Silkroad, founded by legendary cellist Yo-Yo Ma is a collective of global artists working together to create stories that represent cultural diversity showing the importance of multiple approaches to human narrative. Preeti Vasudevan leads the Indian and contemporary dance-theater area working with the ensemble and education team to structure and implement storytelling methods through movement and voice. Over nine years, Preeti has been involved in various projects from Junior High School residencies in NYC, Lame Deer Cheyenne Reservation in Montana, and with underserved youth communities in Beirut, Lebanon. Preeti was the lead teaching artist for a pilot program for the Boston Conservatory exploring creative risk.