Festival To Be `Edgy'

By FRANK RIZZO
The Hartford Courant

The Ninth International Festival of Arts & Ideas next June will be a "younger, more edgy" event, a mixture of "high art and hip-hop," according to executive director Mary Miller.

The festival will be held throughout New Haven from June 11 to 26 and will feature free and ticketed events from performing and visual artists from 30 countries - a record number. About 80 percent of the programming is confirmed.

At Arts & Ideas, Danny Hoch Points Up His Hip-hop Edge

By LAUREN JONES
The Hartford Courant
June 24, 2004

Hoch, a performer, writer, director, producer and community organizer, presents candid tales as he combines standup improvisational comedy and storytelling with a hip-hop edge.

Arts & Ideas Festival To End Saturday

By RICHARD KAMINS
The Hartford Courant
June 25, 2004

Saturday, the final day of the Arts & Ideas Festival, has plenty of both vying for your attention. Looking at the ideas side of the day...

International Festival Deserves Financial Support From State

by FRANK RIZZO
the Hartford Courant

As New Haven's International Festival of Arts & Ideas moves toward its 10th anniversary this June, it will take a deeper breath than usual before it blows out its candles on its celebratory cake.