Tajik Dance Initiative
Tajikistan, north of Afghanistan, east of Uzbekistan, to the west and north of Pakistan and China, this once remote region of the world maintains a deep connection to dance in all of its secular and spiritual forms. In 2005, AACS and the artists of our performance ensemble, Ballet Afsaneh, launched the Tajik Dance Initiative. The program engages Tajik artists, scholars and arts administrators with their international counterparts. Creating opportunities for collaborative work, and support for the dance and related expressive arts of Tajikistan.