About this Event
An Evening of Remembrance, Love & Celebration
Join us for a heartfelt and enchanting evening honoring the life, spirit, and legacy of our beloved Roberto Paolo Riggio. Through music, poetry, and dance, we come together to celebrate the profound impact of his life and the enduring power of love, friendship, and connection.
Featuring Homage to Rumi, celebrating Atash's 25th anniversary, this special gathering will immerse us in the timeless wisdom and poetic brilliance of Rumi, brought to life through the captivating music of Atash and the mesmerizing Sufi dancing of Amae.
An evening of remembrance, beauty, and spiritual connection, honoring Roberto's memory while celebrating the transformative power of music, poetry, and dance.
Join us for this unforgettable celebration of love and legacy.
Don’t worry about saving these songs!
And if one of our instruments breaks,
it doesn’t matter.
We have fallen into the place
where everything is music.
The strumming and the flute notes
rise into the atmosphere,
and even if the whole world’s harp
should burn up, there will still be
hidden instruments playing.
So the candle flickers and goes out.
We have a piece of flint, and a spark.
This singing art is sea foam.
The graceful movements come from a pearl
somewhere on the ocean floor.
Poems reach up like spindrift and the edge
of driftwood along the beach, wanting!
They derive
from a slow and powerful root
that we can’t see.
Stop the words now.
Open the window in the center of your chest,
and let the spirit fly in and out.
~ Rumi
Event venue & nearby stays
Asian American Resource Center, Cameron Road, Austin, TX, USA, United States
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