This conversation facilitated a space for artists of West Asian, Middle Eastern, and Arab backgrounds to explore the challenges of creating and producing representation. Panelists discussed how to both honor their diverse experiences and counter the Orientalist, Islamophobic, and anti-immigrant narratives targeting their communities.
Featuring:
Heather Raffo, Solo Performer & Writer
Jamil Khoury, Chief Programming Officer and Mission Trustee, Silk Road Rising
Torange Yeghiazarian, Founding Artistic Director, Golden Thread Productions
Novid Parsi, Chicago Playwright Fouad Teymour, Chicago Playwright
Moderated by Andrea Assaf, Founder & Artistic Director, Art2Action
