Dervish Dance Istanbul
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Dervish dance istanbul. For those who want to see a whirling dervish performance while enjoying istanbul s beauty at night while tasting rich turkish cusine and watching the turkish dances bosphorus dinner cruise turkish night show is the most ideal activity in istanbul. Starting march there will be daily ceremonies. Ticket to rhythm of the dance show at hodjapasha in istanbul. Whirling dervishes ceremony or show sema in turkish is one of the most visited istanbul attractions with the tourists.
You can also visit the historical galata mevlevihanesi to watch the special dance show invented by the mevlevi dervishes in beautiful surroundings this building which is also used as a museum contains many important historical monuments. Whirling dervish turkish night show and bosphorus dinner cruise. Hodjapasha is a former hamam dating back to the heyday of the ottoman empire which was renovated to become one of istanbul s most interesting culture and performance centres. See turkey s whirling dervishes perform a traditional sema mevleviye dance ceremony at the iconic hodjapasha dance theater in istanbul.
Istanbul was one of the cities in which sufism took root more than others and it is for this reason that there are several mevlevihane special places where sufis practice their rituals within the city. If you book with tripadvisor you can cancel up to 24 hours. After a visit to the museum you can enjoy the whirling dervishes show which will take place at 5 am to add something a little different to your experience. We recommend booking whirling dervishes istanbul tours ahead of time to secure your spot.
Once you are in istanbul though you ll definitely have some more chance to get a visual experience of the so called whirling dervishes. The centuries old ceremony is a spiritual performance featuring graceful choreography persian chanting and traditional turkish music played by the on site orchestra. Dervish experience at hodjapasha. Sultana s belly dancing shows and dinner in istanbul official and direct.
The hodjapasha dance theater is very popular venue located in a converted 15th century turkish bath not far from the sirkeci train station. Heightened visually by 360 degree video mapping technology the whirling dervish show at hodjapasha is unique and includes an exhibition with information displays objects belonging to. During the low season they have performances every tuesday thursday and saturday at 19 00.