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HODJA PASHA CULTURE CENTER IN ISTANBUL
Sufi Music Concert & Whirling Dervish Ceremony
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Contact : Mr. Alp Whatsapp : +90 544 220 10 22
Known to the west as Whirling Dervishes, the Mevlevi Order was founded by Mevlana Rumi in the 13th century. The Order wrote of tolerance, forgiveness, and enlightenment. They survive today as a cultural brotherhood. They are not theatrical spectacles but sacred rituals.
The ritual of the Mevlevi sect, known as the sema, is a serious religious ritual performed by Muslim priests in a prayer trance to Allah. Mevlevi believed that during the sema the soul was released from earthly ties, and able to freely and jubilantly commune with the divine. Dervish literally means “doorway” and is thought to be an entrance from this material world to the spiritual, heavenly world.
The Whirling Dervishes played an important part in the evolution of Ottoman high culture.
From the fourteenth to the twentieth century, their impact on classical poetry, calligraphy and visual arts was profound. Rumi and his followers integrated music into their rituals as an article of faith. Rumi emphasized that music uplifts our spirit to realms above and we hear the tunes of the Gates of Paradise.
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Dervish Ceremony in Hodjapasha Culture Center – Les Arts Turcs
- Please be available at the theater 30 minutes before the show time.
- Important Notice: Latecomers are allowed to enter the sema session first 10 minutes for the sake of a peaceful ceremony. Booking of visitors who come later than 15 minutes is considered a No-Show and the ticket price will not be refunded.
- Our theater is not suitable for wheelchairs.
“Be a lover, a lover. Choose love that you might be a chosen one.”
Turkish Mystic Music & Dance .. 800 Years of Tradition Sufi Music Concert and Whirling Dervishes Ceremony by Sufi Group of Istanbul Galata Mevlevi .
HODJAPASHA HOCAPASA CULTURE CENTER
THE SEMA CEREMONY IS A SPIRITUAL JOURNEY OF DERVISHES WHIRLING FOR DIVINE LOVE
Duration: 60 Minutes from 19:00 Pm till 20:00 Pm
Hocapasha Culture Center Whirling Dervish
EVERY DAY !!!!
RESERVATION
Children under 7 years old are not allowed !!! Seats are numbered, first booked first served!!!
The Mevlevi Sema Ceremony represents the mystical journey of man’s spiritual ascent through mind and love to perfection. It is one of the most important heritage of Turkish Culture as a tradition of 800 years old. This unique traditional ritual had been proclaimed as an Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO in 2005.
The ceremony starts after a classical instrumental Turkish music concert performed by a traditional orchestra for 15 minutes and lasts about 45 minutes under amazing lighting and accompanied by 360-degree video special effects projected on the wall of a beautiful historic building.
Contact : Mr. Alp
Whatsapp: +90 544 220 10 22
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