“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 Circle Gathering (Cancelled)

New Era Art Studio 1250 Missouri St #311, San Francisco, CA, United States

This event has been cancelled and will be rescheduled for another date Led by Farima Berenji and Xiaojie Zheng, this evening session will include an introduction to: Ancient Persian healing movements and rituals Breath work and visualization Basic whirling practices Farima Berenji Farima Berenji is an award-winning, internationally acclaimed performing artist, instructor, dance ethnologist, choreographer, […]

$15 – $25

Dance of the Soul (Sema Gathering and Workshop)

Yoga Studio, Anatolia Clubhouse 11828 Chrysanthy Blvd, Rancho Cordova, CA, United States

Join Farima for a Sufi Whirling Workshop and Sema Gathering, with live/recorded music, meditation, whirling, Zikr (Sufi Prayer) and Sohbet (Sufi Talk). We will create a sacred, supportive space where we can all release whatever energy no longer serves us, relax and open our heart, body, and mind. We will discover the power and mystery […]

$20

Rose and the Nightingale

Richmond Knob Hill Community Association Hall 2433 26 Ave SW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Rose and the Nightingale (Gol-o-Bolbol) is a two-day training workshop in Sufism, Persian Mystical Dance and Ancient Iranic Rituals with Sufi dance master and ethnologist Farima Berenij. This intensive workshop includes Poetry (Original Old Farsi Text), Ancient Iranic Whirling and Sufi Whirling (focus on Attar and Shams whirling of Khorsan and Yarsan traditions), Music Studies […]

$60 – $80

Rose and the Nightingale

Moonlight Farms and Resort El Barouk, Chouf, Lebanon

Love-Longing-Beloved Sufi Dance Retreat, 3rd Edition A 3-day intensive retreat with Sufi dance master and dance ethnologist Farima Berenji. Join Farima to venture deep into the heart through sacred circles and Sufi whirling practices. The retreat includes training in Sufi and mystical dance, ancient rituals, poetry (focus on the valley of love), music studies (understanding […]

$250

Rose and the Nightingale

Moonlight Farms and Resort El Barouk, Chouf, Lebanon

Love-Longing-Beloved Sufi Dance Retreat, 3rd Edition A 3-day intensive retreat with Sufi dance master and dance ethnologist Farima Berenji. Join Farima to venture deep into the heart through sacred circles and Sufi whirling practices. The retreat includes training in Sufi and mystical dance, ancient rituals, poetry (focus on the valley of love), music studies (understanding […]

$250

Dance of the Soul Honoring Rumi

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

Sema, Semah, Sacred Dance, Music, and Poetry Honoring Sheb-i Arus Join us this night to celebrate our fellowship in love and spirit with whirling dance (Sema and Semah), meditation, music, and poetry. Sheb-i Arus commemorates the death and thereby union between the Persian mystical poet Rumi and the universe. We will open with sacred and […]

$15 – $20

Persian Art Conference 2019

Hilton London Heathrow Airport Terminal 4, London Heathrow Airport, London, United Kingdom

Farima will present a lecture and perform at the 2019 Persian Art & Letters Conference in London. Farima will also present a workshop in Persian Classical dance. Persian Art & Letters Conference Theme: "Dawn of Hope – بامداد امید”. All plenary sessions will be offered in Persian and English, with dedicated programs for children and […]

Journey of the Simorgh

Menlo-Atherton Performing Arts Center 555 Middlefield Rd, Atherton, CA, United States

A dance and music concert by the Simorgh Dance Collective, adapted from the Persian epic Conference of the Birds by Farid ud-Din Attar. Featuring Persian sacred, classical, and folkloric dances choreographed by Farima Berenji, Persian music performed by Homeyra Banejad and Ensemble, and expertly narrated by award winning actor and director Sadegh Hatefi. "It was […]

$35 – $40

Journey of the Simorgh

Menlo-Atherton Performing Arts Center 555 Middlefield Rd, Atherton, CA, United States

A dance and music concert by the Simorgh Dance Collective, adapted from the Persian epic Conference of the Birds by Farid ud-Din Attar. Featuring Persian sacred, classical, and folkloric dances choreographed by Farima Berenji, Persian music performed by Homeyra Banejad and Ensemble, and expertly narrated by award winning actor and director Sadegh Hatefi. "It was […]

$35 – $40

Farima Berenji

Whirling Workshop Series 1: Exploring Sense of Self

Historic Villa, Montalvo Arts Center 15400 Montalvo Road, PO Box 158, Saratoga, California, United States

Learn the fundamentals of turning and how it enables you to find a sense of self and a connection between body, mind, and spirit. Discover the vital balance in the rhythm of your breathing, movement, posture, and concentration. At first, it can take great effort to combine all of these elements in harmony, but with […]

$35

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