Jose Condé and the Cosmic Jibaros
The decision for today’s concert: Jose Condé with opening act Cosmic Jibaros will remain outside as scheduled.
Click here for a note from Executive Director Mary Lou Aleskie.Yo-Yo Ma on the New Haven Green
The decision for today’s concert: The Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma will remain outside as scheduled.
Meteorologists from three television stations in the state, as well as the support of the musicians helped the Festival make this decision. The Festival looks forward to an exciting and successful event.
Click here for a note from Executive Director Mary Lou Aleskie.
Yo-Yo leads it off: Glitterati and artists we should know share stage at International Festival of Arts & Ideas
Read from the New Haven Register featuring an overview of the International Festival of Arts & Ideas
Arts and Ideas Festival Extends Reach Across Borders
Read from the New York Times about the International Festival of Arts & Ideas. Article by Jan Spiegel.
Vogue lists Arts & Ideas in "Summer Theater" article
Read from Vogue about the International Festival of Arts & Ideas included in the article, "Summer Theater: What to see in New York and Beyond".
National Geographic lists Arts & Ideas
Read from the New Haven Independent about The International Festival of Arts & Ideas included in the National Geographic's "Traveler 20" list of "travel-worthy events and happenings"!
Arts & Ideas iPhone and Droid App now available!
The Festival App is now
available in both the iPhone and Droid App Store. Search Arts & Ideas. It is a free download and
will be continuously updated throughout the Festival. Get Festival daily schedules, live updates including rain notifications, possible ticket discounts, and more!
Poet and Professor Ravi Shankar on James Mars and the Freedom"s Journey Project
Now in early spring, cherry blossoms blooming in Wooster Square in New Haven, Connecticut transforms itself from the last vestiges of winter, but it was on one of those last cold and dreary days that I first visited Norfolk, CT, to stand by the grave of James Mars, one of the last slaves born and sold in Connecticut and a figure whom I had no knowledge of previously. Mars lived for ninety years from 1790 to 1880 and in his life saw unbelievable change take place. He also wrote a brief autobiography (that you can read here) that details his life in Connecticut, being separated from his family...
The New York Times Summer Stages and IFAI
The New York Times Summer Stages came out this weekend and featured the International Festival of Arts & Ideas in the following categories:
Classical Pop and Jazz Dance Theater