This will be a somewhat unusual entry, an event rather than our usual Saturday feature. Bahman Kalbasi wrote me to let me know, and I'll be at the Friday show. Any Toronto readers would be more than welcome to join me - we can meet in the coffee shop at the corner of College & Yonge at 9:30pm Aug. 15th.
Hamd: A Spiritual Dervish Dance from Persia
Performed by Ida Meftahi
This dance is based on the traditional ceremony performed by the Dervishes of the Rumi Order, founded by Jalaleddin Rumi the Persian mystic poet (and I believe, the best-selling poet in America even today). The whirling movements have been enriched by broader motions pertaining to that part of Order extant in Balouchestan, the southeastern providence of Iran.
Buddies in Bad Times Theatre
Wed Aug. 13th, 11pm | Fri Aug. 15th, 11pm
For more details on the event...
This piece was choreographed by Farzaneh Kaboli, the famous Persian choreographer. The music was composed by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, the Pakistani musician whose music shares similarities with its nearby Balouch counterpart in Iran. Ms. Kaboli has masterfully fused this Qawwali Pakistani music with Iranian Dervish dance.
See the poster
fFIDA (Fringe Festival of Independent Dance Artists)
Tickets: $12 + GST
website: http://www.ffida.org
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