International Festival of Arts & Ideas
international festival art idea day festival take place new connecticut festival present performing art lecture conversation celebrate influential artist thinker around world festival free headliner concert new green attracts thousand spectator festival present theatre dance music offering around world including local national international premiere theatre dance offering recently included american premiere david greigs play event actor touring company london mark morris dance group yoyo silk road ensemble bill jonesarnie zane dance company contemporary legend theatre taiwan dianne reef along modern circus artist circa australia le doigts de la main montreal early history festival presented royal shakespeare company united kingdom concert production metropolitan opera new york city prebroadway presentation michael frayns play copenhagen festival continued tradition presenting soughtafter event like u premiere new production midsummer night dream collaboration bristol old vic england association handspring puppet company south africa directed tom morris team behind tony awardwinningwinning broadway west end smash war horse season festival also launched th anniversary tour celebrated kronos quartet fundamental objective festival provoke mind idea program series keynote speaker panel conversation artist postperformance discussion community dialogue designed expand upon theme performance increase audience understanding artistic form appreciation artist panelist regularly include artist local expert well leader thinker around world recent idea program featured kennedy center honouree bill jones inaugural poet elizabeth alexander joshua foer author moonwalking einstein richard levin former president yale university marion nestle author food politics food industry influence nutrition health idea program talk available via festival website free resource public festival recently expanded yearround activity creation visionary leadership award thus far award presented zainab salbi founder ceo woman woman international jill abramson first female executive editor new york time civil right leader influential journalist foreign correspondent charlayne huntergault recognition trailblazing work leadership impacting world award also presented sheila nevins angélique kidjo sheryl wudunn majora carter poet macarthur genius claudia rankine author acclaimed citizen american lyric recognized visionary leadership award presented honor jean handley festival founder longtime leader business philanthropic art community connecticut festival program completely free public including event feature jazz classical dance theatre artist around world festival generated economic impact million state connecticut greater new community dr mark paul gius professor economics quinnipiac university’s school business collected analyzed festival economic impact since festival inception festival fellowship program high school student new november festival led team codirectors liz fisher thomas griggs chad herzog international festival art idea established anne calabresi jean handley roslyn meyer founder envisioned annual celebration new havena small city rich diversity steeped strong cultural educational traditionsdistinguished established art festival fusion idea event aimed gather worldclass artist preeminent thinker around globe showcasing city state major art destination official website