Procession
PROCESSION
March joyously through the streets
Don’t just celebrate, participate! Join the grand festival procession as it parades through Downtown on its way to the official opening ceremonies.
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Festival Sponsors
FESTIVAL SPONSORS
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Thank you to all of our sponsors and supporters – helping us to make it happen!
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The Earth Harp
THE EARTH HARP
Sounds, sculpture & musical wizardry!
The Earth Harp is the largest stringed instrument on the planet. Part sculpture, part instrument, and part architecture, the sound it creates is nothing short of remarkable.
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Angelique Kidjo – EVE
ANGELIQUE KIDJO – EVE
One of the greatest forces in African music
With a richly powerful voice, commanding stage presence and a dramatic past, Kidjo’s music grips audiences and leaves them calling for more.
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The Avenue Concept Presents
THE AVENUE CONCEPT
Public art for Washington St. corridor
Murals, art installations, interactive expressions of creativity, and a pop-up skate and art park. With internationally noted street artists Etam Cru and Natalia Rak.
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Squonk Opera
SQUONK OPERA – PNEUMATICA
A multimedia troupe of infinite jest
The Squonkers roll into Kennedy Plaza with their latest road show– an outdoor musical spectacle about air, made of air, and powered by air.
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WaterFire Providence
WATERFIRE PROVIDENCE
Full Lighting
The Creative Capital’s past, present and future merge as WaterFire presents the Gaspee Project at the Providence International Arts Festival. Celebrate the historic burning of the HMS Gaspee at an event that SmarterTravel.com ranked along with the Aurora Borealis as one world’s best after-dark destinations.
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RI-Sounding Voices
RI-SOUNDING VOICES
Premiering ONE VOICE
Gather at the beating heart of Kennedy Plaza—Providence City Hall – to kick off the first (ever) Providence International Arts Festival. Share in this unforgettable moment as a specially commissioned first work is unveiled and voices raised in song converge from all points of the compass.
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Wise Fool New Mexico
WISE FOOL NEW MEXICO
Look up and prepare to be dazzled
Aerial acrobats perform feats that go beyond what you thought the human body could do. New Mexico’s Wise Fool combines circus acts with storytelling in unique and engaging displays of physical derring-do, bringing the Providence International Arts Festival to new heights – literally.
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Oumou Sangaré featuring Sidy Maiga
OUMOU SANGARÉ featuring SIDY MAIGA
Mali’s great diva & Rhode Island’s own
Oumou Sangaré, or “Sangaré the Songbird,” is a Grammy Award-winning, international star. She teams up with her Malian countryman Sidy Maiga, a Rhode Island-based master drummer in whose hands the djembe sings, laughs, whispers and electrifies.
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