“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
Sufi Teaching and Turning Workshop Learn the ancient dance practices and technique of Sema in this special one hour workshop. Suggested donation: $18. Stay for the Sema Gathering at no further cost. Sema Gathering Join us on a path for healing and self growth through the power of whirling, dance, poetry, Zikr (prayer), music, and […]
Learn sacred and mystical whirling movements, Sufi traditions, and healing rituals of ancient Persia, Turkey, and the Altai Mountains. Includes training in both personal and spiritual whirling based on Farima’s archaeological discoveries and research, and of Sufism and its connection to ancient Iranian Zoroastrianism, planets, stars, sacred flowers and animals—all of which have symbolic meaning […]
Central Asian dance movements workshop with Farima Berenji. Discover and practice Tajik, Uzbek, Turkmen, and Uyghur dance movements and choreography in this 2 hour workshop.
An evening of ancient mystical healing circles, Shamanic healing, Zikrs, whirling, and movement therapy facilitated by Farima Berenji. Join us on a path for healing and self growth through the power of Zikr (prayer), sacred circles, music, and stillness. In that journey, the promptings of the Inner Divine are found and loving kindness and compassion […]
A 4 ½ day dance camp that includes: music, Silk Road dances, whirling, poetry, activities, history, healing, and lots of fun! Your days will be filled with: Breathing techniques, meditation and warm-ups. Lectures and seminars on the history of the Silk Road dance, culture, costume, and mythology. Training in technique and styles of: Persian Classical […]
A 4 ½ day dance camp that includes: music, Silk Road dances, whirling, poetry, activities, history, healing, and lots of fun! Your days will be filled with: Breathing techniques, meditation and warm-ups. Lectures and seminars on the history of the Silk Road dance, culture, costume, and mythology. Training in technique and styles of: Persian Classical […]
The Farima Dance Company performs Bandari, a dance style from the Iranian Persian Gulf, at 1:28pm. Centuries-old trade between Africa and Persia introduced a blend of high-energy folk dance and music known as Bandari. Bandari combines African, Arab, and Persian movements such as hand and shoulder shimmies, hip thrusts, and head tosses, earning it the […]
Welcome celebration performance with the Simorgh-Farima Dance Company of Alaska in honor of President Obama visiting Alaska. A wide array of cultural performance groups including Alaska Native, Pacific Island, Hispanic, and Asian dance and music groups are scheduled to perform for the large and appreciative audience. Tickets for advance seating and general seating limited. Doors […]
Travel the Silk Road and discover Iran’s beautiful cultural heritage and mysticism led by Farima Berenji, internationally recognized dance scholar, and award-winning world dance choreographer and performer, and by Dr. Oruç Güvenç, Sufi Master and Director of the Tumata Organisation of Turkey. This unique travel experience focuses on the history, mysticism, art, music, and dances […]
Travel the Silk Road and discover Iran’s beautiful cultural heritage and mysticism led by Farima Berenji, internationally recognized dance scholar, and award-winning world dance choreographer and performer, and by Dr. Oruç Güvenç, Sufi Master and Director of the Tumata Organisation of Turkey. This unique travel experience focuses on the history, mysticism, art, music, and dances […]