Initiatives - Festivals and Series

Over the years, our commitments to expanding representation of Asian and Middle Eastern peoples, to creating opportunities for storytellers of Silk Road backgrounds, and to building alliances within and between diverse communities, have manifested in several initiatives. These initiatives were born of an activist impulse that leverages pragmatism, incrementalism, and measurable impact within a broader social change rubric. We have long believed that merely producing art is not enough; rather, we must be the representation we want to see.

Through the initiatives below, we have helped build, and continue to help build, ecosystems that sustain and empower artists. These collective efforts nurture and promote new narratives that shape a more representative world theatre.