“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
Seven Cities of Love - A Journey to Simorgh - Lecture, Concert, Workshop The Seven Cities of Love Concert is a dramatic music and dance performance led by three of the most distinguished artists from the Persian and Turkish cultures: Davod Azad, Farima Berenji, and Latif Bolat. Together with their colleagues they bring together soul-stirring […]
Seven Cities of Love - A Journey to Simorgh - Lecture, Concert, Workshop A wonderful day of dance focusing on classical and mystical Persian dance and sema (Sufi whirling technique). Our journey will be guided by the wonderful Farima Berenji, who travels worldwide to perform and teach dance and wellness. Her love and passion for […]
Folk Dances of Baluchistan with Farima Berenji In this special workshop spanning 2 hours Farima will introduce dance styling, culture, and folk dance choreographies of Baluchistan. The ethnic origins, culture, and stying of each dance will also be covered. Baluchi dance is very rich and music is played with varieties of traditional instruments. Located in […]
Persian Pop Dance Workshop Learn and practice fun, festive Persian pop dance moves and a choreography for everyone! The class will warm up with Persian and Central Asian dance moves and turns then progress to movements for Persian modern and pop styles. Finally, learn a choreography for a Persian pop dance. Both sessions are required […]
Dance of the Balouch and the Peacock Dance with Farima Berenji Intensive dance workshop, lecture, sema, and performance with Farima Berenji. Folk Dances of Iran Lecture Thursday, February 18, 2016 6:00-9:30pm Flight of the Simorgh Persian Dinner and Performances Friday, February 19, 2016 6:30-10:00pm More details... Peacock Dance Dance Workshop Saturday, February 20, 2016 3-5pm […]
Classical Persian and Sacred Dance Workshop and Concert Classical Persian and sacred dance workshop, lecture, and concert with Farima Berenji, Latif Bolat, and Varol Ozkaner 3:00-5:00 pm Classical Persian and sacred dance workshop 5:30-6:30 pm Lecture and slide show 6:30-7:00 pm Photography presentation, Varol Ozkaner 8:00-10:00 pm Dances of the Silk Road Concert with Farima […]
A Mystical Journey Through the Silk Road Music, dance, and poetry of the Silk Road with Farima Berenji, Latif Bolat, Sadegh Azmand, Rashid Shadat, and the Simorgh Dance Collective of Turkey. Farima Berenji Farima Berenji is an Iranian-born scholar and an award winning, internationally acclaimed performing artist, choreographer, instructor, lecturer, dance ethnologist, and archaeologist specializing […]
A weekend immersion of ancient ritual dances and whirling, Indo-Iranian shamanic healing, and zikr. We will take on the path of the ancients, a journey of discovery, in space and time... reconnecting with our ancient ancestors through sacred ritual dances, music, and prayers! This special weekend retreat will include: Zar Zikr Sufi Whirling Ancient Ritual […]
An enchanting evening of mystical and sacred dance, music, and poetry of Persia and Turkey with dance performances by Farima Berenji and the Simorgh Dance Collective. Music by Gabriel Gold, Caravan El Noor, Sufí master musician Jim Blum and special guest, world renowned Sufí master musician Latif Bolat from Turkey. Tickets: $20 advance / $25 […]
A Brief Lecture Upon Ancient Indo-Iranian Sacred Dances From the beginning of time, sacred movements and music have brought people together and healed the soul. In ancient Persia, there were seven sacred animals, birds, and flowers believed to have carried the spirit of the Gods. Numerous archeological antiquities and temples have been found that show […]