“I'm now listening to my heart, and I believe that it is telling the fact,” says Ziya Azazi, regarding both the praise and censure directed at his style of dancing.
The pioneering Turkish dancer of international acclaim, best known for his unique modern choreographies based on the whirling rituals of Sufi dervishes, is this year celebrating not one but three anniversaries: his 40th birthday, the 20th year of his dancing career and the 10th year since he first incorporated Sufi revolving into his choreography.
Azazi's tale begins in the south of Turkey, in Antakya, where he was born, then moves to İstanbul for his education and continues in Vienna. While studying engineering at İstanbul Technical University (İTÜ), Azazi was introduced to aerobics, which laid the foundation of his career in contemporary dance. Working with the İstanbul City Theater from 1990 to 1994 as a dancer and choreographer, Azazi went to Vienna in 1994 and worked with a variety of dance companies until 1999, when he began to research Sufi whirling and incorporating elements of the Sufi ritual into his choreographies.
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The pioneering Turkish dancer of international acclaim, best known for his unique modern choreographies based on the whirling rituals of Sufi dervishes, is this year celebrating not one but three anniversaries: his 40th birthday, the 20th year of his dancing career and the 10th year since he first incorporated Sufi revolving into his choreography.
Azazi's tale begins in the south of Turkey, in Antakya, where he was born, then moves to İstanbul for his education and continues in Vienna. While studying engineering at İstanbul Technical University (İTÜ), Azazi was introduced to aerobics, which laid the foundation of his career in contemporary dance. Working with the İstanbul City Theater from 1990 to 1994 as a dancer and choreographer, Azazi went to Vienna in 1994 and worked with a variety of dance companies until 1999, when he began to research Sufi whirling and incorporating elements of the Sufi ritual into his choreographies.
for more details please visit the todayszaman.com
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