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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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Grief, Held By Grace

Lauren F. Walker and Tiffany McLarty in a scene from FURLOUGH’S PARADISE by a.k. payne, directed by abigail jean-baptiste. Yale Repertory Theatre, April 24-May 16, 2026. Photo © Joan Marcus.

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"The Cry Within" Grows Its Footprint

Dr. Thomas Mitchell. Abiba Biao Photos.

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New Lab Brings New Haven's Narratives To Life

Abiba Biao Photos.

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"She Was Really A Visionary:" New Haven Remembers Denise Santisteban

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Listen: Breaking Bread, Sharing Stories

Shayla Streater pictured with friends Hafeeza Turé and Arden Santana in 2022. Lucy Gellman File Photo.

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Music Haven Closes "Untold Stories" On A High Note

Yaira Matyakubova, artistic director of the Haven String Quartet. Lucy Gellman Photos.

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“Spoken Word Magic” Brings Poetry, Power, & Ancestral Connection To NXTHVN

From left: Jeremiah Craggett as Jeremiah Black, Jonah Craggett as Johan Black, Brandon Hutchinson as Alfira, and Gail Staggers as the narrator performing the first episode of the audiodrama “Haus of Black” at NXTHVN. Aster Rhys Photos.

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Note By Note, Untold Stories Stretch From Dixwell To Kinshasa

Yaira Matyakubova introduces storyteller and artist Toto Kisaku. Lucy Gellman Photos.

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Two Storytellers Weave Past Into Present

Denise Page. Ruby Szekeres Photos.

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Rhythm Exchange Connects Dance And Diaspora

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The Narrative Project Cuts Ribbon On Local Office, National Plans

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On World Refugee Day, IRIS Centers Story

Rachel Peet Photos.

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Connecticut Storytellers Offer Glimmers of Hope, Spoons of Power

Cynthia Rojas. Leah Andelsmith Photos.

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One City, Many Stages, Endless Stories

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Songs and Stories Finds Streaming Success

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Storytellers’ Season Finale Marks Healing And Truth

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Storytellers, Mining The Past, Head Online

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New Haven Gets Ready To Tellabrate

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The Narrative Project Launches Into Orbit

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“Songs and Stories” Traces A Pathway To The Heart

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Storytellers Raise The Roof For Refugees

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Hamden Does The "Chicano Two-Step"

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New Haven Searches For Home

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At Storytellers, Two Fathers Take Shape

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What Does Equity Look Like?

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Institute Library “Tellabrates” The Power of Story

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At Storytellers, It’s All In The Family

“This is really a true example of what Kevin and I had hoped to build in this storytelling community,” Kevin Walton's wife, Karen DuBois-Walton, had said as the event got underway Monday night. After each story, Walton would return to the front of the room to add questions and moderate for a few minutes. Lucy Gellman Photos.

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Outsiders Come To The Stage

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