“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
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Simorgh ConcertContemporary and traditional music performance with Faisal Macit (Daf, Percussion, Vocals) Gülşah Bulut (Violin, Vocals) Halil Tan (Santer, Oud, Guitar, Vocals) Feride Duman (Clarinet, Vocals) Diren Taş (Bass, Vocals) […]
Journey of the Simorgh (Based on the Story by Attar) A Night of Sacred Dance, Music, and Poetry. An incredible lineup of world renowned artists join together to take you […]
The Farima Dance Company performs at 1:58pm. The Bay Area Belly Dance And Music Association (BABDAMA) Fabulous Fall Festival features a fabulous line-up of featured dancer performances including live music […]
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, […]
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 […]