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Silk Road Rising Presents World Premiere of Motti Lerner's PAULUS, 11/7-12/15
by Courtnie Mele - October 01, 2013

Silk Road Rising Artistic Director Jamil Khoury and Executive Director Malik Gillani are proud to announce the World Premiere of Paulus, written by Motti Lerner, translated by Hillel Halkin, directed by Jimmy McDermott. Paulus runs November 7 - December 15, 2013, in Pierce Hall at The Historic Chica...


'Race and Representation in Chicago Theater' Conversations Begin at Victory Gardens Theater
by Kelsey Denette - January 31, 2013

Victory Gardens Theater, The League of Chicago Theatres, Silk Road Rising and Lifeline Theatre are collaborating on a new conversation series, Race and Representation in Chicago Theater, that will discuss the issues of race and representation in Chicago's theater community. The series, featuring pan...


Photo Flash: First Look at Gansu Dance Theatre's SILK ROAD, Coming to Lincoln Center
by BWW News Desk - February 12, 2013

The New York premiere of a new dance drama production, "Silk Road" by the Gansu Dance Theatre will be performed at the David H. Koch Theater (Lincoln Center) February 27 - March 3, 2013. Scroll below for photos from the show!...


About Face and Silk Road Presents BRAHMAN/I: A ONE-HIJRA STAND UP COMEDY SHOW, Now thru 4/27
by BWW News Desk - March 27, 2014

About Face Theatre and Silk Road Rising are pleased to present the Chicago premiere of Brahman/i: A One-Hijra Stand Up Comedy Show, by Aditi Brennan Kapil, directed by AFT Artistic Director Andrew Volkoff. This bold, comic exploration of cultural and gender identity plays today, March 27 - April 27,...


Silk Road Rising Announces 2013 Season
by Kelsey Denette - January 25, 2013

Silk Road Rising co-founders, Artistic Director Jamil Khoury and Executive Director Malik Gillani, have announced their company's 2013 season, including two world premieres, Rajiv Joseph's The Lake Effect and Motti Lerner's Paulus, and the Midwest premiere of Jonas Hassen Khemiri's Invasion!. All th...


Silk Road Rising Stages Midwest Premiere of Jonas Hassen Khemiri's INVASION!, Now thru 9/1
by BWW News Desk - July 30, 2013

Silk Road Rising Artistic Director Jamil Khoury and Executive Director Malik Gillani are proud to announce the Midwest Premiere of Invasion!, written by Jonas Hassen Khemiri, translated by Rachel Willson-Broyles, directed by Anna C. Bahow. Invasion! runs today, July 30 - September 1, 2013, in Pierce...


The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Sarasota Introduces Aerial Silk Massage
by Robert Diamond - October 14, 2013

The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Sarasota is raising the bar or rather, the aerial circus silks with a new, first-of-its-kind massage....


Two World Premieres to Debut at Silk Road Rising in 2012
by BWW News Desk - April 04, 2012

Silk Road Rising co-founders, Artistic Director Jamil Khoury and Executive Director Malik Gillani, have announced two world premiere productions for 2012, Jamil Khoury's Re-Spiced: A Silk Road Cabaret and Adriana Sevahn Nichols' Night Over Erzinga....


STAGE TUBE: On This Day 2/24- SILK STOCKINGS
by Nicole Rosky - February 24, 2012

Today in 1955, Silk Stockings opened at the Imperial Theatre, where it ran for 478 performances. Silk Stockings is a musical with a book by George S. Kaufman, Leueen MacGrath, and Abe Burrows and music and lyrics by Cole Porter. The musical is loosely based on the Melchior Lengyel story Ninotchka a...


ACE to Honor Editors Richard Marks, Larry Silk with Lifetime Achievement Awards
by Tyler Peterson - February 08, 2013

American Cinema Editors (ACE) will honor veteran editors Richard Marks, A.C.E. and Larry Silk, A.C.E. with the organization's prestigious Lifetime Career Achievement Award at the 63rd Annual ACE Eddie Awards on February 16, 2013 in the International Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton Hotel....


STAGE TUBE: On This Day 2/24- SILK STOCKINGS
by Nicole Rosky - February 24, 2013

Today in 1955, Silk Stockings opened at the Imperial Theatre, where it ran for 478 performances. Silk Stockings is a musical with a book by George S. Kaufman, Leueen MacGrath, and Abe Burrows and music and lyrics by Cole Porter. The musical is loosely based on the Melchior Lengyel story Ninotchka a...


Silk Road Rising Opens NIGHT OVER ERZINGA World Premiere Tonight, 10/13
by BWW News Desk - October 13, 2012

Silk Road Rising is set to present the World Premiere of Night Over Erzinga, written by Adriana Sevahn Nichols and directed by Lisa Portes. Night Over Erzinga runs now through November 11, 2012, in Pierce Hall at The Historic Chicago Temple Building, 77 W. Washington St, Chicago. Press opening is to...


Silk by Bryony - Luxury Art Accessories Featured On Extra TV
by Gabrielle Sierra - December 05, 2011

After Launching in October, 'Silk' , from fine art photographer Bryony Shearmur has been attracting attention from both the fashion and design worlds....


The Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma Set for Carnegie Hall, 10/16
by BWW News Desk - September 09, 2013

On Wednesday, October 16 at 8:00 p.m., in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage, The Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma returns to Carnegie Hall to celebrate the 15th anniversary of The Silk Road Project-an initiative aimed at promoting innovation and cross-cultural understanding through performance and t...


Silk Road Rising Presents NIGHT OVER ERZINGA World Premiere, 10/13
by BWW News Desk - June 26, 2012

Silk Road Rising is set to present the World Premiere of Night Over Erzinga, written by Adriana Sevahn Nichols and directed by Lisa Portes. Night Over Erzinga runs October 9 - November 11, 2012, in Pierce Hall at The Historic Chicago Temple Building, 77 W. Washington St, Chicago. Press opening is Sa...


BWW Reviews: Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company is a NJ PAC Sensation
by Marina Kennedy - February 11, 2013

Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company performed two matinee performances at New Jersey Performing Arts Center to celebrate 'The Year of the Serpent.'...


Silk Road Rising Will Premiere Rajiv Joseph's THE LAKE EFFECT
by Kelsey Denette - March 19, 2013

Silk Road Rising Artistic Director Jamil Khoury and Executive Director Malik Gillani have announced the World Premiere of The Lake Effect, written by Rajiv Joseph, directed by Timothy Douglas. The Lake Effect runs April 23 - May 26, 2013, in Pierce Hall at The Historic Chicago Temple Building, 77 W....


Silk Road Rising Presents Motti Lerner’s New Play Paulus
by Gabrielle Sierra - January 06, 2012

Silk Road Rising will present Motti Lerner's new play Paulus, translated by Hillel Harkin, directed by Daniella Topol, and featuring: Joseph Anthony Foronda*, Adam Poss*, Diana Simonzadeh*, Brent Barnes, Lacy Katherine Campbell, Bryson Engelen, Justin James Farley, Christopher Meister, and Chris Pop...


Silk Road Rising to Present World Premiere of RE-SPICED: A SILK ROAD CABARET, 4/4-5/6
by Harmony Wheeler - February 21, 2012

Silk Road Rising to present the World Premiere of Re-Spiced: A Silk Road Cabaret, song and narrative selection by Jamil Khoury, directed by Steve Scott, musical direction by Ryan Brewster, and choreographed by Brenda Didier. Re-Spiced runs April 4 - May 6, 2012, in Pierce Hall at The Historic Chicag...


The Silk Road Ensemble ft. Yo-Yo Ma to Release 'A Playlist Without Borders'
by Conor Sheeran - July 26, 2013

The Silk Road Project has been on a mission to promote innovation and cross-cultural understanding through the arts for the last 15 years....


Bethel Church Senior Leader Releases LOVING OUR KIDS ON PURPOSE
by Christina Mancuso - September 05, 2013

Destiny Image is pleased to announce the newly, redesigned version of author, Danny Silk's, classic book, 'Loving Our Kids on Purpose.'...


Photo Flash: Meet the Company of York Theatre's SILK STOCKINGS
by BWW News Desk - March 19, 2013

The York Theatre Company concludes the Winter 2013 Musicals in Mufti Series with the 1955 musical gem, Silk Stockings that has book by George S. Kaufman, Leueen MacGrath and Abe Burrows and music & lyrics by Cole Porter. Directed by Stuart Ross, and with music direction by David Snyder, the producti...


Silk Road Rising to Present RITUALS OF SIGNS AND TRANSFORMATIONS Staged Readings, 3/8-9
by BWW News Desk - February 04, 2014

Silk Road Rising to present three staged readings of Rituals of Signs and Transformations, written by Saadallah Wannous, translated from Arabic into English by Nada Saab and Robert Myers, and directed by Sahar Assaf, on March 8 and 9, 2014....


YOURS TILL THE END from Shirley Forehand Kinsey and Bush Publishing is Released
by BWW News Desk - April 03, 2013

Decades after the struggles and sacrifices of World War II, new perspectives are still being revealed, and the latest comes in the form of perhaps the most personal perspective of all: letters from a soldier to his wife. "Yours Till the End", just released by Bush Publishing, is a compilation of let...


The Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma Set for Carnegie Hall Tonight
by BWW News Desk - October 16, 2013

Tonight, Wednesday, October 16 at 8:00 p.m., in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage, The Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma returns to Carnegie Hall to celebrate the 15th anniversary of The Silk Road Project-an initiative aimed at promoting innovation and cross-cultural understanding through performance...






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