Rumi Passion

Is a new project with Iranian, Turkish, Belgian, canadian & Iraqi musicians. bringing poetry of Rumi alive again with new music composed by Osama Abdulrasol. For 750 years, the writings of Persian poet and Sufi mystic Jalal ad-Din Rumi have continued to resonate. Many of his insights came through his encounter with the dervish Shams-e Tabrizi. It set him on an inner roller coaster that challenged him to let go of his knowledge and reach for a higher level. A tour de force that still captures the imagination today.
Osama Abdulrasol (composition, qanun, Oud), Farnoosh Khodadadeh (daf, vocals), Mevlüt Akgüngör (ney, tambour), Shabab Azinmehr (setar, vocals), Damla Aydin (cello), François Taillefer (Multi Percussionist), Khaled Al-Hafez (vocals), Işıl Bıçakçı (dance), Griet Desutter (word), Filip Standaert (direction)

Filip Standaert, Osama Abdulrasol and Farnoosh Khodadadeh (concept), Alexander Ronsse (scenography and lighting design), Jonas Slaats (theologian and consulting dramaturgy), Inge Coleman (costumes)