Great Art, Big Ideas Podcast
Festival 2024 Playlist

LADAMA
Ladama smile effortlessly almost the entire time they are performing. It’s hard not to join them, clapping and grinning as you’re carried away by the bubbling sound of the Venezuelan guitar of the...

EVERYTHING YOU TOUCH, YOU CHANGE: VISIONARY SCIENCE FICTION AND LIBERATION
Social Justice meets sci-fi meets songwriting in this panel discussion between musician, composer, and curator Toshi Reagon; cultural producer & sacred artivist Hanifa Nayo Washington; and writer,...

LONG WHARF SHOWCASE
A sneak peek at the Theatre's upcoming season with performances from the Tony Award-winning musical Passing Strange.

MADELINE SAYET AND JACOB PADRON IN CONVERSATION
Join us for this artist-in-conversation event to launch the on demand availability of Madeline Sayet’s “Where We Belong," the Mohegan theater-maker’s solo piece that reflects her experience pursuing...

IMAGINANDO UN MUNDO SIN MUROS, JAULAS Y DETENCIÓN
Esta conversación se llevará a cabo en español.
This conversation will be held in Spanish.
En asociación con Melting the Ice, un podcast y programa de radio bilingüe dedicado a compartir el...

THABISA
“I believe that what you breathe out, what you utter, you create, you make alive.” Thabisa’s soul emerges through her music in an unforgettable blend of a diverse medley of musical influences and her...

HONORING OUR BODIES: A FUTURE FOR ALL ABILITIES
How do we create a world where we all care for each other? A world where fewer people have to fight for their rights to exist, while more people acknowledge and accommodate for the abilities of all?...

GOSPEL BRUNCH: KEVIN MONROE & DEVOTION WITH PASTOR DANNY BLAND
Church service and a big diner breakfast afterwards: it’s a classic cozy routine for close-knit communities. At Gospel Brunch, we’re bringing the prayer and pancakes together in a jubilant moment of...

Kodo
Japanese drumming group Kodō has popularized traditional Japanese taiko worldwide, having performed at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert and recorded on the anthem of the FIFA World Cup Japan, and the...

BRILLIANT BOBA: AMPLIFYING ASIAN VOICES
How can the arts help heal? This discussion, led by Brilliant Boba, a team composed of storytellers, artists, and educators in New Haven, will provide attendees with creative resources that build...

PAA KOW
“What IS that incredible sound?” This will be the question of the moment during internationally acclaimed Ghanian drummer and composer Paa Kow’s set. Playing a custom, hand-carved, traditionally...

MOVIMIENTO CULTURAL
Imagine a different type of cultural movement with New Haven-based Movimiento Cultural Afro-Continental (MCAC), Inc., a cultural, arts and community-based organization dedicated to entertaining and...