Every time I look at the large sheet of paper still hanging on my office wall, different memories spill into my consciousness, but today, these are the ones that surface.
Thank you for being part of the extraordinary experience that was Festival 21!
June 26, 2016
Save the dates for Festival 22!
Arts & Ideas Hosts a U.S. Naturalization Ceremony on the New Haven Green June 24
June 24, 2016
Twenty-six people from 19 countries became citizens of the United States today, right here in New Haven.
More Applause for "Our Ladies": New York Times & CT Press Reviews Are In!
June 14, 2016
"Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour" has opened its Festival run in New Haven and critics and audiences are loving this "brilliant," "vibrant," "coming-of-age comedy"!
Finding Peace in Movement and Adventures in Stillness: An Interview with Pico Iyer
June 13, 2016
As previously mentioned on this blog, I am a podcast junkie. While scrolling through the past episodes of one of my favorite shows, Krista Tippett’s On Being, I came across an interview with Pico...
Rave Reviews for "Our Ladies" Keep Rolling In
June 3, 2016
Critics have a crush on "Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour," the National Theatre of Scotland's irresistibly irreverent new musical. The girls have been getting wildly enthusiastic reviews on their...
Get Your Festival Game on with "The Money"!
May 31, 2016
A fascinating, unpredictable piece of interactive theatre from Kaleider, The Money travels from its popular run in the U.K. to New Haven for its American Premiere June 18 - 25.
Funding the Future of the Arts
May 24, 2016
Commissioned work. What does that mean? These works are unique because we work directly with the artists throughout their creative process.
Workin’ It: A Crash Course Via Podcasts ahead of Festival 21
May 23, 2016
I’m embarrassingly late to the party, but I recently discovered that NPR’s Serial is in fact not the only great podcast out there. And now I’m obsessed with listening to podcasts whenever possible.
"Girls: Who Run the World" Not all women believe in the same path to gender equality.
May 16, 2016
Hillary Clinton seems poised to accept the nomination of the Democratic party, but it isn’t as clear as it may seem what this, and her potential presidency, means for feminism in the U.S.
While the...
Big Announcements, Smart Fun at Our Downtown Festival Kick Off Party
May 11, 2016
First Niagara Bank’s Church Street branch was transformed into a downtown after-hours hot-spot May 10!
From Pop-Ups to Artists' Contracts, our "German Sensation" Interns Impact Festival 21
May 9, 2016
That’s us, Anna and Kathrin, two interns from Germany working in the community and behind the scenes at the International Festival of Arts & Ideas.
We joined the staff for three months, before the...