Seven Days, 20+ Shows!

The 2023 festival will premiere five new works and present nearly two dozen other performances in music, drama, dance and storytelling, plus a dance residency for people of all abilities. There will be something going on every day on and around the Guilford Green from September 17-24. Everything will be free. Check out the performers below, and see the full schedule of events here.

Air Temple Arts

Performance/workshop in juggling, hoop and other skills derived from the movement language of the circus arts.

Alexa Patrick

Singer, poet, author, educator performs spoken word accompanied by violin in relationship to visual art.

Beecher

Comedian and co-founder of the Connecticut Comedy Festival headlines a double-bill of standup at the GreenStage Cafe.

Danielle Munsell Howard

Soprano opera singer performs repertoire by 19th-21st-century composers, accompanied by piano.

Denise Page & Jen Munro

Storytelling duo curates "Women Tell: Our Firsts," a festival-commissioned collection of never-before-told stories by women.

Goodnight Moonshine

Molly Venter of Red Molly and Eben Pariser of Roosevelt Dime perform a unique blend of jazz-tinged Americana/roots music.

Jeff Beal

Five-time Emmy Award-winning composer of music for stage, screen and dance performs solo piano etudes and with his jazz trio.

Joe Gerics

Comedian and founder of the Fairfield Comedy Club opens an evening of standup comedy at the GreenStage Cafe.

Jonathan Barber

Modern Drummer's 2018 top up-and-coming drummer, Barber and his band Vision Ahead present a night of jazz at GreenStage Cafe.

Kerry Kincy

Movement therapist and expressive arts facilitator Kerry Kincy leads dance workshops and a performance for all abilities.

Laura Thoma

Trauma-informed playwright presents a staged reading of "Yours in Words," about fitting in, stepping up and fulfilling dreams.

Marika Kuzma

Internationally celebrated conductor and choral master leads an interactive program of songs from Ukraine.

Middle Eastern Dance

Kelvia and members of the Middle Eastern Dance and Culture Academy perform and teach traditional Egyptian belly dance.

Movimiento Cultural

Ensemble of singers, percussionists and dancers perform and teach Bomba music and dance of Puerto Rico.

Natyamandala

Smita Krishnaswamy and her troupe of Yale-based dancers perform and teach Bharanatyam classical dance of India.

N.E. Ballet Theatre

Young professional dance company presents three original choreographies in ballet and contemporary dance.

Oghlan Bakhshi

Second-generation master of Turkmens music, singer and dutar virtuoso performs and tells stories from Central Asia.

Oompa Possum Puppets

Award-winning puppeteer Kimberly Van Aelst perfoms a nature-themed show and gives kids of all ages a peek backstage.