Description
THE SEMA CEREMONY IS A SPIRITUAL JOURNEY OF DERVISHES
WHIRLING FOR DIVINE LOVE ..
10.01.2022-28.02.2022 Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 19:00
01.03.2022-31.12.2022 Everyday at 19:00
Near the mighty Hagia Sophia Basilica and the magnificent Topkapi Palace,
Hodjapasha Cultural Center is a delightful piece of the city’s striking cultural
mosaic. Transformed from a large 15th-century hamam (Turkish bath), it now
welcomes visitors under its high dome ceilings to showcase some of the best of
this vast country’s traditions.
Watch the mystical ritual of the Mevlevi Order, whose whirling dance has been
declared a UNESCO Heritage of Humanity. The Sema ceremony is a journey
through man’s spiritual ascent to “perfection” through mind and love—a truly
unmissable and astonishing experience of music and moves.
Exhibition features Information displays about dervishes and their ceremony ,
objects belonging to the world of dervishes such as clothing , musical
instruments and personal tools , books. Also Interactive Rumi poems and sufi
music samples, Hyperrealist style dervish statues and Video shows are part of
this unique exhibition.
CONTENT:
Introduction Video : 5 min
Sufi Music Concert : 10 min
Whirling Dervishes Ceremony (SEMA): 45 min
Children under 7 years of age are not allowed
Photography is not allowed
Please be available at the theater 30 minutes before the show time .
Important Notice : Late comers are allowed to enter the sema session first
10 minutes for the sake of peaceful ceremony. Booking of a visitors who
come later than 15 minutes is regarded as No-Show and the ticket price will
not be refunded.
Our theater is not suitable for wheelchairs.
