The February Louisville Orchestra “War and Peace” concerts include the new collaborative work "Between Heaven and Earth," composed by Sebastian Chang, and as Chang noted in the score, “set to original oil paintings by Vian Sora.” Sebastian could not make

On Friday and Saturday, February 2 & 3, 2018, the Louisville Orchestra presents a newly-commissioned work by Sebastian Chang titled “Between Heaven and Earth.” Created for the concert titled “War & Peace,” the work is based on the paintings of

Themes of heroism, bravery, lost companions and even life and death come together in a dramatic and moving program. Composer Sebastian Chang collaborates with Iraqi artist Vian Sora to create a new work based on Ms. Sora’s personal experience.

It is not often that Louisville is privy to a World Premiere, but we were Saturday evening with the introduction of Sebastian Chang’s Between Heaven and Earth. Commissioned by the Louisville Orchestra, Mr. Chang delivered a grand work with a lot

The Louisville Orchestra and Teddy Abrams, its music director, this weekend will upend one of the most tradition-bound institutions in all of western culture: the orchestra concert. For well over a century, you could walk into an orchestra concert anywhere

Iraq Museum International Presents Vian Sora: A Woman in Time Iraq Museum International (http://www.baghdadmuseum.org) presents new work by Vian Sora, an Iraqi artist who challenges the forces that separate Mesopotamia yesterday from Iraq today. The solo online exhibition entitled,

Savaş ve sonrasındaki gelişmelerin yaşandığı günlerde Darphane Binası'nda 'Nehir, Şehir, Misafirat' adlı açılan sergide Vian Sora'nın savaşa ait resimlerinin yanısıra, Irak'ın tarihi ve günümüze ait resimlerini de görmek mümkün. Sora, Irak'ta yaşanan savaşın başta Bağdat olmak üzere bir çok

27 yaşında genç bir sanatçı Vian Sora. Bağdat doğumlu. Sadece kadın sanatçı olmak değil, hayatta kalabilmiş olmak da kolay değil Irak'ta. Sora da çocukluğundan beri ülkesindeki savaşlara ve sosyal kargaşaya tanıklık etti. Sanat onun için her zaman bir kaçış