Question:
WHY does Silk Road Rising exist?
Answer:
Because we need to EXPAND THE AMERICAN STORY.
Silk Road Rising is a Chicago-based, community-centered, artmaking and arts service organization rooted in Pan-Asian*, North African, and Muslim experiences. Through storytelling, digital media, and arts education, we cultivate new narratives, challenge disinformation, and promote a culture of continuous learning.

*We define Pan-Asian as inclusive of all cultures that span the Asian continent, including their diaspora communities.
Silk Road Cultural Center is an interdisciplinary arts organization rooted in Pan-Asian*, North African, and Muslim experiences. We embrace the arts as a catalyst for connecting people, places, histories, and futures.

*We define Pan-Asian as inclusive of all cultures that span the Asian continent, including their diaspora communities.

Cultivating New Narratives

Creating

We celebrate the artistic legacies of our diverse communities, and amplify stories that are by us, about us, and for all.

Challenging Disinformation

Advocating

Storytelling enables us to challenge the racism, Orientalism, and coloniality that feeds false narratives and poisons American democracy.

Promoting a Culture of Continuous Learning

Educating

We use stories to share ideas, imagine new possibilities, and explore what it means to be American in the 21st century.

Spotlight

Reserve Your Tickets Today!

You're invited to a staged reading of Monkey, a new play-in-progress written by Shail Modi and directed by Mantra Radhakrishnan, on September 28th & 30th at 7:30 PM.
In Partnership with Avalanche Theatre as part of their Next Draft Series

About Monkey
A young poet, Kai, has a monkey on his back. He thinks completing his late mother's final rites might lift that weight. Returning to India for his father's marriage to a man named Mike seems the perfect opportunity to honor his dad's new life and fulfill his mother's wishes until her ashes get lost in transit. A funny and heartfelt journey to India that explores how words are never enough when it comes to family drama.

Location: The Little Studio, Fine Arts Building,
410 S Michigan Ave,
Suite 732, Chicago, IL

Tickets are Pay-What-You-Can

September 28th at 7:30 PMSeptember 30th at 7:30 PM
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Silk Road Cultural Center
150 N Michigan Ave, Ste 1970
Chicago, IL 60601
Phone:
312-857-1234
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312-577-0849
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