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LOVE IN THE MIDST opens with a deep blue projection of Earth in space with the resonant voice of Coleman Barks reciting Rumi\u2019s poem, \u201cThis we have now is not imagination… \u201d <\/span>
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Light rises, Zuleikha, with musicians, begins the storydance of Love <\/span>i<\/span>n the midst of chaos, where Mother Nature instructs us to feed each other so that harmony and kindness walk the earth always. The journey travels on to the story of Rumi by Parisa Soultani. Flowing into the music of the Indian esraj by Benji Wertheimer, the story of the Kashmiri mystic poetess, Lalla recited by Bark\u2019s voice, spoken and danced by Zuleikha, with original music by Glen Velez on frame drums and cellist, Eugene Friesen.
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Artistic landscapes carry the performance by Mystic Consortium into ancient stories and poetry, punctuated by electrifying music solos from these virtuoso artists with ecstatic singing by Parisa. Zuleikha brings the tapestry to a close with mesmerizing whirling against a moving starry night sky. After accolades, Zuleikha leads the audience in singing an original, stirring Rumi poem, accompanied by members of the artists.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

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