Kurdish Dance New Online Course Starts January 15, Saturday

Kurdish Dance Govend Courses
with Arjen Brûsk
Online via Zoom
January 15, 2022 Saturday – and all following Saturdays
Kurdish Dance Govend Course starts on January 15th. The lessons that will continue to be held on every Saturday, online via the Zoom application.
Classes will be held on the same day and time throughout the 8-month course period.
Course duration: 8 months (8 x 4week/4lesson = 32 lesson)
The cost is $50 for each 4-week cycle.
Monthly: $50 monthly: 4 weeks/4 lessons = 1 month period/cycle.
Total: $400 for 8 months: 8 x 4 weeks/4 lesson period.
8 months x 4 weeks or 4 lessons = 32 lessons total.
Please send mail to govendistanbul@gmail.com to join.
About the Course
Traditional Kurdish dances and songs are part of their cultural heritage. The Kurdish region is what is now the northern part of the Middle East, along the Zagros and Taurus Mountains, covering an area that includes: Kurdistan region: southeast Turkey, northwest Iran, northern Iraq, and northern Syria. Govend means “singing and dancing” in Kurdish. In this course, Arjen will teach traditional and basic Kurdish dances compiled from all over the area by him, along with their variations, with technical dance and rhythm studies during the 8 month course, with Kurdish singing and dancing examples and recordings provided.
About Arjen
Arjen graduated from ITU (Istanbul Technical University) Turkish Music State Conservatory and lives in Istanbul. He has been actively working as a dancer, musician, instructor, choreographer, presenter and performance artist both at home and abroad since he entered the university in 2004. He has brought Kurdish dance to many parts of the world in his career with his performances, choreographies, concerts, and courses. He continues his studies and projects in Istanbul.
Note time change: Please check and make sure the time difference of your city.
January 15, 2022 Saturday – and all following Saturdays
North-East America: 10:00 am to 11:30 am (EST)
New York City, Washington DC, Boston, Miami
North-West America: 07:00 am to 08:30 am (Pacific)
Los Angeles, Las Vegas, San Fransisco
South America: 12:00 (noon)
Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires, Sao Paulo, Santiago
Europe – Central: 04:00pm (16:00) (CET)
Roma, Paris, Berlin, Koln, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Madrid, Oslo, Stokholm, Kopenhag, Brussels, Vatikan, Venedik, Viana, Zurich,
East Europe: 5pm (17:00)
Helsinki, Tallin, Sofia, Bucharest, Atina, Cairo
Tel Aviv, Cape Town, Afrin, Kobane
West Europe: 3pm (15:00)
London, Dublin, Lizbon, Reykjavig
Far East: 00:00 (24:00) midnight
Tokio, Osaka, Seul
Istanbul: 6pm (18:00)
North and South Kurdistan, Middle East
“Me ji ber pandemî ya gerdunî kargeh, kurs, şahî û konserên xwe sekinandin, rawestandin. Kursên online berdewam dikin.”
We stopped our activities due to the global pandemic agenda. Online dance courses continue.
Contact by mail: govendistanbul@gmail.com
Küresel pandemi gündeminden dolayı etkinliklerimizi durdurduk. Online dans kurslarımız devam etmektedir.
Detaylı bilgi ve kayıt için mail yoluyla iletişime geçebilirsiniz: govendistanbul@gmail.com
Kürt Dansları Kursu
Kürt Dansları kursu Anadolu, Mezopotamya, Güneydoğu Avrupa ve Kuzey Ortadoğu bölgelerinin büyük bir bölümünde ortaya çıkan ve köklenen Kürtçe dansların temel adımları, çeşitlemeleri, ritim-dans analiz ve çeşitli teknik çalışmalarla yaptığımız temel bir dans kursudur.
Dans Gecesi Konseri
Dans gecesi konserlerimizi
pandemi gündeminden dolayı durdurduk.
Govend Kursu
Govend Kursunda, Kürtçe söyleme ve dans etme kültüründen yola çıkarak hazırladığımız ses, hareket, ritim, beden farkındalığı, dans analiz ve çeşitli teknik çalışmalar yapılmaktadır. Tiyatro oyuncuları için hazırladığımız kursa, dansa müzik yapmakla ilgilenen müzisyenler ve Kürtçe dans-müzik kültürüyle temel ve karakteristik bir tanışıklık kazanmak isteyen herkes katılabilir.

Dancing & Singing SATURDAYS
Online courses start: 12/12/20 Saturday
Now, you can join ONLINE dancing & singing courses by Arjen Brusk.
All you need is your body, your voice and a little space at home that you can move.
Dancing & singing on traditional Kurdish dances and songs which are world’s cultural heritage.
Online Kurdish Dances Govend Course starts on December 12th. The lessons that will continue to be held on the same day and time every week will be held online via the Zoom application.
Please send e-mail to govendistanbul@gmail.com to get Zoom links and join.