Heroes Take Their Stands explores the habits fundamental to living in a democratic society and an inclusive world: curiosity, empathy, and collaboration.
Heroes Take Their Stands
Creator: Ahmad Sadri
Music Directors: Colin Jacobsen and Kayhan Kalhor
ELEKTRA
Pauchi Sasaki/Composer
Nomi Sasaki/Co-direction, Script, Art Design, and Chinese Black Ink Animation
Juan Carlos Yanaura/Co-direction, Animation, and Post Production
Omar Lavalle/3D Scanning and Sculpture Design
JUNE SNOW
Kaoru Watanabe/Composer and Co-conception
Wu Man/Creative Director and Co-conception
Dan Ichimoto/Calligraphic Art
ARJUNA’S REVELATION
Colin Jacobsen/Composer
Aparna Ramaswamy/Choreographer
MODERATO 400
Jason Moran/Composer
Lucy Raven/Video
THE PRINCE OF SORROWS
Kayhan Kalhor/Composer
Hamid Rahmanian/Designer and Director
Qmars Kamali/Animation
Syd Fini/Illustrator
Mohsen Ebadi/Calligrapher
A production of Fictionville Studio
Recorded music by
Navid Afghah, tombak
Siamak Jahangiri, nay
Amir Mardaneh, vocals
Additional music and arrangements by Ljova
The Silkroad Ensemble
Jeffrey Beecher, bass
Nicholas Cords, viola
Sandeep Das, tabla
Haruka Fujii, percussion
Colin Jacobsen, violin
Kayhan Kalhor, kemancheh
Karen Ouzounian, cello
Shane Shanahan, percussion
Kojiro Umezai, shakuhachi
Kaoru Watanabe, Japanese shinobue flutes & taiko
Wu Man, pipa
Wu Tong, sheng & vocals
Heroes Take Their Stands was commissioned by Silkroad in honor of founding board members Milo Beach, Merton Flemings, Judy Goldberg, Elizabeth ten Grotenhuis, Jill Hornor, Ted Levin, Yo-Yo Ma, and Anne Peretz, in partnership with UCSB Arts & Lectures, Cal Performances, UC Berkeley, Philharmonic Society of Orange County, and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
Heroes Take Their Stands was developed in residence at The Juilliard School and Moody Center for the Arts - Rice University. Silkroad is grateful for their hospitality and support.
Heroes Take Their Stands is funded in part by generous support from the National Endowment for the Arts and individual donors, including Dr. Hamid Shafipour.
In-ear monitors for Heroes Take Their Stands graciously donated by Shure.
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