The whirling dervishes

Collection title

JA2 20h

ID

INA00021

Source

INA (FR)

First broadcast date

12/01/1997

Production year

1997

Abstract

The tradition of the whirling Dervishes goes back to mists of time in the history of the Muslim world. Within the company, who came from Damascus on tour in France, the French Julien Weiss is considered as one of the masters of oriental music.

Type

video

Production companies

• France 2 - Own production

Broadcaster

FTV - F2

Audiovisual form

News

Personalities

• Weiss Julien

Primary theme

Live performances

Secondary themes

• Art, Culture and Knowledge / Music and songs
• Historical heritages / Arab and muslim worlds

Credits / Cast

• Winckler Nicolas - Journalist

Period of events

• 1997

Map locations

• Syria - Inland - Damascus

Original language

French

Media running time

2m16

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