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Festival Artists are all around
May 18, 2009
Cathy Edwards
Director of Programming
May 8, 2009
I went to Sprague Hall this past Sunday, May 3, to hear Concerti Grossi of the Baroque, performed by music students working with Robert Mealy,...
Festival Featured in The Philadelphia Inquirer "Travel" Article
May 17, 2009
The International Festival of Art & Ideas was featured in The Philadelphia Inquirer's "10 for the Road" article in the Travel section, detailing festival and events within driving distance from...
Festival Featured As Weekend Getaway in Time Out New York
May 14, 2009
Time Out New York features the International Festival of Arts & Ideas as a weekend getaway in the Travel section this week, pointing out "Circus", Mavis Staples' concert on the Green and Ideas...
U.S. Premiere of "Ivanov" Featured in New York Times "Summer Stages"
May 10, 2009
The "Summer Stages" section of the New York Times, "a national guide to the places where sunscreen meets Strauss, Shakespeare and Santigold" features the U.S.
Premiere of "Ivanov" at the...
U.S. Premiere of "Circus" Featured In American Theatre Magazine
May 1, 2009
The May/June issue of American Theatre Magazine features the U.S. Premiere of "Circus" at the International Festival of Arts & Ideas at the top of an article with listings of 227 festivals spanning...
Choreographer Wally Cardona Shares a Favorite Poem
April 24, 2009
From WALLY CARDONA
Choreographer, Really Real
Men are accustomed to traveling the world, looking for rivers and mountains, new stars, birds of gay-colored plumage, monstrous fishes, ridiculous races...
Favorite Poem Project
April 24, 2009
The International Festival of Arts & Ideas, in association with the Connecticut Library Consortium, will officially launch the "Favorite Poem Project" at the Connecticut Library Association...
Don't Miss Out - Become an "Ideas Insider" Today!
April 17, 2009
All Ideas events at the Festival are free, but you can purchase an Ideas Insider Pass today to guarantee your seat up to 15 minutes before the scheduled start time of all Ideas events. As an added...
Festival Selected as a Blue State Coffee Cause
April 7, 2009
The International Festival of Arts & Ideas has been selected as one of four local causes by Blue State Coffee to receive a donation of 5% of their sales this fiscal quarter. The donation will be made...
Eileen Wiseman on the G-20 and the Festival
April 3, 2009
By EILEEN WISEMAN
Ideas Program Curator
From their highly protected meeting place in London this week, the leaders of the world's 20 richest countries had their collective finger on the planet's...
Festival Member Ticket Sale Extended Through April 6
April 3, 2009
The Festival Member advance sale (discounted $25 tickets for all performance programs, plus Foodie Tour tickets before the public on-sale April 7 at 9:30am) will be available through Monday April 6...