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Arts Paper

As the editorially independent arm of The Arts Council of Greater New Haven, the Arts Paper seeks to celebrate, explore, and investigate the fine, visual, performing and culinary arts in and around New Haven.

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Listen: Sit Down, Stand Up, Laugh Loudly

Crystal Emery can't remember exactly when she began to find the laugh lines in her life. Maybe it was during a hospital stay, when a particularly chatty nurse led to a long and unexpected ordeal with Hamden law enforcement. Or a personal interest in film that led her to too many bad depictions of disabled people. Or a belief that she could change someone’s outlook, one giggle at a time.

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Tia Russell Dance Makes The Move To Hamden

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In "Sisters!" A Look Into The Past Informs The Present

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Glass as a Medium of Resistance In “All At Once”

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Commemorating Abolition, PRU Honors Its Afro-Boricua Roots

Carlos Cruz, who is a member of the bomba collective Proyecto Cimarrón. Lucy Gellman Photos.

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Anansi Meets Jazz As Quartet Spins A Musical Web

Tyler Goldchain: "So much of this was staking ourselves in improvisation." Lucy Gellman Photos.

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ECA Students Summon Black Joy

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Crowning Four Champions, "The Word" Weaves Poetry Into Power

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In Dixwell, Wise Wiki Editors Add To Black History

Laurel Coleman, who wants to create a Wikipedia entry for her mom, Dorothy Coleman. Lucy Gellman Photos.

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200 Years Later, A Reckoning With Slavery In New Haven

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