UNESCO designates 2007 "Year of Rumi" to mark the 800th birth of eminent philosopher and mystical poet Jalaladdin Rumi. Rumi is one of the greatest spiritual and literary figures of all times and known for his message and call for love, humanity and peace.

At Parkteatret (www.parkteatret.no) in Oslo we will celebrate Rumi from the 17.th - 18.th of November with a seminar, storytelling performances and a consert with the famous iranian musician Davod Azad and his band.

During the festival there will be programs both in English and Norwegian.

Tickets: http://www.billettservice.no/html/browse.htmI?l=NO&TOUR=RUMIFEST
To participate in the seminar: marie@albatrass.no Price before 9.November: 130 kr (students: 70 kr) // After 9.November: 200 kr (students: 100 kr)

Program - Saturday 17.11.07 (There still might be changes in the program)

12.00 – 16:00 –Seminar
Rumi readings
Rumi from a Norwegian perspective
How to become a dervish and how to reach religious ecstasy – Mr. Nima Hajiri
Deep Vision and Shortcomings. An Assessmaent of the Works and Thoughts of Jalal-od-din Rumi (Moulavi). - Dr. Shadab Vajdi

Break

Musik or poem
Jalal al-din Rumi - sufisk kärlekspoet. (a sufi love poet) - Mr. Ashk Dahlén
How to transelate Rumi into Norwegian – Mr. Erling Kittelsen
Rumi's influence on the art of Storytelling – Ms. Chirine El Ansary

18:00 – 19:00 - Festival Opening with storytellers and music
with Georgaiana Keable, Nima Hajiri, Chirine El Ansary, Amir Mirzai and Said Dibaj

20:00 – 22:00 – Concert – sufi music - “Azad” from Iran
Iranian singer and multi-instrumentalist Davod Azad is one of the most acclaimed exponents and scholars of classical Persian music and Persian Sufi music. He arrives Norway together with fellow musicians Mohammad Farzad Andalibi, Ali Pajoosheshgar, and Habibollah Mohammadi.

Sunday 18.11.07
18:00 – 18:45 – Performance
With Storytellers Tone Bolstad Fløde and Torgrim Mellum Stene

19:15 – 20:00 – Performance «I know not»
With Storyteller Chirine El Ansary and musician Said Dibaj

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The festival is arranged by Albatrass and Norsk P.E.N.
The Festival's supporters are: Norsk Kulturråd, UNESCO og Fritt Ord.