Thursday, June 09, 2011

Arts & Ideas Festival in New Haven this weekend featuring concert by Yo Yo Ma...

(Yale Daily Bulletin) - Eastern and western musical traditions will intertwine when cellist Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Ensemble presents a free concert on the New Haven Green on Saturday, June 11, the opening day of the International Festival of Arts & Ideas.  The performance, which takes place at 7 p.m. on the Elm Street Stage, culminates a day of activities that include tours for bikers, canoeists, walkers and foodies; a children's film festival and other family activities; and an "Ideas" talk by Ma and the Silk Road Connection at 3 p.m. in Sprague Memorial Hall, corner of College and Wall streets.  This mixture of performances, films, talks, tours, and community- and family-oriented activities will continue each day throughout the festival, which concludes on Saturday, June 25.  In keeping with the festival's theme this year, "Across Borders, Across Time," the event will bring together both international and local artists and experts, and feature works ranging from the classical to the avant garde. - (more)



Listed Below are links to pdf program notes on each performance:

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