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 (...
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...
George Takei and Byron Au Yong in Conversation
February 25, 2020
In this talk, from our 10th Annual Visionary Leadership Award, George Takei, the pioneering actor, social media superstar, Grammy-nominated recording artist, and New York Times bestselling author is...
COLLISION: HONG KONG ART IN NEW HAVEN
September 3, 2019
Join Yale-China Arts Fellows Sarah Xiao (dance) and Nicole Pun (visual art) as they share how their residency in New Haven has shaped their art.
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HABITS TO HEAL: EXPLORING PRACTICES FOR MINDFULNESS AND WELLNESS
September 3, 2019
Improved resilience and health. Enhanced ability to manage stress and anxiety. Through mindful awareness, we can avoid being on “auto-pilot,” and more often consciously choose how we live. And there...
Data Driven Sound
September 3, 2019
In a lively talk moderated by Nicole Merritt, musicians Kaki King, Spencer Topel, and Jay Alan Zimmerman share how they are using data not just to make sounds but to see and experience music. Kaki...
WITHOUT HABITS: A PATH TO PURPOSE
July 31, 2019
We spend so much energy trying to cultivate healthier habits. But what might our days feel like if, instead, we question and cut out just one habit for a short period of time? What discomfort might...
CITIES OF PEACE: HEALING THE TRAUMA OF CONFLICT THROUGH ART
July 31, 2019
Join visionary and inspiring leaders, Dr. Ellen Frank—founder Cities of Peace, an innovative peace and visual arts program that honors the history and culture of world cities that have suffered...
ANTHROPOCENE: STAGING THE FUTURE
July 31, 2019
An·thro·po·cene: /ˈanTHrəpəˌsēn/ the current geological age, viewed as the period during which human activity has been the dominant influence on climate and the environment.
Internationally acclaimed...