Ankara Hacettepe University Folk Dance Association along with acclaimed musicians Murat Gunaydin and Huseyin Gecer will join Howard University Gospel Choir in the Dance, Music and Faith Concert series to showcase how followers of different faiths find peace and comfort in dance and music in various ways. Hacettepe University Youth and Children Folklore Group – one of Turkey’s oldest and most well-known – will present Turkey’s rich and colorful dance traditions as well as a whirling dervish performance while the Howard Gospel Choir will feature a selection of their moving gospel songs.
Granted by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities and organized by the American Turkish Association of Washington, DC (ATA-DC) this project allows the two University groups to share the stage for the first time during the Turkish Heritage Month in a small number of performances for the Washington metropolitan Area audiences. All concerts are free and open to public.
The concert schedule is as follows:
Thursday, September 24, 7pm
Hardy Middle School Auditorium (Georgetown)
1819 35th Street N.W.
Washington, DC 20007
Please RSVP HERE
The event will also be the kick off event for this year’s Embassy Adoption Program.
Friday, September 25, 4pm
Lincoln Memorial
2 Lincoln Memorial Cir. NW
Washington, DC 20037
http://www.turkishfestival.org/music.html
RSVP is not required for this concert.
Sunday, September 27, 4pm
Turkish Festival
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, between 12th and 14th St.
Washington, DC
www.turkishfestival.org
RSVP is not required.
For questions please contact us at ask@atadc.org
We look forward to sharing this amazing cultural and spiritual experience with you all!
