About the Show
The International Human Rights Art Movement announces its second IHRAF Festival: Queens, adding to its annual IHRAF Festival roster (3 this year), September 18-20, 2026, at the Court Square Theater in Long Island City. The IHRAF Festival uses creativity and beauty to fight for human rights and social justice, and fight against authoritarianism and division.
IHRAF: Queens will highlight the talent and passion of Queens-based artists, representing the most diverse neighborhood in the world. It involves 25 performances in five performance blocks, curated by Holly Hepp-Galvan (faculty of Hunter College and Fordham University) and Mare Nostrum Elements (Emerging Choreographer Series), in addition to our curated performances.
The International Human Rights Art Movement, founded at Dixon Place Theater (NY) in 2017 as the international Human Rights Art Festival, uses creative platforms (Festivals, IHRAM Press, African Secretariat etc.) to give voice to artists and issues around the world.
