Well, actually, she’s talking to Umair Jaffar, performing arts manager for Toronto’s Aga Khan Museum. Raqib Brian Burke; Mira Hunter Burke; Farzad AttarJafari (Farzad AJay) Tickets. We invite you to join us for a weekend of sacred song, dance, joy and blessings.

Rumi Canada Whirling Sufi Dance. My youth was exposed to the Anglican Church in small town Ontario, where we lived after the Second World War. See more ideas about Spiritual teachers, Sufi and Spirituality.

Stay safe and healthy. Abida Parveen, the great Sufi singer, maybe the greatest of her generation, is talking to me from Islamabad. Available either.

In person: Harbourfront Centre Box Office, 235 Queens Quay West, Toronto. Deep listening (Sama / Sema (literally: the listening), سماع) is a doorway to being present, is a dance in stillness, to experience that which sees through the eyes and hears through the ears.

July 2017, Toronto, Tirgan 2017 Opening (Inner Journey: Sufi Music and Dance)

My first residence at the University of Toronto was Wycliffe College. An Introduction to Sufi Whirling Meditation Movement-based meditational dance, in the tradition of the Whirling Dervishes and Rumi. The Museum is co-sponsoring a rare Parveen concert this Sunday along with the concert’s venue, Roy Thomson Hall. Please practice hand-washing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times.

I enthusiastically sang in the boys’ choir and was an altar boy for a while.

Details Date: July 27, 2017 Time: 8:30 pm - 10:30 pm Cost: $30 Event … Samina Quraeshi ; with contributions by Ali S. Asani, Carl W. Ernst, Kamil Khan Mumtaz. “Sufi” is one such label, which has always seemed out of reach.


The Toronto Centre of the Sufi Order International is pleased to welcome back Amir O’Loughlin from Vancouver. If you continue using the site, we'll assume that you are happy to receive all cookies on this websit
The "dance" of the Whirling Dervishes is called Sema.

Thursday, 27. Sema represents the mystical journey of humankind's spiritual ascent through mind and love to "perfection." We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. Phone: 416-973-4000, press 1 from Harbourfront Centre’s box office; ONLINE + Google Calendar + iCal Export.