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Al-Siyasi Al-Misri Egyptian Newspaper Article on Silk Road Dance Company in Samarkand Festival
Review of Silk Road Dance Company
at Sharq Taronalari Festival 2005
Samarkand, Uzbekistan
from Egyptian Newspaper:
Al-Siyasi Al-Misri
World affairs
Conversation of cultures
by Muhammad Salama
translated from the Arabic by J.Hy
One of the most important international cultural activities documented by UNESCO this year, the Fifth International Oriental Music Festival, was held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan last August. Twenty-five countries participated, and Egypt won a prize.
The festival witnessed a national competition between the artistic teams who presented shows of the history, civilization, and art of their countries, characterized by spice, delight, splendor, and more than that, the spectacle of those shows taking place in Registan Square, which holds historical Islamic architectural marvels. Except that the shows and performances of the American Silk Road Dance Company dazzled the eyes and excited the hands with warm applause; they won intense admiration for their distinction in presenting dancing tableaux in gorgeous Oriental costumes and disciplined performance indicating expertise in comprehending and digesting Islamic history and art. They had us reliving the era of the Thousand and One Nights!
The secret of the attention on this dance company is that it's American, grown up on Western art and its various instruments away from Eastern art, but nevertheless by its delightful performances it has proved a match for the masters in Uzbekistan, wearing cos
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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.
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Russian Language Press Article on Laurel Victoria Gray's Dance Concert Work The Golden Road to Samarkand
Russian Language Press Article on Laurel Victoria Gray's Dance Concert Work ''The Golden Road to Samarkand''
An 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.
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The Queen and I : Documentary Film on Empress Farah Pahlavi includes Silk Road Dance Company
Swedish filmmaker Nahid Persson Sarvestani, created a documentary 'The Queen and I,' which is based on the life of the queen Farah Pahlavi and her family. It includes a clip of Silk Road Dance Company performing for her at
a gala charity event -- the 2008 Bahar Ball -- in Washington, DC.
The documentary was shown at the Sundance Film Festival.
An interview with the director and a clip of Silk Road Dance Company was shown on BBC WORLD NEWS:
http://www.bbcworldnews.com/Pages/ProgrammeFeature.aspx?id=41&FeatureID=1040
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Turkmen Website Article About Silk Road Dance Company
''Silk Road:'' From America to Turkmenistan
Russian language article about Silk Road Dance Company and company member Sarah Solomon.
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Uzbek Ministry of Culture Awards Doctorate to Laurel Victoria Gray
Tashkent, Uzbekistan - At a formal ceremony on August 29, 2007, at the Uzbekistan State Institute of Arts, American choreographer Laurel Victoria Gray was awarded the title of Honorary Professor. This prestigious award -- a post-doctoral degree second only in rank to Academician -- recognizes Dr. Gray's achievements in preserving and promoting Uzbek dance and culture throughout the world.
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