TAPE ART
Public art for Kennedy Plaza
Have you seen a CatFish swimming around town lately? Now follow the colorful fish as they converge Downtown in their nesting ground to celebrate the Providence International Arts Festival.
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JUMP! DANCE COMPANY
with Sidy Maiga Afrimanding
JUMP! will create a signature site-specific dance around the Civil War Memorial—an iconic downtown Providence public art work. In the their signature white costumes, JUMP! dancers will move to West African drummers, led by music from Sidy Maiga’s Afrimanding. This is a one of a kind event!
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SEEN/UNSEEN: PROVIDENCE
Public art by Mary Beth Meehan
Striking depictions of the people we live amongst everyday, but don’t often truly see.
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SALON
Art/Culture/Community: A Conversation
Co-presented by The Providence Athenaeum and FirstWorks Featuring internationally heralded Festival performers/humanitarian activists Angélique Kidjo and Oumou Sangaré along with local leaders in the arts, education, and community health.
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ONE PROVIDENCE EXPERIENCE
Featuring stars of New England music
Performances by some of the leading lights in local and regional music, including the Low Anthem, Gym Shorts, And the Kids, Ravi Shavi, Medusah Black and more. Curated and produced by the Columbus Cooperative and the Imaginary Company
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THE PROVIDENCE BIENNIAL FOR CONTEMPORARY ART
presenting its bold, debut exhibition
“Winter King Hawthorn”, a site-specific installation by Rhode Island’s own Lynne Harlow
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URI FEINSTEIN PROVIDENCE CAMPUS
What happens when art comes to life?
Living art, street theater, and the creative output of three state schools will highlight a robust slate of programming at the URI Feinstein Providence Campus during the festival.
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TRINITY REP
Melancholy Play
A chamber musical by Sarah Ruhl & Todd Almond, directed by Liesl Tommy
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RHODE ISLAND PHILHARMONIC BRASS QUINTET
and Music School Jazz Ensemble
Showcasing the best the state has to offer in classical and jazz.
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COASTWAY COMMUNITY BANK CULTURAL STAGE
Authentic voices of PVD neighborhoods
While the stars of world music headline the FirstWorks On the Plaza stage, the Coastway Community Cultural Stage will showcase the singing, dancing, theater, storytelling and much more of Providence’s many community and cultural groups.
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