Gabrielle Favier
SUFI DANCE brought me
the confidence and anchoring of this certainty of Divine presence.
She offered me the reminder that the body carries prayer and that through movement, I become again that being in Service to the Divine, and I can welcome its presence and support.
It is with this warmth in my heart that I transmit this Dance today and invite you to discover the Sacred path of Sufism.
I journey with the spark of curiosity and the breath of joy
My journey, like a palette, is tinged with various colors.
And the painting remains in perpetual creation!
I deeply believe in the beauty of every being.
The creation of LA SYMPHONIE DE L'AMOUR in 2022 responds to this impulse to share and transmit the listening to inner beauty.
" Many paths lead to God,
I chose the one about dance and music.
"We are the inhabitants of the world of joy ."
Jalal al-Din Rumi
What is my path?
I grew up in a family steeped in the Orthodox religion.
My father was a deacon and my mother taught iconography.
I grew up in this environment, sometimes with fervor, sometimes with incomprehension of the rites I experienced.
Then, little by little, over the years, this conscious connection to the Divine faded. I then forgot this link, gradually losing myself as well.
Life's trials have given me the gift of inviting me to slow down, to listen to my body, and one day hear that call to turn.
Although nothing apparently destined me for it, I plunged into the discovery of Sufi Dance.
This discovery offered me a profound reconciliation with my inner path, bringing me what I had lacked as a child: a plunge that is fully experienced through the body.
Not to come to learn a theory, but to experience the understanding of the Divine presence within oneself.
My steps on the Sufi path
I trained in Sufi Dance with Rana Gorgani, and to this day, I continue on this path alongside her.
My journey is fueled by travel to further explore this path and also by collaborations with dancers and musicians.
Discovering an infinite universe step by step, plunging deeper into oneself with each turn.
This is the gift that life has given me, and that I am now giving back in turn.
My teaching is fueled by this desire:
to bring this age-old mystique to life in our time.
The approach proposed at the heart of THE SYMPHONY OF LOVE is intended to be respectful of tradition, inviting us to discover, step by step, all its wisdom and beauty.
And before the Sufi Dance?
My first steps in the artistic field were through singing.
Initially trained in Classical music, then expanding the repertoires within the Roy Hart Theatre.
I then moved into the organizational side of the cultural sector. Following a Master's degree in Performing Arts Management, I worked with theatre companies for over 10 years.
I still have the honor of being president of the Plexus Polaire Company today .
I also had the honor of being part of the DRAC expert committee in Bourgogne Franche-Comté.
Beyond artistic paths , for several years I have accompanied women on reconnecting to conscious intimacy, and created a training in energy reading.
In 2025, I chose to end this part of the mentoring program, in order to fully dedicate the teachings to Sufi dance.
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