PVDFEST 2017
FIRSTWORKS ARTIST HIGHLIGHTS
June 1-4, Downtown Providence
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. Produced by the City of Providence with Founding Partner, FirstWorks
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MASTER CLASS: PAUL TAYLOR’S ESPLANADE
October 5 at Ashamu Dance Studio
With dance pioneer and former Taylor principal dancer, Carolyn Adams
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FILM SCREENING
Paul Taylor: Creative Domain
October 6 at Cable Car Cinema
Paul Taylor is one of the dance world’s most elusive and respected choreographers. This film is an unprecedented exploration of how Mr. Taylor creates a single dance, and between the guarded and unguarded moments, the viewer is witness to a mysterious work ethic that has created some of the most iconic modern dances of our time.
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SETTING ART IN MOTION: ROBERT RAUSCHENBERG & PAUL TAYLOR
November 13 at RISD Museum
Art historian Dr. Robert S. Mattison highlights Rauschenberg’s powerful and long-held interest in dance and performance in a conversation capped by a performance of Tracer, an early collaboration between choreographer Paul Taylor and visual artist Robert Rauschenberg.
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COMMUNITY MASTER CLASS WITH RUTH ANDRIEN
November 14 at Ashamu Dance Studio
This is a unique opportunity for Rhode Island-area dancers to take a master class with Ruth Andrien, who originated roles as former principal Taylor dancer, and has restaged Mr. Taylor’s work around the world. $5 advance/$10 door
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FILM SCREENING
Paul Taylor Dancemaker
December 8 at Jamestown Arts Center
Film screening of the Academy Award nominated 1998 documentary – a vivid group portrait of the iconic choreographer Paul Taylor and his uniquely American dance company.
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LUNCH TALK
Paul Taylor’s America: Songs of Innocence & Experience
February 2, 2017 at Brown University
In this illustrated lecture, Taylor’s biographer Suzanne Carbonneau will look at how Taylor’s dances have chronicled both shining ideals and uncomfortable truths about America. Lunch will be served.
FREE – RESERVATIONS RECOMMENDED
Presented in partnership with American Dance Legacy Initiative
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PAUL TAYLOR DANCE COMPANY
World Premiere
February 3, 2017 at The Vets
America’s greatest dancemaker is ever moving forward. Arguably the greatest living choreographer across the 20th and 21st centuries, he continues to create works that are vibrant, powerful, and thoroughly new.
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MORNING-AFTER CONVERSATION
WITH PAUL TAYLOR DANCERS
February 4, 2017 at RISD Museum
Get a behind-the-scenes perspective on the dancer’s role in co-creating a new work over coffee with Paul Taylor Dance Company principal dancers. Free with ticket stub from Feb. 3 Paul Taylor Dance Company performance at The Vets. Otherwise $10 at door / $5 student.
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COMMUNITY MASTER CLASS WITH PATRICK CORBIN
March 12, 2017 at Ashamu Dance Studio
In this technique class, participants will learn movement from Paul Taylor’s “Piazzolla Caldera” from Corbin, a member of the original cast. FREE and open to the public.
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