Silk Road Rising, under the direction of Jamil Khoury and Malik Gillani, has been a Chicago
institution for amplifying Asian-American and Middle Eastern-American artistic voices since 2002. In keeping with the company’s stated
core values of discovery, pluralism, and empathy, the New China Festival,
led by director Helen Young, will present a trio of staged readings of
plays by authors from the Chinese-speaking world from August 4 through 19.
8/4-8/19: Sat-Sun 4 PM, see website for performances, the Chicago Temple, 77 W. Washington, 312-857-1234, silkroadrising.org, $10.
