This Grammy-nominated documentary, sponsored by The Buxton-Neuhauser Trust, follows members of Silk Road as they gather in locations across the world. Photo courtesy of Auburn State Theatre

AUBURN, CA (MPG) - In 1998, internationally renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma established the Silk Road Ensemble, a collective of artists from around the world who create music that engages their many traditions. This Grammy-nominated documentary, sponsored by The Buxton-Neuhauser Trust, follows members of Silk Road as they gather in locations across the world, exploring the ways music can both preserve traditions and shape cultural evolution.

Blending performance footage, personal interviews and archival film, director Morgan Neville (20 Feet from Stardom) follows the journeys of various Silk Road musicians to create an intensely personal chronicle of passion, talent and sacrifice. Through these moving individual stories, the filmmaker paints a vivid portrait of a bold musical experiment and a global search for the ties that bind.

Silk Road’s music is contemporary and ancient, familiar and foreign, traditional and innovative - a cultural collaboration drawing on styles from around the world to create a new musical language that reflects 21st-century society.

Time and Date: Thursday, Oct. 24 – 7 p.m. doors at 6 pm.

Run Time:      1 hr.  36 min.  

Admission:  $12 Adults, $10 Seniors and Kids under 12 (includes $2 fee)

Location:  Odd Fellows Lodge, 1226-1/2 Lincoln Way, Auburn CA

Tickets:  AuburnStateTheatre.org or 530-885-0156