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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.

Live music, dance, food, and visual art installations transformed the city in a four-day, multi-arts take-over of public spaces, parks, and outdoor stages in the heart of Providence, Rhode Island.

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.

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.

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.

A towering jazz masterpiece comes alive onstage with unbridled energy, innovative choreography and live music.

Discover what’s new and innovative from across the pond with one of the most original forces in modern dance.

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.

East Coast Premiere! Combining interactive media and live performance, L.A.’s Cloud Eye Control creates visceral, immediate works that are highly visual, inventive and emotional.

Visit our archive of the inaugural celebration that brought an estimated 100,000 visitors into Providence, Rhode Island

Zoologic: From ‘panda cams’, to electronic tagging, to selfies, snapchat, and drones, Lostwax Multimedia Dance applies their techno arts wizardry to author Thalia Field’s contemporary love story.

Sizzling flamenco electrifies the stage as this Madrid-based company of dancers, singers and musicians provides an authentic look at a fiery and expressive art form.

Experience an intimate evening of chamber music with one of the world’s most important living composers, Philip Glass, featuring violin virtuoso Tim Fain.

The beloved Swiss theater troupe Mummenschanz has brought myth, mystery and plenty of laughter to generations of audiences across four continents for over four decades.

Heather Henson, daughter of beloved Muppet founder Jim Henson, and Ibex Puppetry perform their newest spectacle of puppetry, kites and aerial artistry.

Celebrate the 100th anniversary of one of most magnificent dance and music masterpieces ever: “The Rite of Spring”, performed by the Joffrey Ballet