Representative Articles by Laurel Victoria Gray

Dance Interrupted: Longing for Iranian Roots, Tirgan Festival Magazine, Toronto 2015
 
An Enduring Art: Women’s Dances of Iran. Gilded Serpent Anthology.2014
 
“Hooray for Bollywood,” The Bourgeon Book Project: An Anthology of Contemporary Art in the Words of the Artists Themselves.2012
 
Facts On File: Religion and Culture. 2011. “Dance and Islam”
 
English Style Editor., Uzbekistan, Crossroads of Culture. 2008
 
Encyclopedia of Women and Islamic Culture. 2007.
“Women, Gender, Folkdancers and Folksingers: Caucasus.”
 
 “Eastern Music: Samarkand Festival.” Azerbaijan International. Fall 2005.
 
“Nizami’s Haft Paykar: Ancient Wisdom for the Modern Age.” Azerbaijan International.Spring 2005.
 
Modern Encyclopedia of Asia. 2002. “Dance in Central Asia”
 
Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theater. 1998. “Uzbekistan”
 
 “Wizards and Harlots: The Tainted Status of Musicians and Dancers within the Islamic Context.”     Habibi, vol. 19, no. 2 , pp. 40 - 45.
 
"Envisioning the East: Russian Orientalism and the Ballet Russe." Habibi, vol.19, no.1, pp. 44 - 47.
 
“Tanoura is Sleeping: Exploring an Ancient Whirling Ritual in Cairo.” Habibi, vol. 18, no. 2, September 2000.
 
“Uzbeks Adapt to Independence.” Dance Magazine, August 1994.