Why do we feel for or identify with characters? How do our neurons fire when we see the stories of others embodied? How and why could that matter today?
Funk Buzz
April 15, 2016
Since announcing Festival 21 a couple of weeks ago it has been so much fun for me to walk around New Haven, show up at events, or grab a cup of coffee and hear to the reactions to everything we have...
Re-defining "Home Turf"
April 13, 2016
Given the heat of presidential primaries, the word “immigration” is in the air these days. It’s attached to candidates’ views on safety, jobs, education, and more. It brings voters together and just...
Arts & Ideas on the Air: Listen In!
April 6, 2016
Arts & Ideas Chad Herzog and Tom Griggs visited WPKN radio's Steve di Costanzo for an interview about Festival 21 and got “lost in the vinyl”.
Festival Partner JUNCTURE Co-Presents Yale Symposium April 7-8
April 6, 2016
This week's symposium at Yale features interdisciplinary discussions with JUNCTURE’s visiting artists, international artists, human rights advocates, and curators. Poet, teacher, and activist Carolyn...
Festival 21 In the News: Have you heard? Read all About It!
March 30, 2016
News is spreading about Festival 21! Both Joe Amarante at the New Haven Register and Chrisopher Arnott of the Hartford Courant joined us Tuesday for the season announcement member party and got word...
Arts & Ideas Still Evolving, 20 Years In. by Lucy Gellman of the New Haven Independent
March 30, 2016
When Mary Lou Aleskie took over the International Festival of Arts & Ideas in September 2005, she didn’t know that much about New Haven. She’d moved to the Elm City from San Diego for the position,...
‘Prudencia Hart’ returns to New Haven Wednesday. By Joe Amarante, New Haven Register
March 28, 2016
"Prudencia navigates a dream-like journey of self-discovery in the show, which premiered in Glasgow before achieving popular and critical success at the 2011 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Inspired by...
“Prudencia Hart” Roars Back into Town!
March 22, 2016
The National Theatre of Scotland's tour of “The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart” makes its rollicking return to New Haven - and sole stop on the East Coast this spring - to Yale's GPSCY.
Childless theatre directors to share their experiences onstage
March 6, 2016
Parenthood is branded on social media as the accessory of the moment: hoards of people posting perfect pictures on social media of their perfect families and perfect lives. But what about the couples...
Arts & Culture: The Gateway to International Business Development
March 3, 2016
Arts, culture and diplomacy kicked open the door to a wildly productive and informative business development trip to Montreal.
Human Rights Activist WuDunn Receives Festival's 6th Annual VLA
January 22, 2016
Visionary Leadership Award Honors Human Rights Advocate Sheryl WuDunn