Nominated for a Fringe First Award 2010
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Magical & Enchanting… a joy to watch”
—The Scotsmen
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “A moving story line that carries the audience along”
—Broadway Baby
Silken Veils is an elegant hybridization of Rumi poetry, marionettes, shadow work, live performance, animation and contemporary Iranian history.
Creator Leila Ghaznavi blends these media to evoke the story of Darya, a young woman who questions the value of love, while reliving her childhood and the turbulence and passion of her family during the Iranian Revolution of 1979 and the Iran/Iraq war.
Ines Wurth Presents 