The Silk Road Project is presented by:

"Over 25 years of performing in different parts of the world, I have become increasingly intrigued by the migration of ideas among communities," says celebrated cellist Yo-Yo Ma. In that spirit of cross-cultural exploration, Ma in 1998 established the Silk Road Project to study the ebb and flow of different cultural ideas along the ancient network of trade routes that connected Europe to Asia. This season, the ambitious project takes the form of 14 multicultural festivals and programs hosted by major organizations in the United States, Europe, and East and Central Asia. Cal Performances is honored to be the only university-based presenter selected to participate in this prestigious project.

Yo-Yo Ma & the Mark Morris Dance Group
Yo-Yo Ma and Mark Morris return with the world premiere of Silk Road, a work commissioned by Cal Performances and Ma's boundary-transcending Silk Road Project. The program also affords Bay Area audiences a second chance to experience Morris' triumphant V, a work the San Francisco Chronicle called "a masterpiece…a reminder of the comfort and happiness great art can bring."

Program: World Power music by Lou Harrison, performe Troy (viola), Yo-Yo Ma (cello), and Ethan Iverson(piano)

* Music commissioned by the Silk Road Project

Education programs sponsored by:

Major funding provided by The Ford Foundation and The Lutz Foundation

Corporate Sponsor:

Patron Information:

Program Notes: Program notes are available online.

Parking Alerts: Sat, Apr 20 is Cal Day. Parking will be very difficult - public transportation is highly recommended. For general travel information, click here or for the BART schedule, click here.

Education and Community Events:

Information on the Silk Road Project Arts and Humanities Program is now available online (in a two-part pdf formatted brochure): "An Academic and Artistic Conference" (April 22-23), and Schedule of Events that are open to the public (April 19 - 28).

Sightlines: 7-7:30 pm—pre-concert talks with guest musicians and scholars, free to all event ticket holders

SchoolTime Performance: Thu, April 25 — to order a brochure,
please email eduprogramscalperfs.berkeley.edu

Donor Events: Apr 21: Producers Circle Director's Dinner for Producers Circle ($5,000+) donors. For more information, please call 510.643.7053.
Please Note: donor events are subject to change.

Related Performances:
Silk Road Project: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble
Silk Road Project: Silk Road Ensemble
Mark Morris Dance Group
Dance Series

Artists links:
http://www.silkroadproject.org/
http://www.mmdg.org/