage Welcoming Week Performance

    Northway Mall 3101 Penland Parkway, Anchorage, AK, United States

    The Simorgh Dance Collective of Alaska performs dances of the Silk Road at the Bridge Builder's celebration concluding Anchorage Welcoming Week 2016. The celebration highlights Anchorage diversity and will feature booths hosted by local, state, and federal agencies as well as non-profits, businesses, and cultural community groups. The Simorgh Dance Collective of Alaska will be […]

    Free

  • Sufi Whirling Workshop for Beginners

    Shaman Dance Theater Çelebi Mahallesi Mücadele Çıkmazı No:11 Beyoğlu, Istanbul, Turkey

    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 […]

    60TL

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