Now in its 10th year, Afrika Nyaga showcases the incredible music and dance of Africa and the diaspora. The "festival within a festival" will be headlined by award-winning South African musician Thandiswa Mazwai, world-renowned Malian guitarist and singer Vieux Farka Touré and return PVDFest headliners Sidy Maiga & Afrimanding. Special performances from local favorites Chachi […]
Grab your kicks and join Chicago’s The Era Footwork Crew to learn some of their fresh moves at this all-ages public dance workshop from 2:30-3:15 PM. Stick around to learn about the Crew’s activism work and the history of Chicago Footwork to the present day. Conversation moderated by Dr. Micah Salkind, Special Projects Manager for […]
IMPORTANT UPDATE: Due to unforeseen circumstances, Tuesday evening’s performance of Phantom Notes is canceled. Please join us for FirstWorks Summer Beats on July 24th at Roger Williams Park Bandstand. A FirstWorks commissioned project by Vatic Kuumba and Orlando Hernández Gold, Silver, and Coin make a world of time. Prayer is in the ear of the […]
Rhode Island’s own rap and hip-hop phenomenon is back to lay down the real talk at The People’s Park! From opening for Wu Tang, Ludacris and other giants, to his breakout TV performance as a finalist on the 2019 Netflix reality competition series, “Rhythm N’ Flow,” Flawless proves that many are manufactured, but few are […]
VENUE CHANGE ALERT: Due to an air-conditioning system malfunction in the main theatre at The Columbus Theatre, this performance has been moved to The Strand Ballroom and Theatre at 79 Washington Street in Downtown Providence. DakhaBrakha is touring tirelessly and playing concerts throughout the world to support Ukraine. The group encourages your donations to Razom […]
Celebrate the heritage of Puerto Rican music and its African roots. William Cepeda is a cultural icon of Puerto Rico. The four-time Grammy-nominated trombonist brings his revolutionary seven-piece Afro-Rican Jazz band to the FirstWorks stage. A protégé of the Dizzy Gillespie, Cepeda has created a new shade of jazz with a hip flavor, blending Puerto […]
FirstWorks presents a Professional Learning opportunity for teachers to explore how to integrate the arts as a form of accommodation for neurodiverse learners in classroom settings. Neurodiversity “describes the idea that people experience and interact with the world around them in many different ways; there is no one “right way of thinking, learning, and behaving, […]
FirstWorks presenta una oportunidad de aprendizaje profesional para que los profesores exploren cómo integrar las artes como una forma de acomodación para los alumnos neurodiversos en las aulas. La neurodiversidad "describe la idea de que las personas experimentan e interactúan con el mundo que les rodea de muchas formas diferentes; no hay una única "forma […]
“The Telling” is a new collection of original live works by renowned Haitian-American composer, violinist, and activist Daniel Bernard Roumain. Through instrumental solos, dance, and chamber music, the artists reflect upon and respond to the forces of crisis and communion in our lives, telling stories of our anger, anguish, and enduring hope. Surrounded by singers, dancers, and […]
Co-presented by FirstWorks and Brown Arts Institute at Brown University “For him, dance is theatre, not just movement.” — The Guardian For almost four decades, the groundbreaking Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company has revolutionized modern dance while exploring issues of identity. The company’s work “What Problem?” evokes the tension between belonging to a community and […]
Join director and choreographer Bill T. Jones and Janet Wong, Associate Artistic Director of Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company, as they discuss the company's latest work, "What Problem?" and their collaboration with 26 local community participants for the Providence performance of the work.
Thursday, December 1, at 6 p.m., 7 p.m., and 8 p.m. followed by an Ice-Skating Dance Party for all “A liberating, exhilarating, breathtaking experience” -The Stage (UK) Le Patin Libre (French for “Free Skate”) are pioneers of contemporary skating who defy stereotypes, transforming athleticism into a means of free expression. Founded in Montréal by former […]
