“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
Montalvo Performing Arts Series for Students Enjoy and participate in a sampling of the beautiful traditional dances celebrated each spring by the people of the Silk Road. There is the colorful scarf dance of the Iranian Qashqai people, basket dance of the Iranian Gilaki people, Turkish spoon dance, Kurdish or Azerbaijani dance, and more. Introduced […]
Montalvo Performing Arts Series for Students Enjoy and participate in a sampling of the beautiful traditional dances celebrated each spring by the people of the Silk Road. There is the colorful scarf dance of the Iranian Qashqai people, basket dance of the Iranian Gilaki people, Turkish spoon dance, Kurdish or Azerbaijani dance, and more. Introduced […]
Performances, raffle, and student presentations in honor of Norouz, the Persian New Year, at Salt Lake Community College. Featuring Farima Berenji and the Simorgh Dance Collective among the performers.
Celebrate Women's History Month with a festive community gathering! Join History San José and Mosaic America as we honor the achievements and contributions of women throughout Santa Clara Valley's history. The festival will feature a diverse lineup of performers, storytellers, and history makers throughout San José's History Park. Historic buildings and exhibitions will be open […]
Friday March 31st at 7:00 pm, Eastern Arts presents Spring Around the World, a celebration of music and dance featuring special guests from San Jose, Farima Berenji and Simorgh Dance Collective along with World Dance Company, Salt Lake City Ballet, Character Dance Ensemble from the University of Utah and Eastern Arts dancers. Come enjoy music […]
In celebration of Earth Day 2023, let’s come together through art, history, and music to build a community where we all belong. Along with New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU), we invite you to experience traditional and contemporary practices of belonging from cultures that have made their home in our collective neighborhood of Santa Clara County. […]
A group with Master Farima Berenji, Pir Salman Hosseni, and other masters and musicians will be visiting sacred sites in Kermanshah, Iran May 11 to 14.
Farima Berenji and other South Bay artists are featured in interviews and photos in Content Magazine "Perform" Summer 2023 15.3: A third-generation master cultural artist, Farima Berenji grew up in the light of her dancer mother and grandmother, literally dancing even as she learnt to walk. What puzzled her even then was how the matriarchs […]
Join renowned Sufi Dance Master and Scholar Farima Berenji for a full day Sema and maqam intensive workshop. More details coming...
Lecture online and on-site by Dr. Farima Berenji. Registration: http://www.eroidad.com