Members of Ekklesia Contemporary Ballet of Middletown will perform “Uncaged: illuminating Afghan women artists through music & dance,” Sunday at Church of the Holy Trinity, 381 Main St.

They banned cinema, music and theatre outright. Foushanji, from western Herat province, said stigma surrounds artists, seen as "odd and crazy" in Afghanistan's ultra-conservative society.

Afghanistan's modern artists puzzle and provoke"Only a few people understand. Many people here are more concerned about how to feed themselves. They don't think about galleries and they shouldn't ...