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26 Providence Community Members Selected to Appear with Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company in Unflinching New Performance Examining Race and Belonging

26 Providence Community Members Selected to Appear with Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company in Unflinching New Performance Examining Race and Belonging

FirstWorks and Brown Arts Institute co-present ambitious artist residency exploring the themes two-time Tony ...
FirstWorks Among 12 Providence Arts and Culture-Based Nonprofits to Receive ARPA Funding

FirstWorks Among 12 Providence Arts and Culture-Based Nonprofits to Receive ARPA Funding

FirstWorks is one of 12 Providence arts and culture-based nonprofit recipients selected to share $500K in grant ...
Bartholomewtown Inside RI Music: Daniel Bernard Roumain Talks “The Telling”

Bartholomewtown Inside RI Music: Daniel Bernard Roumain Talks “The Telling”

Bill Bartholomew interviews Haitian-American composer, violinist, activist Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR) about his ...
FirstWorks Opens Fall Season with  Daniel Bernard Roumain and Luminary Collaborators in ‘The Telling’

FirstWorks Opens Fall Season with Daniel Bernard Roumain and Luminary Collaborators in ‘The Telling’

FirstWorks Opens Fall Season with Daniel Bernard Roumain and Luminary Collaborators in ‘The Telling’ Music and ...
Ukrainian Quartet DakhaBrakha Brings Urgent Global Message to Providence: “No War. Stop Putin.”

Ukrainian Quartet DakhaBrakha Brings Urgent Global Message to Providence: “No War. Stop Putin.”

Ukrainian Quartet DakhaBrakha Brings Urgent Global Message to Providence: “No War. Stop Putin.” Over 500 audience ...
FirstWorks and Brown Arts Institute to Partner with Tony Award-winning Director and Choreographer Bill T. Jones

FirstWorks and Brown Arts Institute to Partner with Tony Award-winning Director and Choreographer Bill T. Jones

Groundbreaking residency with Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company features local community members, spoken text, and ...
Flawless talks to Hot 106 DJ’s about return to live stage

Flawless talks to Hot 106 DJ’s about return to live stage

Rhode Island's own rap and hip hop phenomenon, Flawless, returned to Hot 106 to talk with DJ's Bekah Berger and ...
Rhode Island Monthly Q and A With Music Artist Flawless

Rhode Island Monthly Q and A With Music Artist Flawless

Before his homecoming performance at FirstWorks’ Summer Beats Concert on July 24, rapper and entrepreneur Flawless ...
FirstWorks on Studio10

FirstWorks on Studio10

Studio10's Mario Hilario talked with Kathleen Pletcher, Executive Artistic Director of FirstWorks, about upcoming ...
FirstWorks Summer Beats presents Ukraine’s DakhaBrakha August 7 at Columbus Theatre

FirstWorks Summer Beats presents Ukraine’s DakhaBrakha August 7 at Columbus Theatre

FirstWorks Summer Beats presents Ukraine’s DakhaBrakha August 7 at Columbus Theatre  Thunderous Concert Echoes ...
A Family Affair: PVDFest 2022 Features Fun Activities for the Entire Family to Enjoy

A Family Affair: PVDFest 2022 Features Fun Activities for the Entire Family to Enjoy

PROVIDENCE, RI – Mayor Jorge O. Elorza, the Department of Art, Culture + Tourism and founding creative partner ...
FirstWorks to Receive $20,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts

FirstWorks to Receive $20,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts

FirstWorks to Receive $20,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts Award will support projects engaging ...