ANNOUNCING THE 2012 INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF ARTS & IDEAS
JUNE 16-30, NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT
featuring
the American premiere of National Theatre of Scotland's The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart, Mark Morris Dance Group, Australian circus arts troupe Circa, a solo performance of King Lear from Taiwan, and more!
plus
free concerts on the New Haven Green featuring Angelique Kidjo, Dianne Reeves and Lizz Wright, Asphalt Orchestra, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Red Baraat, noori, and Rosanne Cash
SERIOUS FUN is the theme of the 2012 International Festival of Arts & Ideas, which will be presented June 16-30 at various sites in New Haven, Connecticut. “The 17th Annual International Festival of Arts & Ideas is a 15-day extravaganza of seriously good fun—an opportunity to tickle your senses, engage your mind, find inspiration, and launch an adventure,” says Executive Director Mary Lou Aleskie. “We’ve packed Festival 2012 with speakers and conversationalists keen to share expansive idea and renowned artists from all over the world eager to share joy-filled and thought-provoking performances.”
The 2012 International Festival of Arts & Ideas includes an eclectic array of dance, music, theater, and music-theater works, free concerts on the New Haven Green, and family-friendly interactive events.
Festival highlights include: the American premiere of a new production from the National Theatre of Scotland, The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart, which was a hit of the Edinburgh Festivals and will go on to further American engagements after its run at the Festival. The Festival will also offer a classic performance of works from Mark Morris Dance Group—A Lake, Jesu Meine Freude, and Gloria—with a rare twist: the performances are offered with a full live orchestra and chorus, with Mark Morris himself conducting the entire performance. Philippe Petit, the adventurous wire-walker who committed the “artistic crime of the century” when he walked on a wire between the World Trade Center Towers in 1974, is the kick-off speaker in the Festival’s Ideas series of lectures and conversations. The Festival closes with Rosanne Cash in a free concert on the New Haven Green, with a performance of her album The List.
For a complete list of events, click here!