2012 Festival

It takes a Village of Villages to make a supremely engaging weekend. At the center of the Festival, celebrate world cultures and American heritage on the New Haven Green with Connecticut’s creative community.  Exchange ideas, ask questions, try something—take advantage of this chance to meet and enjoy the artists, musicians, dancers, craftspeople and other creative types who contribute so much to our quality of life.
 
Saturday, June 20
PERFORMANCES
Blue Stage
12:00 pm          Alison Farrell Ballads, Blues, Folk
1:00 pm            Son 7 Latin Pop 
1:50 pm            Ya Zulfia Middle Eastern Dance
2:30 pm            Kagero Japanese/Gypsy/Rock
3:20pm             Because! Beatles Music
4:10 pm            African Expressions American, South American, and African Music
4:40 pm            TYR: The Youth Revolution Positive Young Rap/Poetry
5:20pm             Sinan Bakir Jazz Guitar 
Green Stage
12:00 pm          PANA! Latin Progressive Rock
12:50 pm          The Way Up Rock and Pop 
1:40 pm            Farnum House 5-rhythms Dance
2:00 – 6:00 pm World of Gospel CT’s Finest Gospel Performers
Red Stage
12:00 pm          Brett Bottomley's Toy Masheen Jazz and Progressive Rock
12:50 pm          Starship Dance Studio Contemporary Ballet
1:20 pm            African Expressions South African Dance
1:50 pm            Pathways for Mutual Respect partnered with Amir Vahab of the Tanbour Institute Persian Folk Music
2:40 pm            SGI-USA CT Chapter Dance Group Bollywood Dance 
3:00 pm            Somos Peru Peruvian Dance and Music
4:10 pm            Mos Opus World Music
5:00 pm            THE DECOS Soft Rock
Violet Stage
12:00 pm          Connect Beats & Friends: Featuring hip hop performances by Emcee Elvee, Viso, and N.E.B.
                            World/Hip Hop/Rock
12:50 pm          Twin Dragons Martial Arts Martial Arts
1:30 pm            Scotch on the Rocks Great Highland Bagpipes
2:10 pm            Clan Rutherglen Celtic Fusion
3:00 pm            Ecclesia Tango Dance
3:20 pm            Stage Left Dance World Dance
4:00 pm            Phi-Fusion Multicultural Music
4:50 pm            Lost Forty Fives Original Pop Music
Yellow Stage
12:00 pm          Glenn Roth Innovative Fingerstyle Guitar
12:30 pm          Paula "Bel" Banks Spiritual and American Music
1:10 pm            Chef Tim Cipriano - "Local Food Dude" Healthy Cooking Demonstration (CIH)
2:00 pm            Cristina Harris Piano-Pop
2:40 pm            dancEnlight Chinese Calligraphy Inspired Dance
3:00 pm            Drum-Dance-Sing Along For Freedom with Elaine Kolb and Friends Conga Line Drumming, Dancing,Singing
3:30 pm            Mubarakah Ibrahim Sat. – “Simon Says Move” Movement Class (CIH)
4:20 pm            Lech Szczepaniak Folk and Blues
5:20 pm            aum1one Global Music
Performance Area
The TRAVELER
Tony Olivares returns to the Festival to lead workshops and performances that combine animal movement, butoh skills, and the use of gravity and breath in surreal poses, embracing the reactions of the audience.
1:00 pm Workshop
2:00 pm Performance
4:30 pm Workshop
3:30 pm            Pedro Alejandro Dance "Thunderous Light" Dance Project
 
Sunday, June 21
PERFORMANCES
Blue Stage
1:00 pm            Thought So Rock/Country
1:40pm            930 Moon Experimental Jazz Guitar
2:20 pm            Out On A Whim with Caller Bill Fisher Barn/Country Dancing
3:10 pm            3 In The Pocket Jazz Standards
Green Stage
1:00 – 4:00 pm CT Association of SchoolsBandjam Finalist Bands
Red Stage
1:00 pm            National Liturgical Dance Network Liturgical dance 
1:20 pm            FayRey Art-house Indie Rock
2:00 pm            The Mondays Pop Rock
2:50 pm            Kathy Thompson Band Funk/Urban/Rock
3:40 pm            The Spins Trio Jazz-Infused Indie Pop 
Violet Stage
1:00 pm            Shack Improv Jazz and Jazz Covers 
1:50 pm            Redeemed Contemporary Christian Music
2:40 pm            One Way Track Acoustic Folk and Bluegrass
3:30 pm            Neighborhood Music School Suzuki Program Classical and Folk Repertoire
Yellow Stage
1:00 pm            Pete MiserendinoFingerstyle Guitar
1:45 pm            D-Tor Hip Hop
2:00 pm            Brian DolzaniFolk and Pop Guitar
2:40 pm            Sons of God Christian Rap
3:00 pm            Drum-Dance-Sing Along For Freedom with Elaine Kolb and Friends Conga Line Drumming, Dancing,Singing
3:30 pm            Mubarakah Ibrahim Sat. – “Fitness Heroine” Mother/Child Movement Class (CIH) 
Performance Area
The TRAVELER
Tony Olivares returns to the Festival to lead workshops and performances that combine animal movement, butoh skills, and the use of gravity and breath in surreal poses, embracing the reactions of the audience.
1:00 pm Workshop
2:00 pm Performance
4:30 pm Workshop

ACTIVITIES
Pilot Pen Tennis (Temple Street)
Youth are invited to learn tennis basics.  Lasting 25 minutes, each QuickStart Tennis lesson will start on the ½ hour. (i.e.12:00 – 12:25, 12:30 – 12: 55, etc.) 
Noon-6 pm Saturday and 1:00 – 4:00 pm Sunday
 
Saturday, June 20
African Expressions Art Display
Afro-Caribbean Folk Dolls by Elaine Peters Transforming Recyclables into Art
ArtShip Fellowship Place Co-op Artists 
aum1one Artwork and Fashion Display
Back to Basics Plant with Talia
Children's Museum of Southeastern Connecticut Hands-on Play Activity
Community Interventions for Health Prayer Ties & Flags (CIH)
dancEnlight Calligraphy Display/Demonstration
Drum-Dance-Sing Along For Freedom with Elaine Kolb & Friends Drumming, Dancing, Singing
Lemv ArtWe are reprovisioning value
Michael Anderson Milagros Sculpture-Making (CIH)
New Haven Sister Cities Art Display and Trivia
Peabody on the Road Outreach Progam By Yale Peabody Museum"How Cultures Carry Things" Kit Programs in International Educational Resources - PIER International Art and Games
Stepping Stones Origami and Mask-Making
West Haven Student Art Show Artwork Display
 
Sunday, June 21
African Expressions Art Display
Back to Basics Plant with Talia (CIH)
Building Lifelong Opportunities for Children A beading activity
Channel 1 Hip Hop Block Party
Center for Contemporary Printmaking Printmaking Without a Press
Children's Museum of Southeastern Connecticut Hands-on Play Activity
Community Interventions for Health Prayer Ties & Flags (CIH)
dancEnlight Calligraphy Display/Demonstration
Drum-Dance-Sing Along For Freedom with Elaine Kolb & Friends Drumming, Dancing, Singing
Karma Salon Expressing Native American Heritage
Lemv Art Workshop and Display
Michael Anderson Milagros Sculpture-Making (CIH)
New Haven Sister Cities Art Display and Trivia
Peabody on the Road Outreach Progam By Yale Peabody Museum"How Cultures Carry Things"
Stepping Stones Origami and Mask-Making
West Haven Student Art Show Artwork Display
Community Interventions for Health (CIH) is a new community-building and collaborative effort to promote health and prevent disease in New Haven.  New Haven is the first US community to participate, joining cities in Mexico, India, China, and the UK.  Have fun and help CIH launch this citywide collaboration by partaking in art-making activities, a healthy cooking demonstration, planting, fitness classes, food tasting and more at Village of Villages.  Participating partners include New Haven Public Schools, CitySeed, Rudd Center, Garden Committee of the New Haven Land Trust, Balance Fitness, The Color of Words, Back to Basics and the City of New Haven.