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Doppelganger Dance Collective
DOPPELGÄNGER DANCE COLLECTIVE
The Trail We Left Behind
Two is better than one when Rhode Island’s own Doppelgänger Dance Collective (DDC) takes the stage. Co-founding dancers Shura Baryshnikov and Danielle Davidson were drawn together to foster the creation and performance of original, contemporary choreographic work for duet.
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PVDFEST 2017
PVDFEST 2017
FIRSTWORKS ARTIST HIGHLIGHTS
June 1-4, Downtown Providence
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. Produced by the City of Providence with Founding Partner, FirstWorks
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ETIENNE CHARLES
ETIENNE CHARLES
Creole Soul Carnival!
This young jazz master from Trinidad defies easy categorization – a student of pan-Caribbean music, as fluent in the horn riffs of New Orleans brass as he is the Spanish rhythms of the islands.
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LAS CAFETERAS
LAS CAFETERAS
Mexican roots meet Los Angeles attitude
If Mexican folk music and pounding Afro-Caribbean rhythms met on the streets of East Los Angeles, what would happen? The answer is Las Cafeteras, one of the hottest young bands in alternative Latin music.
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DBR EN MASSE
DANIEL BERNARD ROUMAIN
En Masse
More than a deconstructed parade
After a show-stopping collaboration with local student musicians at last year’s PVDFest, the Haitian born, Harlem-based composer/violinist Daniel Bernard Roumain (aka DBR) returns for a massive musical spectacle in the shadow of the West Side’s iconic Cranston Street Armory.
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CHRISTOPHER JOHNSON
CHRISTOPHER JOHNSON
The poet laureate of PVD’s grassroots
Christopher’s performance history with FirstWorks dates back to its first street festival in 2004. At this year’s festival he will assemble talent from across the Creative Capital to collaborate with aerial dance troupe BANDALOOP on #PVDPublicCanvas, a community-driven performance.
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BANDALOOP
BANDALOOP #PVDPublicCanvas
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Raising the dance floor up to the sky! While artists and musicians transformed Kennedy Plaza into a world-class festival, BANDALOOP transformed the sky above it into an awe-inspiring aerial performance incorporating spoken word and vocals by local collaborators including poet Christopher Johnson.
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ABOUT PVDFEST 2017
ABOUT PVDFEST
June 1-4, Downtown Providence
Marking its third year, Providence’s signature cultural celebration showcases the diversity and vibrancy of the Creative Capital through art installations, live music and dance, food, and much, much more…
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IT’S COMING! PVDFEST 2017
June 1-4 in Providence
Live music, dance, food, and visual art installations transform the city in a four-day, multi-arts take-over of public spaces, parks, and outdoor stages in the heart of Providence, Rhode Island. FIND OUT MORE
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