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Festival 2024 Playlist

Bridging the U.S.-China Cultural Divide: the Role of Chinese-Americans in U.S.-China Relations

A panel of contemporary Chinese American artists and intellectuals share their unique hybrid experiences to illuminate how we might better understand cultural and social differences and commonalities...

The Black Panthers and Young Lords and the Civil Rights Movement

Steven Sapp and Mildred Ruiz, founders of the 15-year old poetry theater ensemble Universes, whose works invite old and new generations of theater crafters to create the new stories of today. Join...

Imagine Ireland: An Irish State of Mind

Fintan O Toole, Irelands foremost cultural commentator and assistant editor for The Irish Times, discusses the country's robust cultural landscape, which continues to flourish amidst tough economic...

2011 Visionary Leadership Award

The Visionary Leadership Award was created in honor of Jean M. Handley's leadership as a Founding Director of the International Festival of Arts & Ideas. The Award is presented annually to a...

2011 Visionary Leadership Award

The Visionary Leadership Award was created in honor of Jean M. Handley's leadership as a Founding Director of the International Festival of Arts & Ideas. The Award is presented annually to a...

Freedom's Journey: Poetic Reflections on African American Legacies

As the nation memorializes the 150th anniversary of the outbreak of the Civil War, Connecticut honors its diverse cultural history. Robert Stanton, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Interior, former...

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Box City Highlights

Bill T. Jones/ Arnie Zane Dance Company Brings "Body Against Body" & "Serenade/ The Proposition"

The Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company brings two extraordinary productions to The International Festival of Arts & Ideas. Body Against Body (tonight only!) is a recreation of a revolutionary...

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