| Length: | 50’ approx. |
|---|---|
| Interpreter (Turkish/Italian): | Kürşat Bener |
| Postnişin: | Nezih Çetin |
| Dervishes: | Adem Demirel, Haluk Luş, Mahmud Sami Güçlü, Muharrem Burak Ecevit, İbrahim Safa Alçın, Sabahattin Harma |
| Musicians: | percussion: Enes Durceylan, Mehmet Salih Sırmaçekiç, Soydan Babayiğit, voices: Enes Üstün, Habib Alparslan Tabak, Süleyman Veliyettin Yılmaz, ney: Hüseyin Avni Özaydın, oud: Hasan Hekimoğlu, kemençe: Mehmet Ömer Aşcıoğlu, qanun: Mustafa Tabak |
Theatre
Istanbul Historical Turkish Music Ensemble - Mevlevi Sema
| Arsenale Marina Militare - Sala degli Squadratori | Details |
Description
Mevlevi Sema is a ceremony performed by whirling dervishes.
An atmosphere of reverent silence and tranquillity prevail in the hall where the Sema is performed. On the left there is a red sheepskin or post, in the centre, a circle of white sheepskins where the dancers will sit; on the right, the singers’ and musicians’ section. One after another the musicians and dancers enter the hall, bow towards the red post, and take their place. The dancers hold their arms folded across their breasts with the left hand on the right shoulder and the right hand on the left shoulder, the position of humility.
At the final, the Shaikh (the master of ceremonies) bows to both the dancers and the musicians. The hall is left by bowing through Sheikh’s post with tranquility, humility, silence, and calmness.