About
What to expect
De Nacht van Rumi is the first edition of a festival by Shervin Nekuee and GROUNDS, bringing cultures together through music, poetry and storytelling.
The program centers on the poems, stories and philosophy of the 13th-century Persian poet Rumi.
Rumi is a source of inspiration and comfort in the West, and the program mixes traditional and modern sounds in Persian, Arabic, Dutch and Turkish.
- Ali Safavian & Ranaa Choir Ensemble.
- Iranian tenor bridges opera and Persian music.
- Karima El Fillali & Léa Besançon.
- Arabic mystical poetry with voice and cello.
- Ilyas Nadjafi & Shervin Nekuee.
- Rumi verses in Persian, introduced in Dutch.
- Sinan Can is a well-known journalist.
- Sinan Can recites in Turkish, English and Dutch.
- Het Rumi-Levenslied is a première.
- Balout Khazraei plays setar and sings.
- Stefkamusic is Stephanie Ruijsenaars and band.
- Sahand Sahebdivani is a master storyteller.
- Sahand tells Rumi's stories in Dutch.
- Persian tea and artisanal sweets at reception.
- Reception by Sima Moaf and Stichting Sahand.
- Sima Moaf is a Rotterdam culinary connoisseur.
- Rumi's motto: connect, not divide.
- Shervin Nekuee shaped Mystic Festival Rotterdam before.
Questions
When does The Night of Rumi start and end?
The Night of Rumi runs Saturday, 12 December 2026, 19:30.
Where is The Night of Rumi?
The Night of Rumi takes place at Grounds, Pieter de Hoochweg 125, Rotterdam.
How much are tickets for The Night of Rumi?
Tickets for The Night of Rumi cost from €15 on the official ticket shop.
What can I expect at the event?
Music, poetry and storytelling around Rumi, with traditional and modern sounds in Persian, Arabic, Dutch and Turkish.
Visitors are welcomed with Persian tea and artisanal sweets.
The reception is by Sima Moaf and Stichting Sahand.
Persian events
Getting there
Grounds, Pieter de Hoochweg 125, 3024 BG Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, NL
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