In Celebration of Rumi: an afternoon of music, poetry, and whirling dervishes

4:00 pm

Location: Wilson Chapel

Please join us at Andover Newton for a special afternoon of music, the dancing of dervishes, and inspiring readings from the work of 13th century Persian Sufi mystic Jalal al-din Mohammad Rumi, known in the West simply as “Rumi.”

Rumi’s passionate and powerful work is filled with a longing for God, the Friend and the Beloved. It ranks with the most popular and widely read poetry in the United States today.

The program will close with a traditional Dervish Zikr ceremony.

Tickets available at the door for $15; $7 for seniors and full-time students. Andover Newton faculty and students admitted free.

Presented by the Ruah Spirituality Institute, co-sponsored by Worship, Theology, and the Arts at Andover Newton Theological School.

For more information or advanced tickets, please contact the Ruah Institute, www.ruahspirit.org, ruahspirit@gmail.com, or 617-277-0036. The RUAH Spirituality Institute, 1773 Beacon Street, Brookline MA 02445

Photo: Unknown artist, “Whirling Dervishes,” Topkapi Palace Museum Library, Istanbul.

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