ABOUT OUR 4TH ANNUAL PVDFEST
June 7-10, 2018
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. Discover more about the Creative Capital’s signature summer arts festival!
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#FirstWorks Shares the Happiness
Over 100,00 participants attended the four-day festival June 7-10, 2018 in Providence, RI
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MANUAL CINEMA
Lula Del Ray
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From a special student matinee performance of Lula Del Ray. Topics: Theater Arts, Cinema, Puppetry, Science
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QYRQ QYZ
Forty Girls
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From a special student matinee performance of this modern bardic tale of a teenage warrior who defended ancient clans from Eastern invaders with the help of her qyrq qyz, or 40 girls, Amazons of Turkic legend. Topics: Central Asian culture and history, film, epic poetry, female warriors in history
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AMERICAN RHAPSODY
The Gershwin Songbook
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For a special student matinee celebrating the enduring music of composer George Gershwin with a live performance by The Gershwin Big Band, led by bandleader and vocalist Michael Andrew with guest vocalist Michelle Amato. Topics: Theater Arts, Music, History, Poetry
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PANEL TALK: THE INSPIRATION OF TRADITION – CENTRAL ASIAN COOL
March 11 at RISD Tap Room
Welcome the Aga Khan Music Initiative artists of Qyrq Qyz/Forty Girls with a community dinner and panel exploring the expression of traditional storytelling and music through the representation of powerful female mythology in the Muslim world.
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VIDEO GALLERY
2017/18 season artists
featuring Artistic Icons Chick Corea and Steve Gadd, American Rhapsody: The Gershwin Songbook, Manual Cinema, Betsayda Machado “The Voice of Venezuela, Qyrq Qyz (Forty Girls) from the Aga Khan Music Initiative, and more
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Watch previews of Artistic Icons and Frontier Series performances
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REIMAGINING GERSHWIN:
RHAPSODY IN BLACK AND BLUE
February 6 – Brown University
FREE lunchtime talk for Curator’s Circle Members RSVP required
George Gershwin’s enduring influence on African-American music is explored by Wall Street Journal Jazz critic Larry Blumenfeld and polymath composer/producer/musician Melvin Gibbs in this FirstWorks Creative Conversation.
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ART IN THE STARS
FIRSTWORKS WINTER SHOWCASE & FUNDRAISER
February 8 – Rooftop at The Providence G
Join us for an evening of cocktails, oysters, hors d’oeuvres, live music and entertainment to benefit FirstWorks Arts Learning educational programs for Rhode Island’s youth!
TICKETS: $45-65
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