From the Festival Staff

"sneaker-stomping...so elastic, so intricate that the sense of candence and rythm is as visual an experience as it is an aural one."- The New York Times

Check out these Festival Staff Picks ahead of the festivities Oct 30 - Nov 4.

Every time I look at the large sheet of paper still hanging on my office wall, different memories spill into my consciousness, but today, these are the ones that surface.

Critics have a crush on "Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour," the National Theatre of Scotland's irresistibly irreverent new musical. The girls have been getting wildly enthusiastic reviews on their...

I’m embarrassingly late to the party, but I recently discovered that NPR’s Serial is in fact not the only great podcast out there. And now I’m obsessed with listening to podcasts whenever possible.

Hillary Clinton seems poised to accept the nomination of the Democratic party, but it isn’t as clear as it may seem what this, and her potential presidency, means for feminism in the U.S.
While the...

First Niagara Bank’s Church Street branch was transformed into a downtown after-hours hot-spot May 10!

That’s us, Anna and Kathrin, two interns from Germany working in the community and behind the scenes at the International Festival of Arts & Ideas.
We joined the staff for three months, before the...

The International Festival of Arts & Ideas is more than just performances and lectures. Across the 15 days of each Festival, numerous programs promote healthy living through active lifestyles, food...