Description: Silk Road Rising is a community-centered artmaking and arts service organization rooted in Asian, Middle Eastern, and Muslim experiences. Through digital media, arts education, and live performance we challenge disinformation, cultivate community voices, and create new narratives.
Silk Road Rising is a theatre company located in downtown Chicago dedicated to presenting plays written by individuals of Asian and Middle Eastern descent. Silk Road Rising produces online video plays and documentaries, civic engagement projects, and education programming in addition to live theatre.
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What would our communities look like if we celebrated our commonalities, honored our differences, and exchanged ideas, beliefs, and worldviews with reciprocity and grace? Our ability to unleash curiosity and goodwill moves us toward that brighter tomorrow.