In this Ideas event—also part of the NEA Big Read—poet Stephanie Burt discusses her book Advice From The Lights (Graywolf Press, 2017), an essential work that asks who we are, how we become ourselves...
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Scene on Your Screen Special Edition: Interview with Compagnia de' Colombari
May 16, 2020
Bobby Asher, Arts & Ideas Director of Programming, interviews Karin Coonrod and Kyle Sanna from Compagnia de’ Colombari about their production More Or Less I Am, performed in 4 parts.
Activist Songbook Virtual Choir #2: Survival Is Resistance
May 15, 2020
Inspired by Kao Kue, Boone Nguyen, and Carol ZouBy Byron Au Yong and Aaron JafferisFeaturing Diane Phelan
Activist Songbook honors organizers and organizing through collective music-making. Material...
Scene On Your Screen, Ep. 4
May 14, 2020
This week, our tours program manager, Denise Santisteban, and our curator of Ideas programming, Elizabeth Nearing, share details on our upcoming NEA Big Read events, free dance and storytelling...
Sell Yourself with Story: 3 Tips for Job Hunters
May 13, 2020
Thinking about changing careers? Seeking a new job? Looking to advance into a leadership position? Cynthia Rojas recommends using storytelling as a tool to showcase your accomplishments and value.
SONGWRITING AS RADICAL IMAGINATION: AN ACTIVIST SONGBOOK DISCUSSION
May 12, 2020
Joined by Activist Songbook Composer Byron Au Yong and Lyricist Aaron Jafferis, a panel of artists/activists will discuss music and its role in activism and democracy. Joined by a panel that includes...
Scene On Your Screen, Ep. 3
May 7, 2020
Our director of programming, Bobby Asher, and the executive director of the New Haven Pride Center, Patrick Dunn, share the coming week's programming: 3 food events including a Mother's Day brunch (...
A Perfect Pairing: Brews & BBQ
May 1, 2020
Award-winning chef and New Haven native Jason Sobocinski moves from the screen of the Cooking Channel's "The Big Cheese" to the Festival's virtual stage for a lesson on beer and BBQ. Jason, a...
Activist Songbook Virtual Choir #1: "We Will Break Free"
April 30, 2020
Inspired by Susan Hayase, Tom Izu, Masaru Edmund Nakawatase, and Mike Ishii
By Byron Au Yong and Aaron Jafferis
Based on the true story of Masaru Edmund Nakawatase, this song emerges from the...
Scene On Your Screen, Ep. 2
April 30, 2020
Welcome to Episode 2 of Scene on Your Screen, a weekly update on our virtual Festival programming. Today, our director of programming, Bobby Asher, is joined by our director of marketing, Lara...
Scene on Your Screen, Ep. 1
April 30, 2020
Welcome to Episode 1 of Scene on Your Screen, a weekly update on our virtual Festival programming. Today, our director of programming, Bobby Asher, is joined by spoken word poet Aaron Jafferis of...
We're Going Virtual!
April 27, 2020
Co-Directors Liz Fisher and Tom Griggs share the Festival's re-imagined 25th anniversary programming. Starting in just a few weeks, you'll be invited to interact online with Ideas speakers who are...