Ziya azazi biography of mahatma

CAIRO – 23 October Dance was always meant to be staged by humans as a medium that liberates them from their emotional and mental status.

Egypt Today speaks to Turkish Sufi dancer Ziya Azazi who reveals a world of liberty by whirling and spinning.

Establishing his dancing career in the late 90s, Azazi pioneered the experimental whirling and repetition that reflects an artistic and motional analysis of Sufi dance.

Ziya azazi biography of mahatma

Ziya azazi biography of mahatma gandhi

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He conducted workshops in which he taught participants how to reach a high state of physical awareness and ecstasy.


Dervish in progress (Photo courtesy of CCDC media office)

Through this state, a dancer would be able to examine mental transformations that derive from speed and tension attributed to spinning.

Azazi visited Egypt in September to hold workshops at Cairo Contemporary Dance Center (CCDC) including Dervish in Progress and Dervish Tango.

ET: How did the workshop help in allowing participants crea