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PRESS RELEASE
April 21, 2007

Raindrop Foundation Presents:
“The Whirling Dervishes of Rumi”
The Whirling Dervishes of Turkey Come to Houston
Saturday, April 21, 2007 PRESS RELEASE
April 21, 2007

Raindrop Foundation Presents:
“The Whirling Dervishes of Rumi”
The Whirling Dervishes of Turkey Come to Houston
Saturday, April 21, 2007

The Raindrop Foundation of Houston, a non-profit corporation promoting cultural activities and offering educational courses to adults and children, is proud to announce to members of the media their sponsorship of a very special one-night-only performance of the Order of the Whirling Dervishes from Turkey.  The event titled “The Whirling Dervishes of Rumi” will take place on
Saturday, April 21, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. in Sarofim Hall at the Hobby Center for the performing Arts   Tickets to the performance are available for purchase at all Ticketmaster locations and the Ticketmaster.com website.

This will be the Whirling Dervishes’ Fourth visit to Houston sponsored by the Raindrop Foundation.  This year’s event will be co-sponsored by the Institute of Interfaith Dialog.  IID is a non-profit organization that organizes seminars and conferences to increase public awareness of interfaith dialog for a harmonious society. 

The Raindrop Foundation would greatly appreciate media attention to this very unique performance, both in the form of pre-event and post-event coverage.  The Foundation would be more than happy to assist the media by providing video, images, and descriptive text prior to the event.  Members of the media will receive special invitations to the event shortly.

The tour of whirling dervishes will include the following cities in Texas:

Dallas, SMU McFarlin Auditorium , April 12 2007
Baton Rouge, LSU Union Theater, April 17 2007
Tulsa, The Historic Brady Theater, April 19 2007
Houston ,Hobby Center , April 21 2007
Austin, Riverbend Centre, April 23 2007
College Station, Rudder Theatre Complex, April 25 2007




SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS EVENT

The Order of the Whirling Dervishes was founded in the 13th century, in what is modern-day Turkey, by the world-renowned philosopher and mystical poet Mevlana Jalal-al-Din Rumi, popularly known as “Rumi.”  The popular appeal of Rumi and his poetry expressing his philosophy of love of all creation, tolerance, and peace through love and worship of God has not diminished over the centuries.  This is best evidenced by the fact that Rumi has been the number-one selling love-poet in the United States for the last 17 years.

The Order of the Whirling Dervishes is one branch of the vast Sufi tradition of Islam.  Sufism espouses a moderate interpretation of Islam, which focuses on love, tolerance, worship of God, community development, and personal development through self-discipline and responsibility.  These universal themes are very much relevant to the social and political realities of today, and the ritual performed by the Order of the Whirling Dervishes has come to symbolize these values in the hearts and minds of millions throughout the world.

The ritual of the Whirling Dervishes features the revolving dance of the dervishes cloaked in long white robes accompanied by spiritual Sufi music performed live on traditional instruments dating back to the time of Rumi.  The Whirling Dervishes have performed previously in Europe and the Far East besides the US.  Attendees of the performance in Houston will have the unique opportunity to witness this intensely spiritual and inspirational performance of the Whirling Dervishes without having to travel to Turkey. 

Several special guests are expected to attend the performance, including members of the diplomatic corps in Houston.

For more information about the performance, “The Whirling Dervishes of Rumi” or for more information about the Raindrop Foundation, please contact:

Veli Baysal
PR, Rain Drop Foundation
Cell 713 922 3058
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Harun B. Alacatag
Event Manager
Cell 281 745 1757
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Event’s Website: www.whirlingdervishes.org
 
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