The International Festival of Arts & Ideas collaboration with the Liz Lerman Dance Exchange continues Saturday, December 6 and Sunday, December 7 at the Educational Center for the Arts at 55 Audubon...
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Maya Beiser reflects on the world premiere of Provenance at the International Festival of Arts and Ideas
October 28, 2008
I remember asking myself whether audiences would be willing to sit and concentrate through 90 minutes of nonstop music. Originally I thought it better to separate the pieces by saying a few words...
Liz Lerman Dance Exchange: Festival Grand Finale
September 23, 2008
The dance is moving around you. You’re moving around the dance. On June 28, the Liz Lerman Dance Exchange and hundreds of citizen-dancers performed together as part of the Festival’s Grand Finale,...
Festival Announces New Events!
September 13, 2008
The International Festival of Arts & Ideas is pleased to announces our new "video events." Experience some of your favorite events again online.
Of Interest to Festival Fans
September 12, 2008
Here is a bit of news that should be of interest to Festival Fans regarding artists and thinkers who have been part of past Festivals.
This year's prestigious Man Booker Prize figures into the lives...
Liz Lerman: Breaking Rules/Making Rules: Art in a Democratic Society
September 11, 2008
By ANDRIA MATTHEWS
Community Programs Manager
Watching Liz Lerman speak to New Haven on June 19 was a proud moment for me. For months I had had the privilege of supporting her and the Dance Exchange...
Arts & Ideas Grand Finale Dancers to Perform at International Day of Peace
September 11, 2008
On Sunday, September 21, dancers will join together again to carry the hopes, demands and dreams of New Haven during the Third Annual United Nations International Day of Peace. These dancers...
Summer Events Are Good for the Economy
August 11, 2008
Summer events are good for the New Haven economy, according to a recent New Haven Register editorial.
Cathy Edwards broadens her artistic reach
August 4, 2008
Cathy Edwards, the Festival's Director of Programming, is broadening her artistic reach. In addition to her programming duties at the Festival, she'll be stepping into the Guest Artistic Director...
Arts and Ideas 2008 achieves "new level of creative surprise"
July 17, 2008
Christopher Arnott of the New Haven Advocate reflects on the Liz Lerman Dance Exchange's performance in 613 Radical Acts of Prayer at the Festival finale. Get the full story here.
New Haven Register: Arts & Ideas 2008 "top notch"
July 11, 2008
The New Haven Register reflects on the success of the 2008 Arts & Ideas Festival. Get the full story here.