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Silk Road Rising is a theatre company located in downtown Chicago dedicated to presenting plays written by individuals of Asian and Middle Eastern descent. Formerly known as Silk Road Theatre Project, the name was changed in 2011 in order to better reflect their mission statement which includes online video plays and documentaries, civic engagement projects, and education programming in addition to live theatre.〔http://www.wbez.org/blog/onstagebackstage/2011-05-31/silk-road-theater-project-spins-new-name-87218〕 The professional Equity theatre is located in Pierce Hall in lower level of the Chicago Temple Building at 77 West Washington Street, directly across from the Richard J. Daley Center. Silk Road Rising is hosted by the First United Methodist Church upstairs; however, they maintain a secular relationship. ==History== Silk Road Rising was founded in 2002 by life-partners Malik Gillani (a Pakistani Muslim) and Jamil Khoury (a Syrian Orthodox Christian) as a proactive, artistic response to the attacks of September 11, 2001. As Khoury wrote, "First Al Qaeda hijacked Islam, then public anger hijacked our citizenship."〔http://www.silkroadrising.org/news/humor-me-some-social-change〕 As 9-11 second responders, Malik and Jamil set out to use storytelling as a means of challenging the hatred and fanaticism fueling both the attacks, and the backlash that quickly ensued. They work to harness the narratives surrounding Silk Road communities by creating live theatre and online video plays that tell stories through primarily Asian American and Middle Eastern American lenses. By representing communities that intersect and overlap, they advance a polycultural worldview. Silk Road Rising espouses three artistic goals:〔http://www.silkroadrising.org/about〕 :1. Advance the creation of and expand access to works of Asian American and Middle Eastern American artists. :2. Deepen understanding of Asian and Middle Eastern cultures within the broader community. :3. Increase access to resources and provide learning opportunities that allow individuals to explore, express and embrace a broader world view. Since its founding, Silk Road Rising has collaborated with 58 playwrights to produce 24 plays (11 world premieres, 8 commissioned by Silk Road Rising; 9 Midwest premieres; 4 Chicago premieres) and 50 enhanced staged readings. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Silk Road Rising」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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