PAUL TAYLOR DANCE COMPANY
World Premiere
February 3, 2017 at The Vets
America’s greatest dancemaker is ever moving forward. Arguably the greatest living choreographer across the 20th and 21st centuries, he continues to create works that are vibrant, powerful, and thoroughly new.
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MORNING-AFTER CONVERSATION
WITH PAUL TAYLOR DANCERS
February 4, 2017 at RISD Museum
Get a behind-the-scenes perspective on the dancer’s role in co-creating a new work over coffee with Paul Taylor Dance Company principal dancers. Free with ticket stub from Feb. 3 Paul Taylor Dance Company performance at The Vets. Otherwise $10 at door / $5 student.
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RENNIE HARRIS PUREMOVEMENT
American Street Dance Theater
February 24, 2017 at The Vets
The sensational, world-renowned choreographer Rennie Harris—believed by many to be the best living hip-hop dancer/artist on earth—takes the FirstWorks stage with his namesake company in a 25th anniversary program featuring the most exciting, compelling and acclaimed pieces from their repertoire.
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AUREA ENSEMBLE
World Premiere! Crossings
April 23, 2017 at St. Martin’s Church
Featuring pipa player Yang Wei of Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Ensemble. Rhode Island’s own performance ensemble with a superb string quartet at its heart.
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The Creative Capital’s signature arts festival brought over 75,000 visitors to the city center for art, music, food and spectacle
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COMMUNITY MASTER CLASS WITH PATRICK CORBIN
March 12, 2017 at Ashamu Dance Studio
In this technique class, participants will learn movement from Paul Taylor’s “Piazzolla Caldera” from Corbin, a member of the original cast. FREE and open to the public.
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THE PAUL MURPHY TOURING ENSEMBLE
The next generation of Rhode Island jazz
The Rhode Island Philharmonic Music School take the stage at PVDFest in the form of the Paul Murphy Touring Ensemble, an elite group of high school musicians from all over the state. These inspiring young talents play a mix of contemporary jazz and original compositions with a depth of musical sophistication well beyond their years.
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EXTRAORDINARY RENDITION BAND
Award-winning, activist street band
An open band of brass, reeds and drums, there are over 30 musicians and dancers in the ERB family. Their musical influences range from New Orleans jazz to Middle Eastern klezmer, Spanish revolutionary songs to funk, rhythm & blues.
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SALSA Y GAITAS
Get ready to dance in the streets!
Salsa Y Gaitas is a reflection of Providence present, with 12 members drawn from Venezuela and the Dominican Republic playing a multicultural blend of music from around the Caribbean and Latin America.
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