CREATIVE CONVERSATION
CARTOGRAPHY – Mapping our Journeys
March 4, 7:30 PM on Zoom
Join FirstWorks, the creators of the multimedia performance CARTOGRAPHY, and esteemed members of our cultural community as we examine how the arts represent migration and immigrant narratives.
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COMING UP NEXT: CARTOGRAPHY
Livestreaming February 25-27
Experience stunning visuals and deeply human narratives in this poignant work designed for audiences of all ages. Woven from accounts of young refugees’ journeys, CARTOGRAPHY uses simple storytelling with interactive video technology to recount young peoples’ experiences of modern-day migration.
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CREATIVE CONVERSATION WITH JAZZ LEGEND WYNTON MARSALIS
Available to stream through January 29
Join FirstWorks, Wynton Marsalis and Eric Jackson, “The Dean of Boston Jazz Radio” for a virtual conversation about the power of music to affect social change.
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URBAN CARNEVALE
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A virtual music festival for your soul, livestreamed to your living room! Featuring legendary jazz trumpeter, Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Septet with the Democracy! Suite.
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TAYLOR MAC’S
HOLIDAY SAUCE… PANDEMIC!
December 12-January 2
Taylor Mac’s irreverent seasonal spectacular “Holiday Sauce” reimagined as a virtual celebration, blending music, film, burlesque and random acts of fabulousness to reframe the songs you love and the holidays you hate.
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ARTS ACROSS AMERICA
Featuring Rose Weaver and Sokeo Ros
Now available to stream…
Presented by the Kennedy Center as part of Arts Across America—a live performance series presented Mondays through Fridays to uplift & showcase artists from across the country.
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FIDEL NADAL
in concert
Now available to stream…
Rolling Stone Magazine hailed the Argentinian vocalist as “The Rasta who revolutionized Latin Rock.” Get a taste of Pan-African consciousness and good vibrations in this special concert with Fidel and his band, performed in a Mexico City recording studio.
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SOFÍA VIOLA
in concert
Now available to stream…
Be transported to a colorful, yet deep place with a daring blend of Latinx musical genres. Presented by FirstWorks in partnership with PVDFest. Watch now…
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GROOVE TO THE RHYTHMS OF OUMOU SANGARÉ AND SIDY MAIGA
Now available to stream…
Produced by FirstWorks Brown Arts Initiative. Experience the soul-lifting sounds of Mali with Grammy winner Oumou Sangaré, hailed as the greatest living female voice in African music, and master drummer Sidy Maiga. Premieres on Facebook and YouTube live – find out more…
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GLOBAL JOURNEYS
CONCERT SERIES
at Roger Williams Park
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Co-presented by FirstWorks and Roger Williams Park Conservancy. Our pop-up Global Journeys fall concert series featured a spirit-lifting line-up in a gorgeous outdoor setting. Park visitors enjoyed weekly live arts experiences spanning a world of styles, from salsa and French Cajun to West African kora and indigenous jazz.
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