
Big Band Holidays
JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA WITH WYNTON MARSALIS
Big Band Holidays – Dec. 4 at The Vets
Ring in the season with a night of swinging holiday favorites, New Orleans inflections and jazzy good cheer featuring the vocal stylings of special guests Denzal Sinclaire and Audrey Shakir.

SALON: Black Social Dance: Rhythm, Race, Community
SALON: BLACK SOCIAL DANCE – RHYTHM, RACE, COMMUNITY
Oct. 23, 2015, 5-7:00PM – FREE
Co-presented by FirstWorks and The Providence Athenaeum with Brandeis University Assistant Professor of African and Afro- American Studies and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Jasmine Johnson.

COMMUNITY WORKSHOP: DANCE FOR EVERY BODY
COMMUNITY WORKSHOP: DANCE FOR EVERY BODY
Oct. 27, 2015, 7-9:00PM – FREE
A jam dance workshop with Urban Bush Women celebrating “every body” and the diversity that attributes to a unique and powerful community. No prior experience required! At Brown University Ashamu Dance Studio. REGISTRATION REQUIRED.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: DANCE FOR EVERY BODY
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT K-12 TEACHERS: DANCE FOR EVERY BODY
Oct. 27, 2015, 7-9:00PM
Dedicated time with the artists provided for K-12 teachers at this jam dance workshop with Urban Bush Women celebrating “every body” and the diversity that attributes to a unique and powerful community. No prior experience required! At Brown University Ashamu Dance Studio. REGISTRATION REQUIRED.

Urban Bush Women in RI: Art Activating Community
URBAN BUSH WOMEN IN RI: ART ACTIVATING COMMUNITY
See residency event schedule
For three decades Urban Bush Women’s powerful moves have shaken theaters and inspired communities celebrating the culture of the African diaspora. As part of their five-month project with FirstWorks this season, Urban Bush Women return to Providence in February 2016 for two jam-packed weeks of workshops, performances and talks.

BUILDING TRUST THROUGH PROCESS
BUILDING TRUST THROUGH PROCESS
Feb. 10, 6:30-9:30PM – FREE
A workshop on falling, rolling, stillness, connecting through focus, counterbalance, lifting using minimal effort, centering and integration of breath, and being attentive to our partner(s) and surroundings, with Urban Bush Women’s Founder, Jawole Willa Jo Zollar and dancers from the company. REGISTRATION REQUIRED.

SALON: JAZZ IN RI HISTORY AND CULTURE
SALON: JAZZ IN RI HISTORY AND CULTURE
Feb. 12, 5:00-7:00PM – FREE
On 2/27, FirstWorks will present Urban Bush Women performing Walking With ‘Trane, a work emblematic of UBW’s practice of weaving contemporary dance, music, and text with the history, culture, and spiritual traditions of African Americans and the African Diaspora. Join us for a discussion of the history and role of jazz in RI. FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

Community Renewal Event – Urban Bush Women in RI
COMMUNITY RENEWAL EVENT WITH URBAN BUSH WOMEN – featuring dark swan
Feb. 24, 6:00-9:00PM – TICKETS REQ.
A social evening of food, conversation and local performance capped by a studio performance by Urban Bush Woman in Nora Chipaumire’s dark swan- TICKETS REQUIRED

COMMUNITY WORKSHOP: DANCE FOR EVERY BODY
COMMUNITY WORKSHOP: DANCE FOR EVERY BODY
Feb. 25, 2:30-4:00PM – FREE
A jam dance workshop with Urban Bush Women celebrating “every body” and the diversity that attributes to a unique and powerful community. No prior experience required! At Brown University Ashamu Dance Studio. REGISTRATION REQUIRED.

Talking the Walk: Black Dance and Social Justice
TALKING THE WALK: BLACK DANCE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
Feb. 27, 4:00-5:30PM – FREE
Jawole Willa Jo Zollar and Thomas F. DeFrantz discuss Walking with ‘Trane, Black Dance in its varied contemporary manifestations, Black Lives Matter, and the long histories of dance in African American social justice advocacy. At RISD Auditorium – FREE