Executive Director Shelley Quiala sets intentions her for the new year,
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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.
Accrobuffos: William Tell's Turmoil
September 30, 2020
The Acrobuffos are back with this special world-premiere piece, "William Tell's Turmoil," in honor of the Festival's Silver Anniversary!
25 Years of Arts & Ideas (as told by the people who made it happen)
September 24, 2020
For the past 25 years we have been lucky to work with so many great performers and through all of those years there have been so many people working together behind the scenes to make it all happen...
Thank You To Our Silver Anniversary Gala Supporters!
September 17, 2020
The International Festival of Arts & Ideas’ Silver Anniversary Gala honoring founders Anne T. Calabresi and Dr. Roslyn Milstein Meyer was a roaring success! The gala was held on Monday, September...
DINNER STORIES #3 RECIPES FOR LOVE, FOOD, AND DISASTER
July 28, 2020
Join skilled storytellers as they tell tales of Love, Food and Disaster. Begin with Doug Coffin's aptly named "Recipe for Disaster" as your appetizer, then join Mike Isko as a hearty main course....
ON BEING GOOD: A CONVERSATION WITH THE GOOD PLACE PHILOSOPHERS
June 30, 2020
Philosophers Pamela Hieronymi and Todd May, who served as philosophy advisors on the acclaimed television comedy, The Good Place (NBC), explore the nature of goodness and its role in society, an...
Scene On Your Screen - Festival 2020
June 30, 2020
Directors Liz and Tom raise a glass to celebrate the end of our 25th anniversary festival. We came together--apart--to experience world-class art and ideas from artists and speakers in New Haven and...