Fire of Anatolia in Chicago

Fire of Anatolia is a unique project whose source is Anatolia’s ancient mythological and cultural history.Produced by Mustafa Erdogan, the group hopes to introduce the world to the fire that arises from the ancient mosaic of love, cultural history and peace in Anatolia. The Fire of Anatolia, which is regarded as one of the best dance groups of the world because of countless international tours and various promotional activities has taken great steps in realizing this goal. In 1999, Mustafa Erdogan who took his first steps towards making his dream that extends many years ago started to work intensively on the project, which was then known as the “Sultans of the Dance”. Audition announcements were placed in the newspapers. 90 talented young dancers were selected out of 750 applicants, who began dancing immediately. This first period, full of hard work, lasted for about one and a half year. Working periods of usually 8 hours but sometimes 16 hours a day...