FIRSTWORKS COVID-19 UPDATE
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The staff and board of FirstWorks are working diligently with our venue and program partners to monitor CO-VID19 developments and create a plan for the upcoming weeks with the safety of our community as our top priority. Any event schedule changes or updates will be posted here.
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AUREA ENSEMBLE
Of Nature Composed
January 26 at First Unitarian Church
This superb string quartet and performance ensemble explores the intersection of nature, science, the arts and humanities through America’s most eloquent voices on our natural world.
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MUSIC AND CONVERSATION WITH ANGÉLIQUE KIDJO
Arts Learning Student Event
February 21 at Classical High School
Tickets are free for RI public schools – space is limited and reservations are required. Contact Kathleen McAreavey to reserve: 401-868-1149
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ANGÉLIQUE KIDJO
Remain in Light
February 22 at The VETS
Global pop superstar Angélique Kidjo brings her brilliant reimagining of the Talking Heads’ great opus, Remain In Light to the FirstWorks stage!
Tickets on sale November 19
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DIALOGUE DINNER
with Daniel Bernard Roumain and Matthew Shenoda
February 26 at RISD ProvWash
a community dinner and conversation with renowned violinist/composer Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR) and Matthew Shenoda, Associate Provost for Social Equity and Inclusion at RISD, in dialogue on the role of the artist as social activist.
FREE – RESERVATION REQUIRED
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SOCIAL JUSTICE FAIR
Raise Your Voice!
February 29 at First Unitarian Church
6-7 PM in the Parish Hall. Join FirstWorks and over 15 local organizations before DBR’s Redemption Songs and Sonatas performance to learn how you can Raise Your Voice and make the world a better place for all.
FREE – tickets are required for the 7 PM performance in the sanctuary
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DANIEL BERNARD ROUMAIN
Redemption Songs & Sonatas
with The Humanist Septet
February 29 at First Unitarian Church
The renowned violinist/composer collaborates with local music makers in a concert infused with electronic, urban, and classical sounds, celebrating a worldview of civil rights for all.
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MIWA MATREYEK
Glorious Visions in Animation
March 25 event postponed
Rescheduled date TBA
Merging animated vistas and her own moving shadow, Miwa Matreyek creates a moving art gallery of magical, spellbinding narratives and debuts her newest work exploring connections between humans and climate change.
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ARTIST UP-CLOSE CONVERSATION
March 28 event postponed
Rescheduled date TBA
March 28, 1:30 PM at RISD Museum
LA-based animator, director, designer and performer Miwa Matreyek will discuss the methods and inspiration behind her “Glorious Visions in Animation,” to be shown on March 25th, 7:30pm at Providence College Smith Center for the Arts.
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CUNNINGHAM
Film Screening
April 1 screening postponed
Rescheduled date TBA
Co-presented by FirstWorks and Brown Arts Initiative, this poetic film traces Cunningham’s artistic evolution over three decades of risk and discovery (1944–1972), from his early years as a struggling dancer in postwar New York to his emergence as one of the most visionary and influential choreographers worldwide.
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