Zeyba Rahman
has been a producer/artistic director of
live performances, television, film and forums for dialogue for more
than sixteen years. She brings project management experience, gained
as an executive on Wall Street, to bear on projects with cultural and
educational organizations both nationally and internationally. These
have included Asia Society, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the World
Bank’s World Faiths Development Dialogue at Canterbury Cathedral in
England, The World Millennium Peace Summit for Spiritual and Religious
Leaders at the United Nations, and the Moroccan world music festivals
in Essaouira and Rabat among others. Currently, she is planning the
second edition of the twenty city Spirit of Fès U.S.
National Tour featuring world musicians in collaboration with
musicians from the United States. The Tour will include a full
complement of programs with pre-concert discussion panels modeled on
the Fès Festival’s Giving A Soul to Globalization Colloquium,
school educational programs, and master classes at universities.
In film, as a producer and partner for Jungli Billi Productions, she
has completed production of Sawt-e-Sarmad: The Sound that
Intoxicates Man (2004) and is in production with the documentaries
NYC (2003-04) and Early Cabbage (2002-04). Dramatic
feature film projects in development for Jungli Billi include Noor and
a 14-part television series titled The Wandering Minstrel, a
travel series exploring world music. Other credits include: music
consultant to The Crucible of the Millennium (2000, PBS),
consultant for Treasures of the World (1997-98, PBS); Producer
for the award winning dramatic films Mr. Ahmed (Jungli Billi
Productions, 1994), and The Madness of the Day (Terrance Grace
Productions, 1989-90); Co-producer Full Circle (1987, Krishna
Kandoth).
As Chairwoman of World Music Institute, Director-North America, Fès
Festival of World Sacred Music and its Giving A Soul to
Globalization Colloquium, a public speaker and a producing partner
for Jungli Billi Productions, Zeyba is deeply committed to the
advancement of human rights and respect for cultural diversity.
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