The International Festival of Arts & Ideas is honored to feature United States Poet Laureate Joy Harjo in conversation with playwright and director Madeline Sayet. Harjo, the first Native American...
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Dinner Stories: Transformation
May 15, 2021
Convert your home into a virtual dinner theater with this evening of music, storytelling and food. Set to the “expressive, pristine vocals” (WNPR) of jazz artist Isabella Mendes, three different...
Where to Get your Copy of Joy Harjo's AN AMERICAN SUNRISE for the NEA BIG READ
April 30, 2021
The International Festival of Arts & Ideas invites you to join us as we celebrate US Poet Laureate Joy Harjo's An American Sunrise, the Festival’s choice for the 2021 NEA Big Read. Harjo’s poems sing...
Five Poems by US Poet Laureate Joy Harjo
April 5, 2021
The poems of US Poet Laureate Joy Harjo sing of beauty and survival, illuminating a spirituality that connects her to her ancestors and thrums with the quiet anger of living amid the ruins of...
Imagine with the Festival May 14 - June 27, 2021
February 26, 2021
Festival 2021 will feature 200+ events—80% free—with luminaries like choreographer Ronald K. Brown, Indigenous theater director Madeline Sayet, and a high drama, high fashion Hair Art show.
Interview with Artistic Director & Choreographer Ronald K. Brown
February 23, 2021
Get to know dancer and choreographer Ronald K. Brown and EVIDENCE: A Dance Company, which mixes traditional African dances with contemporary music and staging.
New Year's Resolutions: Looking forward with Shelley Quiala
January 7, 2021
Executive Director Shelley Quiala sets intentions her for the new year,
Looking Back at 2020 with the Festival
December 22, 2020
2020 has been one of the most challenging of our lifetimes, but in a year of great challenge, we found great creativity. Here are some favorite Festival moments.
Welcoming our New Director of Programming
November 13, 2020
The International Festival of Arts & Ideas welcomes Malakhi Eason as its new Director of Programming and Community Impact, following an international search guided by Arts Consulting Group.
SANCTUARY: A LATINA THEORY CONVERSATION WITH AUTHORS PAOLA MENDOZA AND ABBY SHER
October 26, 2020
Podcasters Maria Isa & Jessica Lopez Lyman of Latina Theory moderate a discussion between authors Paola Mendoza and Abby Sher about their new book SANCTUARY.
Artsucation™ Academy Network: Live from Senegal
October 14, 2020
In this performance, recorded live in Senegal, Hanan is performing alongside the M'BOSSE DANCE COMPANY in a piece she co-choreographered with Baidy Ba.
Kaki King: Final State
October 5, 2020
Brooklyn-based composer and guitarist Kaki King—a Festival favorite—performed this world-premiere performance, "Final State," in honor of the Festival's Silver Anniversary.