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Welcoming Spring, Persian Style
Philadelphia — Patrons of the Philadelphia Museum of Art recently had a chance to enjoy a taste of Persian culture to mark the Persian New Year, or Nowruz. The all-day “Celebrate Norooz” festival March 8, hosted in cooperation with the Persian community of the greater Philadelphia area, is in its fourth year at the museum. Read More |
Laurel Victoria Gray to Give 2009 Selma Jeanne Cohen LectureWASHINGTON, D.C. (Oct. 21, 2009) - The Fulbright Association announced today that Laurel Victoria Gray, artistic director of the Silk Dance Road Company, will present the 2009 Selma Jeanne Cohen Lecture in International Dance Scholarship on Saturday, Oct. 31, at the Madison Hotel in Washington, D.C. Ms. Gray is adjunct professor in the Department of Theatre and Dance at George Washington University. Read More |
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Silk Road Dance Company Invited to SamarkandSilk Road Dance Company was invited to represent the United States at the UNESCO sponsored Sharq Taronalari International Festival, August 24-31, 2005, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. The ensemble is the first American dance group to be included in the event. As cultural ambassadors, Silk Road Dance Company works to bring the beauty and grace of Central Asia and the Middle East to American audiences through dance. |
Washington Marks World Refugee Day
THE U.N. REFUGEE AGENCY
WASHINGTON, D.C., June 18 (UNHCR) - The American capital will come to life with unique sights and sounds from around the world as World Refugee Day unfolds on June 20 at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage and the National Geographic Explorers Hall.
A Hmong rapper, together with Afghan, Kurdish, Tajik, Iranian, Azerbaijani, Egyptian, Georgian, Cambodian, Salvadoran, Sudanese, Laotian, Ethiopian, Senegalese and Malian dancers, singers and performers will display their talents in three days of free performances for the public. Many of the performers are themselves young refugees, highlighting the event's theme of "Refugee Youth - Building the Future".
UNHCR's Goodwill Ambassador, Angelina Jolie, will launch the World Refugee Day celebrations at the National Geographic Society, joined by US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage and a 13-year-old Afghan refugee.
Read more: http://iipdigital.usembassy.gov/st/english/texttrans/2003/06/20030619141840retropc0.9284479.html#ixzz4BwpWCzYT
WASHINGTON, D.C., June 18 (UNHCR) - The American capital will come to life with unique sights and sounds from around the world as World Refugee Day unfolds on June 20 at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage and the National Geographic Explorers Hall.
A Hmong rapper, together with Afghan, Kurdish, Tajik, Iranian, Azerbaijani, Egyptian, Georgian, Cambodian, Salvadoran, Sudanese, Laotian, Ethiopian, Senegalese and Malian dancers, singers and performers will display their talents in three days of free performances for the public. Many of the performers are themselves young refugees, highlighting the event's theme of "Refugee Youth - Building the Future".
UNHCR's Goodwill Ambassador, Angelina Jolie, will launch the World Refugee Day celebrations at the National Geographic Society, joined by US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage and a 13-year-old Afghan refugee.
Read more: http://iipdigital.usembassy.gov/st/english/texttrans/2003/06/20030619141840retropc0.9284479.html#ixzz4BwpWCzYT