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SUMMARY:Silk Road Dance Festival and Bazaar
DESCRIPTION:Fun for the whole family!\n6:30pm The beautiful lobby at t
 he Mexican Heritage Plaza Theater will host the Silk Road Bazaar and e
 xhibit. Rosatm Comic books and posters will be available.\n8:00 - 10:0
 0pm Concert\nTickets: $18 General Admission, $12 Kids & Seniors, $25 S
 ponsor (includes preferred seating)\n\nFor the Festival of the Silk Ro
 ad, Afsaneh Art & Culture Society unites a group of phenomenal Bay Are
 a dance and musical guests to present a vibrant exploration of the ric
 h cultural traditions of the Silk Road, as well as a not-to-miss pre-p
 erformance bazaar including traditional clothing, exhibits, art, and r
 efreshments. In a seminal convergence of these ancient and influential
  cultures, the Festival of the Silk Road brings together an inspired r
 oster of dance and musical artists including Ballet Afsaneh Yore Turki
 sh Folkdance Ensemble, the award-winning Chinese Performing Arts of Am
 erica, Wan-Chao Dance, Gadung Kasturi - Balinese Dance & Music, Shahrz
 ad Dance Company, and Niosha Dance Academy. Esteemed musical guests in
 clude: Homayoun Sakhi & Salar Nader Afghan Ensemble, Persian music by 
 Neema Hekmat, Pourya Khademi, & Salar Khoshfahm, Salokhiddin Fakhriev 
 Tajik/Uzbek percussion, celebrated guest artist Moses Sedler on cello,
  vocalists Bon Singer of Ya Elah, and Sonja Drakulich of Stellamara...
 . many more!\n\nAfsaneh Art & Culture Society (AACS) & Ballet Afsaneh 
 proudly present Festival of the Silk Road 2010, a full of evening of d
 ance, music and poetry from the Silk Road including Iran, Turkey, Afgh
 anistan, China, India, Indonesia, Azerbaijan and Tajikistan on Saturda
 y, May 8th, 2010. Ballet Afsaneh is the professional performance ensem
 ble of the Afsaneh Art & Culture Society; celebrated in the Bay Area a
 nd beyond for presenting gorgeously crafted, authentic and rarely-seen
  traditional dances from Central Asia and Iran as well as cutting-edge
 , contemporary work based on traditional themes. This dynamic group pr
 esents performances and activities throughout the year featuring dance
 , poetry, and music of the Silk Road —the historic trade route stret
 ching 7,000 miles across Central Asia from the China Sea in the east t
 o the Mediterranean in the west. The Ballet Afsaneh repertoire display
 s a wide range, from the lush and glittering lyricism of fairytale to 
 incisive, thought provoking, contemporary work.\n\nProduced in associa
 tion with Yore Turkish Folkdance, Chinese Performing Artists of Americ
 a, Wan- Chao Dance, Shahrzad Dance Company, Niosha Dance Academy, the 
 Arts Council Silicon Valley, and the Office of Cultural Affairs of the
  City of San Jose.\n\nFor more information visit http://www.theshahnam
 eh.com/events/silk-road-dance-festival-and
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CATEGORIES:festival, family, dance
LOCATION:Mexican Heratage Plaza
WEBSITE:http://www.dancesilkroad.org/events-silkroadfest.html
URL:http://www.dancesilkroad.org/events-silkroadfest.html
CONTACT:(800)  838-3006
ORGANIZER:Ballet Afsaneh
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