イスタンブール：旋回ダルヴィシュの儀式とメヴレヴィ・セマ

We didn't know what to expect, but I knew I always wanted to see this. The venue is an old madrasa and sits only a handful of visitors. It's nestled in the crazy restaurant labyrinth in the old town. The show opens with three musicians playing and singing amazing traditional songs of devotion. Then the spinning begins. It's something that I'm happy we did because I've only experienced this on television before. Being there and hearing the quality of the playing and performance was a lovely memory.

Educational and interesting. However, it was very long and not much dialog on what was happening. Nonetheless, cultural!

What a unique experience. Music and performance was spectacular. Location is in the heart of it all.

Not something I would recommend... Starts with 35 min of music then 15-20 min of whirling dervishes then done. The whirling was cool I guess but it would also be just fine as a street performance you walk by

You can’t go Istanbul without adding the dervishes show to your to-do list. Very amazing and relaxing show. One hour of enjoyment for the music and the whirling dervishes. What a great combination. I highly recommend.

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Interesting experience lasts 1 hour

The Whirling Dervish performance was good. However, there is no explanation beforehand. Since the show is geared towards tourists, I felt that a review of what we would be seeing would have been very beneficial.

We were all mesmerised watching the whirling dervishes and listening to the beautiful music. We read about the practice before we went to the ceremony, so it was more meaningful.

The center should have explained the ceremony and dance significance - we did not understand and were very bored

Arrive 25 minutes in advance for the best seats. The first half hour is music only. Not 100% sure that this is a real ceremony and not just a performance (i.e not sure they are real Derviches)