Silken Veils

SILKEN VEILS combines Rumi poetry, marionettes, shadow and bunraku puppetry with animation to examine the impact of political turmoil on society and family. Darya, an Iranian-born American citizen, struggles with love in her contemporary life while reliving her childhood in Iran during the Revolution of 1979. The set design of the show is comprised entirely of suitcases and veils from which all characters emerge—a literal illustration of Darya’s struggle to unpack the baggage that we all carry. For more information: www.silkenveils.net

Silken Veils opens with Darya, an Iranian-born American citizen, fleeing her own wedding ceremony. Through a locked door, she struggles to explain and define her fears to Ahmad, her American-born Iranian fiancé. Abruptly, she enters a world of memories from her childhood in Iran where animations, marionette and shadow work are used to detail her parents’ sometimes-fairytale marriage. The marionette of Darya’s father, Hass...
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