PERFORMANCES
Experience our 2015/16 season
Dazzling cultural performances. Provocative discussions with legendary artists. World-class music and dance. The driving force behind this summer’s Providence International Arts Festival, FirstWorks offers eye-popping spectacle and performance all year long.
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WORKSHOPS & CONVERSATIONS
Dig deeper with FirstWorks
Engage directly with the work of groundbreaking artists and our creative community.
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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.
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ARTS LEARNING
Opportunities for RI students and teachers
From the concert hall to the classroom, FirstWorks is also at the frontier of arts education, where performers engage directly with local students through creative programs and performances at area schools. Find out more about current opportunities…
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URBAN BUSH WOMEN IN RI: ART ACTIVATING COMMUNITY
’15-16 Engaging Dance Audiences residency
For three decades Urban Bush Women’s powerful moves have shaken theaters and inspired communities celebrating the culture of the African diaspora. For FirstWorks’ five-month residency project, funded in part by an Engaging Dance Audiences grant from Dance USA, Urban Bush Women engaged Providence audiences with a series of workshops, talks, community dinners and performance.
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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.
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Watch previews of Artistic Icons and Frontier Series performances
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AUREA ENSEMBLE – Chromatic Fantasy: The World of Čiurlionis
April 24, 2016 at RISD Auditorium
WORLD PREMIERE! Rhode Island’s own performance ensemble with a superb string quartet at its heart explores the intense cross-pollination of art, poetry and music at the turn of the 20th century.
Tickets: $20 advance; $25 at the door
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GROUP SALES
Discounts for groups of 10 or more
Contact us at admin@first-works.org to request information on group rates to FirstWorks events.
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