ILKHOM THEATRE OF TASHKENT
The Ilkhom Theatre Residency at Miami University, April 2008 
- Artists-in-Residence
Schedule of Events
- Ilkhom Curriculum Guide
(Use this guide for sources of information on Uzbekistan and Central Asian Theatre)
The Ilkhom Theatre Company, from Tashkent, Uzbekistan, is coming to Oxford to perform the play Ecstasy with the Pomegranate,as part of the Performing Arts Series, with other U.S. stops in Seattle, San Francisco, and NYC. This residency is the culmination of three years of negotiations by Performing Arts Series Director Patti Libertore.
The Havighurst Center established ties to Ilkhom during the Center's Silk Road faculty trip in 2006, visiting the theatre company in Tashkent. We are especially committed to this partnership with the Ilkhom Theatre, in the wake of Ilkhom Artistic Director Mark Weil’s recent murder in the lobby of his Tashkent apartment building. Mark had many close ties to the United States, and we are honored and dedicated to sharing his legacy with 
the world, and to keeping his particular vision of the possibilities of creative and engaged theatre alive. We hope that you will join us in this conversation. (See article from University of Washington's Ellison Center REECAS Newsletter)
The Havighurst Center and PAS believe in the artistic value of this play and this company, but are aware of the potentially controversial nature of the subject of this play. It deals with Muslim culture and Central Asian history; homosexuality in some form is part, but by no means
all, of the play’s theme. We are inviting 
potentially interested scholars and community representatives to begin thinking about how best to contextualize and promote this wonderful production.
The Havighurst Center is working closely with the Performing Arts Series to support the development of curricular activities around this project, as it presents a tremendous opportunity to create deep discussions in our community about Islamic culture, sexuality, and the new and fresh art of this superb company.
Potential programs/participation: “How can I be involved?”
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Participate in the related events occuring during Ilkhom's week-long residency. We welcome your participation and ideas in shaping these activities.
- Include information about the production in your class and require attendance to the performance. Contact Craig Harkrider at the Shriver Box Office,harkrico@muohio.edufor more information.
- Invite cast members to classes, including in dance, theatre, art, history, politics, comparative religion, geography and literature.
We also can provide DVDs of the performance for screenings. 
Who do I contact to get involved? Please contact Karen Dawisha, Director, at 529-3383, or Lynn Stevens, Program Coordinator, 529-3303.
The residency is co-sponsored by the Center for American and World Cultures, the School of Fine Arts’ Scholarship & Teaching Fund, Arts Midwest's Performing Arts Fund, and the New England Foundation for the Arts’ National Dance Project.
Ilkhom in the Press
March 21, 2008--The Seattle Times
March 19, 2008--The Seattle Stranger
March 14, 2008--The Seattle Post Intelligencer
March 9, 2008--The Seattle Times