SHAMS (2025)

Premiered in 2023, SHAMS tells the intimate story of poet Rumi during a 60-day encounter with his mentor, Shams Tabrizi. Experiencing this story through the seven stages of love - attraction, infatuation, longing, love, annihilation, susbsistence, unity - SHAMS puts listeners in the shoes of Rumi as he goes through each stage.

Using a confluence of art, technology, dance, and music, SHAMS immerses audience in a full experience that allows the entire room to go through the stages of love intimately.

Length: 55 minutes


Conceived by Sam Brukhman
Composed by Sahba Aminikia
Narrated by Sahba Aminikia
Visual art by Sara Baumann
Dance by Bruce Wood Dance
Projections by Courtney Ware and Lightware Labs

Sponsored in part by
The Crow Museum of Asian Art
Dallas Tourism Public Improvement District
City of Dallas Office of Arts & Culture
TACA
New Music USA