Chicago had one of its amazing nights ever with The Whirling Dervishes of Rumi from Turkey. The dervishes not only brought the peace and love which were badly needed, but also they brought a wonderful tradition of Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi, which is known as Sufism. Over 1600 people came to The Legendary Chicago Theatre to watch this mesmerizing seven century old ritual. After the program seeing how people were affected by the Sema Ritual and the Classical Turkish Music was definitely worth the 6000 miles trip the dervishes made.

Cities like Cleveland OH, St. Louis MO, Bloomington IN, Indianapolis IN, Madison WI, and Milwaukee WI also hosted The Whirling Dervishes of Rumi. In these cities over 7000 people had a chance to see the Sema Ritual and experience the Sufi Music. One of the highlights of the program was the complimentary DVD given out to each member of the audience, which featured a documentary on the life and the teachings of Rumi. The documentary was produced by the Visual Media Department of Niagara Foundation.

After the Dervishes returned to their hometown, Konya, we got hundreds of e-mails from all over the Midwest regarding how wonderful and incredible the performance was. Voicing different feelings and impressions, everybody agreed on one wish: "We want the Whirling Dervishes back!!!"...

 

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