22/04/2021 Whirling Dervish costumes

https://www.museumfacts.co.uk/whirling-dervish/

"The dancers wear hats that symbolise the tombs of their egos

Whirling Dervish dancers don white long robes with full skirts. This is a symbol of the covers of their ego. On their heads, the dancers wear a Sikke, a tall, conical hat. These are usually brown, gray, or black, depending on their sect. The Sikke is a representation of their ego’s tombs. Over this, the dancers don dark, long cloaks that signify detachment from worldly pleasures while immersing themselves in the ritual. The cloak is later removed during the ceremony and when the dancer is found dancing in just the white robe, he is said to be without fault and ready to do intricate whirls that define the Sema."

"According to research, the skirts accelerations are about “four times Earth gravity”

As the dancers swirl, their skirts lift and look like circular cones. Research states that the edges of these skirts experience accelerations “of about four times Earth gravity” and that the skirts “carry cusped wave patterns which seem to defy gravity and common sense.” The Whirling Dervish creates an invisible, translucent and powerful energy just like how light is reflected from a mirror. The swirling skirt moves in the form of waves and an aura develops around the dancer’s body"

I am interested in the idea of the skirt taking the appearence of a "circular cone" while swirling. It is a form of illusion, if my patterned garment also swirls, the prints will become one single colour when turning at a certain speed.

I have been researching the idea of perception an the invisible.The fact that the skirt creates an "aura"while dancing also interests me. Illusions are a way of looking at the invisible.

An aura is intangible and is a "feeling", it is also an illusion of some sort. It is difficult to distinguish.

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