Guilford Performing Arts Festival will premiere six new works in dance, music and drama by CT artists, exploring historical and contemporary issues in our society: race, gender, diversity, tolerance, social isolation, health of society, and the capacity of love to bring people together. There will be public performances,Sept.24-26, paired with artist-facilitated talkbacks/dialogues with the audience, plus in-school workshops on the artistic, cultural and historical content of the artists’ works.