Silk Road Dance Company, cultural understanding through Beauty and Delight
Iranian Dancer's Traumas and Triumphs Told in StoryWhen you visit Leili Tajadod Pritschet's home for the first time and see framed photographs of her and the Shah of Iran on the wall, you might suspect that you have just met an extraordinary Holland neighborhood resident. Read More |
Nowruz Commission 2011 Gala at Library of Congress with Silk Road Dance CompanyLovely video about the 2011 Nowruz Commission Gala at the Library of Congress with a glimpse of Silk Road Dance Company's program. Our presentation included Persian, Tajik, Kazakh, Kurdish, Georgian, Uzbek, Afghan, and Azerbaijani dances. |
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Persian Dance Concert Featured in the Iranian Times
Silk Road Dance Company's Production of Persian Dance Concert -- Haft Paykar: Seven Beauties -- was featured in an Iranian language publication. Iranian Times - Friday, March 18, 2005 Page 5, Volume XXXV, Number 53 Information on the April 2, 2005 premiere of the folkloric ballet of Laurel Victoria Gray -- Haft Paykar ''Seven Beauties'' performed by the Silk Road Dance Company. |
Review of Laurel Victoria Gray's Persian/Azeri Concert Work Haft Paykar
The Silk Road Dance Company of metropolitan Washington, DC has been presenting increasingly ambitious programs of dances from Central Asia since 1995. In their tenth anniversary year, they have reached a pinnacle of grace, grandeur, style and technical merit in the ballet Haft Paykar: The Seven Beauties which premiered on Saturday, April 2, 2005 at the Publick Playhouse in Cheverly, Maryland as the cornerstone of the Third Annual World Dance Showcase “Dancing in Islamic Lands”, presented by the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission. Read More |
Review of Laurel Victoria Gray'sAncient Egyptian Dance Concert Work - Egypta: Myth Magic, and MysteryEgypta impressed me as a stunning artistic success, splendid beyond belief. The work can touch your innermost heart and exalt your soul. It is composed of fifteen episodes, alternating ensemble pieces with solos, telling the story of women and the Divine Feminine as the heart of ancient Egyptian civilization. Read More |
Review: Remembering the Legends
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Russian Language Press Article on Laurel Victoria Gray's Dance Concert Work The Golden Road to SamarkandAn article from Uzbekistans's official Jahon News Agency about the premiere of "The Golden Road to Samarkand" on November 4,2006,in celebration of the 2750th anniversary of the city of Samarkand. |
Seattle Times: Silk Road Dance Company at TurkFestExperience Exotic Turkey at TurkFest at Seattle Center Walking into the Seattle Center House this weekend will give you the feeling of traveling to an exotic, faraway land. Highlighting the rich and dynamic Turkish culture, the annual TurkFest teaches how cultural and natural elements have shaped the Turkish people. Read More |
Silk Road Dance Company Article in the DC ExaminerI’m not sure where President George Bush was noon last Wednesday, but I do know where he should have been — watching lovely women performing seductive, might I say entrancing, dances from the part of the world he keeps threatening. Dressed in flowing silk dresses, flickering with sequins, ringing with tiny bells, the dancers stooped and twirled and mimicked the making of silk in their native lands in and around Persia — what we now call Iran. Read More |
Silk Road Dance Company at Many Moons FestivalHector and Menchie Veloso lived all over the world and experienced cultures in China, Hong Kong and Singapore. They have relocated to the United States, but they'll be experiencing familiar Asian sites, sounds and tastes this weekend anyway. Read More |