Shebi Arus: Whirling Dervishes of Rumi - UCLA's Royce Hall
Add to CalendarDecember 17, 2007 at 8:00 p.m.
UCLA’s Royce Hall
340 Royce Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90095
For over 700 years, each December 17th the Whirling Dervishes have celebrated the “Wedding Night” of the great mystic poet Rumi’s passing from the circle of time—through their legendary whirling prayer-dance, one of the world’s most beautiful and stirring sacred rituals. This year you have a rare opportunity to enter this circle of love as the Mevlevi Order of America presents the prayer-dance (Shebi Arus) of Rumi right here in the Los Angeles area. To the accompaniment of stately yet impassioned Turkish classical music (with sung verses from Rumi), the dervish dancers turn in prayerful surrender, to become vessels for bringing divine blessings to earth. There is truly no way to convey in words how moving and spiritually potent this ceremony is, so we urge you to come and find out. We can’t describe it, but you can feel it!
The whirling prayer-dance will be led by Postneshin Jelaleddin Loras, who comes from Konya where Rumi lived, and who has followed in the footsteps of his visionary father, Hz. Haji Suleyman Hayati Dede, by teaching both men and women the traditional practices of the Mevlevi Sufis. Joining MOA musicians are master Turkish musicians Necati Celik (oud and Middle Eastern lute), Timucin Cevikoglu (vocalist), and Celaleddin Biçer (ney). Celaleddin tours internationally as a Turkish musician, performing in the United States, Bulgaria, Malta, Italy, Singapore, Indonesia, and Malaysia. This is a truly unique opportunity.
In the spirit of the universality of Rumi’s poetry, prior to the sema a stellar group of interfaith activists will step up to the microphone with offerings from the Mathnawi, Rumi’s greatest work. A glimpse at the list of readers confirms the diversity of Southern California’s “pursuers of peace”:
• Swami Atmatattwananda, Vedanta Society of Southern California
• The Reverend Dr. Gwynne Guibord, Officer of Ecumenical and Interreligious Concerns The Episcopal Diocese Consultant for Interfaith Relations The Episcopal Church USA
• Imam Bilal Hyde, founder, The Hilal Institute, California Institute of Integral Studies, and Qur’anic reciter on CD accompanying Approaching The Qur'an by Michael Sells
• Rabbi Steven Jacobs, founder, Progressive Faith Foundation
• Khalil Momand, Board of Directors, Islamic Center of South Bay
• Waliya Perkins, founder, Three Cousins a dialogue group for Jewish, Christian, and Muslim women, Vice Chair of the S. CA Committee for a Parliament of the World’s Religions
• Yoland Trevino, MFCC, indigenous Mayan and United Religions Initiative’s Global Council Chair.
• Rev. Noriyuki Ito of Higashi Hongwanji Temple
For more information, you may contact Waliya
at 310-575-1972 or <waliyainayat@yahoo.com>
Tickets are on sale now through the UCLA Ticket Office at 310-825-2101 or through TicketMaster at 213-480-3232 or online at:
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0B003F3B00867A89?artistid=804440&majorcatid=10002&minorcatid=32
waliyainayat@yahoo.com>
Reviewed/approved by 7rooz Admin Staff.
UCLA’s Royce Hall
340 Royce Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90095
For over 700 years, each December 17th the Whirling Dervishes have celebrated the “Wedding Night” of the great mystic poet Rumi’s passing from the circle of time—through their legendary whirling prayer-dance, one of the world’s most beautiful and stirring sacred rituals. This year you have a rare opportunity to enter this circle of love as the Mevlevi Order of America presents the prayer-dance (Shebi Arus) of Rumi right here in the Los Angeles area. To the accompaniment of stately yet impassioned Turkish classical music (with sung verses from Rumi), the dervish dancers turn in prayerful surrender, to become vessels for bringing divine blessings to earth. There is truly no way to convey in words how moving and spiritually potent this ceremony is, so we urge you to come and find out. We can’t describe it, but you can feel it!
The whirling prayer-dance will be led by Postneshin Jelaleddin Loras, who comes from Konya where Rumi lived, and who has followed in the footsteps of his visionary father, Hz. Haji Suleyman Hayati Dede, by teaching both men and women the traditional practices of the Mevlevi Sufis. Joining MOA musicians are master Turkish musicians Necati Celik (oud and Middle Eastern lute), Timucin Cevikoglu (vocalist), and Celaleddin Biçer (ney). Celaleddin tours internationally as a Turkish musician, performing in the United States, Bulgaria, Malta, Italy, Singapore, Indonesia, and Malaysia. This is a truly unique opportunity.
In the spirit of the universality of Rumi’s poetry, prior to the sema a stellar group of interfaith activists will step up to the microphone with offerings from the Mathnawi, Rumi’s greatest work. A glimpse at the list of readers confirms the diversity of Southern California’s “pursuers of peace”:
• Swami Atmatattwananda, Vedanta Society of Southern California
• The Reverend Dr. Gwynne Guibord, Officer of Ecumenical and Interreligious Concerns The Episcopal Diocese Consultant for Interfaith Relations The Episcopal Church USA
• Imam Bilal Hyde, founder, The Hilal Institute, California Institute of Integral Studies, and Qur’anic reciter on CD accompanying Approaching The Qur'an by Michael Sells
• Rabbi Steven Jacobs, founder, Progressive Faith Foundation
• Khalil Momand, Board of Directors, Islamic Center of South Bay
• Waliya Perkins, founder, Three Cousins a dialogue group for Jewish, Christian, and Muslim women, Vice Chair of the S. CA Committee for a Parliament of the World’s Religions
• Yoland Trevino, MFCC, indigenous Mayan and United Religions Initiative’s Global Council Chair.
• Rev. Noriyuki Ito of Higashi Hongwanji Temple
For more information, you may contact Waliya
at 310-575-1972 or <waliyainayat@yahoo.com>
Tickets are on sale now through the UCLA Ticket Office at 310-825-2101 or through TicketMaster at 213-480-3232 or online at:
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0B003F3B00867A89?artistid=804440&majorcatid=10002&minorcatid=32
waliyainayat@yahoo.com>
Reviewed/approved by 7rooz Admin Staff.
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