Bukhara Peace Agency — Anna Lublina in collaboration with the musicians of Bukhara Philharmonic Orchestra and Sozandas of Bukhara

This live performance brings to the stage the poetry of Sozandas – female ritual leaders of Bukhara who interweave Tajik and Uzbek poetry, the musical tradition of shashmaqom, Zoroastrian symbols, and dance. Woven in the epic story-telling form of Bukhoro, Anna Lublina and the performers move between music, poetry, and histories of Bukhara’s diverse cultural forms to ask: what does Peace mean? 

As the story lingers on the poetry of the Sozandas’ music and the celebrated Jewish Sozanda Tufahon Pinksahova, the artist reflects on how surviving ancient practices of polyphonic coexistence found in the multiple ethnicities and faith systems in Bukhara,  might inspire a unique space for peace.

Co-curated by Katya Garcia-Anton and Diana Campbell.

Capacity: 200
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