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Meet at the Shubert Theater (247 College Street) at 5:30 p.m.  Enjoy live music, hot chocolate and holiday cheer. Processional steps off promptl ...

On Sunday, September 21, dancers will join together again to carry the hopes, demands and dreams of New Haven during the Third Annual United Nations ...

Summer events are good for the New Haven economy, according to a recent New Haven Register editorial.

Maya Beiser reflects on the world premiere of Provenance at the International Festival of Arts and Ideas

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 [...]

Of Interest to Festival Fans

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. [...]

Liz Lerman: Breaking Rules/Making Rules: Art in a Democratic Society

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 broadens her artistic reach

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 [...]

Video Blog: Village of Villages - Weekend 2

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Arts As Catalyst To A Creative Economy: Jude Kelly

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As ideas replace heavy industry as the engine of our economy, what roles can art, artists and creativity play?  Jude Kelly, director of London’s Southbank Centre, offers thoughts based on her experiences as an artist, entrepreneur, UNESCO cultural representative and chair of London’s 2012 Olympic Committee.  This is a featured video broadcast of a lecture originally presented on Thursday, June 26, 2008 at the Yale Center for British Art as part of the 2008 International Festival of Arts & Ideas.

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Click here to view the panel disucussion Arts as Catalyst to a Creative Economy moderated by: Will Ginsberg, featuring: Jude Kelly and Rob Simmons.





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