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PHILIP GLASS & TIM FAIN
February 25, 2015
Experience an intimate evening of chamber music with one of the world’s most important living composers, Philip Glass, featuring violin virtuoso Tim Fain.
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LOSTWAX MULTIMEDIA DANCE
Providence’s own new media dance troupe
Marking their 5th world premiere for FirstWorks this season with “Zoologic”, Lostwax examines the cusp between installation, performance space and narrative through the use of technology.
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NOCHE FLAMENCA
Spain’s most treasured flamenco troupe
Hailed by critics everywhere for its transcendent and deeply emotional performances, Noche Flamenca is recognized as the most authentic flamenco touring company in the field today.
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PHILIP GLASS
The most powerful composer of our time
This season, we engage with a game-changing artistic icon and the ideas that have powered his creative, cross-genre collaborations.
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TIM FAIN
A mesmerizing, award-winning violinist
Bringing grace, youth, and vast musical gifts to the stage, emerging powerhouse Tim Fain joins Philip Glass for an evening of chamber music.
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MUMMENSCHANZ
Switzerland’s Musicians of Silence
The beloved troupe has brought myth, mystery and plenty of laughter to generations of audiences for over four decades.
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MUMMENSCHANZ
Switzerland’s Magical Theater of Illusion
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This guide accompanied a special student matinee performance from Mummenschanz – Switzerland’s magical theater of illusion. Topics: Comedia del’Arte, mime, surrealism, Swiss language and culture, theater, visual art and literacy.
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changing the face of music for our time and all time.” – The Daily Telegraph
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