Each piece I create is a ritual, a dance through the ephemeral veil separating the timeless from the transient. 

Rana Gorgani

Welcome to the world of

« Woman, Life, Freedom ».

« زن، زندگی، آزادی ».

In every whirl, a defiance; in every step, a declaration. We dance not just to move, but to shake the foundations of what confines us.

در هر چرخش، نفی؛ در هر قدم، اعلامیه. ما نه تنها برای حرکت، بلکه برای لرزاندن .پایه‌های محدودیت‌هایمان می‌رقصیم

Step into a space where the spiritual essence of Sufi dance weaves seamlessly with the contemporary spirit, creating a tapestry that resonates with the soul of today. My art is an odyssey through the tranquility of motion, a dialogue between the sacred whispers of ancient traditions and the dynamic pulse of the present. It is here that the spiritual journey unfolds, inviting you into a world where every spin is a meditation, every movement a prayer.

In this realm, each whirl transcends time, serving as a bridge between the mystical and the modern. Inspired by the depth and breadth of spiritual exploration, my work blurs the lines between the dancer and the divine, the temporal and the eternal, guiding you on a voyage beyond the realms of the seen.

Step into a space where the spiritual essence of Sufi dance weaves seamlessly with the contemporary spirit, creating a tapestry that resonates with the soul of today. My art is an odyssey through the tranquility of motion, a dialogue between the sacred whispers of ancient traditions and the dynamic pulse of the present. It is here that the spiritual journey unfolds, inviting you into a world where every spin is a meditation, every movement a prayer.

In this realm, each whirl transcends time, serving as a bridge between the mystical and the modern. Inspired by the depth and breadth of spiritual exploration, my work blurs the lines between the dancer and the divine, the temporal and the eternal, guiding you on a voyage beyond the realms of the seen.

Rana Gorgani Derviche tourneur

Step into a space where the spiritual essence of Sufi dance weaves seamlessly with the contemporary spirit, creating a tapestry that resonates with the soul of today. My art is an odyssey through the tranquility of motion, a dialogue between the sacred whispers of ancient traditions and the dynamic pulse of the present. It is here that the spiritual journey unfolds, inviting you into a world where every spin is a meditation, every movement a prayer.

In this realm, each whirl transcends time, serving as a bridge between the mystical and the modern. Inspired by the depth and breadth of spiritual exploration, my work blurs the lines between the dancer and the divine, the temporal and the eternal, guiding you on a voyage beyond the realms of the seen.

Celebrate the essence of being, where the art of Sufi dance transcends mere performance to become a profound reflection on our shared humanity and our quest for connection with the divine. In the dance of the soul, we find not only a reflection of our innermost yearnings but a celebration of the infinite possibilities that lie within the confluence of spirit and contemporary life.

Welcome to the portal of discovery, where the sacred dance begins. Here, in the embrace of Sufi tradition and modern expression, we journey together towards the heart of spirituality, uncovering the essence of existence itself.

Rana Gorgani derviche tourneur

On the media stage


Rana Gorgani Derviche tourneur


Dancer Rana Gorgani reclaims Sufi dance for her own

12 October 2023


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Rana Gorgani Derviche tourneur


Sufi dancer Rana Gorgani: « Touring to give meaning to existence »

27 February 2021


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Rana Gorgani, Sufi dance for women


Rana Gorgani, Sufi dance for women

12 February 2021


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Rana Gorgani Derviche tourneur


Many Iranian artists who didn’t dare speak out are now speaking out

Tuesday 01 November 2022


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Rana Gorgani Derviche tourneur


Feminine Sufism with Nawal’s Sufi gospel and Rana Gorgani’s

October 18, 2021


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Rana Gorgani Derviche tourneur


Sufi dancers can achieve ecstasy or mystical intoxication

18 april 2017


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Podcasts


Rana Gorgani Derviche tourneur : podcast


Rana Gorgani: « When I dance, I feel like I’m disappearing »

07 April 2025


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Rana Gorgani Derviche tourneur


Rana Gorgani Derviche tourneur : les sens de la danse

The meaning of dance

02 June 2024


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Podcast Tea and Koshi 1

Tea & Koshi

23 June 2024


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Rana Gorgani Derviche tourneur Les sens de la danse

The senses of dance – Part 2

16 June 2024


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Rana Gorgani Derviche tourneur : Danse soufie et authenticité

Sufi dance and authenticity

20 Dec  2023


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Rana Gorgani derviche tourneur Paix-Liberté-Authenticité

Peace, freedom and authenticity

23 June 2024


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Rana Gorgani Derviche tourneur

The mystical circles of Sufi dancer Rana Gorgani

14 July 2024


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In Press

November 2025

ResMusica

Sufi’s Saraband in Geneva: the universal musical deluge of Keyvan Chemirani 


Sufi’s Saraband in Geneva: the universal musical deluge of Keyvan Chemirani

October 2025

LE COURRIER

Sufi airs at la Cité Bleue


Sufi airs at la Cité Bleue

May 2025

ICE CREAM MAGAZINE – SAISON 2 (p:56-58)

Rana Gorgani, when Sufi dance becomes sacred art


Rana Gorgani, when Sufi dance becomes sacred art

April 2025

hyphen.

Not just for dervishes: how (and where) to give whirling a whirl


Not just for dervishes: how (and where) to give whirling a whirl

January 2025

Le Télégramme

Langueux: Rana Gorgani, the whirling dervish woman, turned heads at Grand Pré.


Exil Expérience 2024

ex-il.fr

Exil Expérience 2024


Exil expérience 2024

May 2023

Le Courrier de l’Atlas.

One of the few female dervish whirling dervishes in the world


Rana Gorgani is one of the few female dervish whirling dervishes in the world

December 2022

Le Monde.fr

«Turning is pure energy»: initiation to the dervish dance


Tourner, c'est de l'énergie pure : initiation à la (déstabilisante) danse des derviches tourneurs

December 2022

Laterrasse.fr

SAMĀ : A striking performance by the dervish Rana Gorgani


SAMĀ’ la lumière exilée de Pierre Thilloy dans la mise en scène de Frédéric Fisbach une saisissante performance de la derviche Rana Gorgani

July 2022

L’Orient le jour

Crazy piano, spiritual dance and electroacoustic improvisations


Piano fou, danse spirituelle et improvisations électroacoustiques bientôt à Baalbeck

October 2021

nova.fr

Women’s Sufism with the Sufi-gospel and the whirling dervish


Soufisme au féminin avec le soufi-gospel de Nawal et la derviche tourneuse Rana Gorgani

June 2021

Courrier International.

Making dervish women turn


Rana Gorgani, pour que tournent les femmes derviches

21 april 2021

lescheminsdusacre.com

Les Chemins du sacré


February 2021

Arabnews.fr

Rana Gorgani, Sufi dance for women


Rana Gorgani, la danse soufie au féminin

February 2021

Inexplore.com

Exploring its mysteries


Explorer ses mystères

January 2021

Libération.fr

The body in trance


Le corps en transe (47)Derviches et tourneries, toupie or not to be

December 2019

Ladepeche.fr

Rana Gorgani and the whirling dervishes


Cahors. Rana Gorgani et les derviches tourneurs

December 2019

Elle.fr magazine

Rana Gorgani, Sufi dance for women


Rana Gorgani la danse soufie au féminin - Elle

January 2018

Dernières Nouvelles d’Alsace – dna.fr

Rana: the magic mirror of Sufi dance.


Rana le miroir magique de la danse soufie