• Festival 2012
  • Festival Opening Night: June 16 - Sing the Truth!
  • Mark Morris Dance Group - with live orchestra and chorus: June 21 and 22

The International Festival of Arts & Ideas is a 15-day extravaganza of performing arts, lectures, and conversations that takes over theaters and open spaces in New Haven, Connecticut each June. More than 80% of Festival events are completely free!

Blogfest!

  • March 27, 2012

    ANNOUNCING FESTIVAL 2012! June 16-30

    Featuring the American premiere of National Theater of Scotland's The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart, Mark Morris Dance Group, Australian circus-arts troupe Circa, and a solo performance of King... more…
  • March 14, 2012

    Season Announcement & Member Preview Party event on March 27

    Celebrate the launch of the Festival 2012 and be the first to hear about the world-class artists and thinkers coming to this year's Festival. MEMBERS HELP TO MAKE THE FESTIVAL HAPPEN!... more…
  • January 7, 2012

    Festival announces 2012 Fellowship Program

    The Festival's Fellowship Program is a five-month program for New Haven-area high school youth designed to improve each fellow's skills in creative writing, communication, and critical thinking,... more…