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 about the connection I see in the multi cultural tapestry I wanted to present. But it felt somewhat contrived: I did not [...]

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 of both Salaman Rushdie AND Sebastian Barry. You will remember that Rushdie was in New Haven for the Festival in 2005. [...]

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 in creating 613 Radical Acts of Prayer. There were many car rides, walks through town from meeting to workshop to rehearsal, endless to-do lists, emails [...]

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 role for the Portland (Oregon) Institute of Contemporary Art’s Time-Based Art Festival. Click here for Claudia LaRocco’s interview with Cathy on WNYC. And here’s another note [...]