Saturday, May 8, 2010, 6:30pm to 11:00pm at Mexican Heritage Plaza Theater, 1700 Alum Rock Ave, San Jose, CAConcert of Dance, Music & Poetry from Central Asia and the Silk Road.
Fun for the whole family!!
A stellar cast of Bay Area world dance and music groups, a Silk Road bazaar - Art Exhibit, and many special guests.....
Dance, Music & Poetry of Iran, Afghanistan, Turkey, China, Tajikistan, Indonesia and more...
Featuring concert performances by Ballet Afsaneh - the Bay Area's critically acclaimed Silk Road performance ensemble, Yore Turkish Folk Dance Ensemble, Chinese Performing Arts of America, Wan Chao Chang Dance Company, Shahrzad Dance Academy, Niosha Dance Academy. Musical guests include: Homayoun Sakhi and Salar Nader Afghan Ensemble, Persian music by Neema Hekmat - Pourya Khademi, Salar Khoshfahm & Ali Bazyar, 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!
Concert starts @ 8pm
Don't miss the Silk Road Bazaar at 6:30pm, Arts, Crafts and cultural exhibits.
Produced by the Afsaneh Art & Culture Society in association with Yore Turkish Folkdance, Chinese Performing Artists of America, Wan Chao Chang Dance Company, Shahrzad Dance Company, Niosha Dance Academy, the Arts Council Silicon Valley, and the Office of Cultural Affairs of the City of San Jose.
Tickets: $18 General, $12 Children & Seniors, $25 Sponsor
By Phone: (800) 383-3006 (24/7 Hot Line)
Online: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/105709
Info on the Ballet Afsaneh Website: http://www.dancesilkroad.org
Artists Websites:
Homayoun Sakhi - http://www.myspace.com/homayounsakhi
Salar Nader - http://www.salarnader.com
Moses Sedler - http://www.mosessedler.net/biography.htm
Pourya Khademi - http://myviolin.org/Current/index.html
Sonja Drakulich - http://stellamara.com/
Yore Turkish Folkdance Ensemble - http://www.yoredance.org/index.php
Wan-Chao Dance - http://www.wanchaodance.com/
Chinese Performing Arts of America - http://www.chineseperformingarts.org/
Niosha Dance Academy - http://www.niosha.com/
Shahrzad Dance Company - http://dancepersian.org
Bon Singer - Ya Elah - http://www.myspace.com/yaelah1
Ballet Afsaneh - http://dancesilkroad.org/ballet_afsaneh.html
Doors will open at 6:30pm for the Silk Road Bazaar, come enjoy the beautiful location at the Mexican Heritage Plaza and the wonderful arts on display. Performance begins at 8:00pm, all seats are general admission - open seating.
