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Bill T. Jones / Arnie Zane
Dance Company's "Story/Time"
World Premiere Tour!
10-time Grammy Award winner
Bobby McFerrin
May 10, 2012 at The Vets
Caravanserai music residency
Featuring powerhouse drumming
and voices of Lahore and Karachi
Delusion
by Laurie Anderson
Standing ovation at The Vets
MOMIX
Botanica
Festival 2011 Headliner
Thanks to Our Sponsors!
Connecting Art with Audiences
Education in RI Schools
Reaching over 2,100 students
during 2010-11 season
Community Partnerships
FirstWorks in the News
 
 
media
news
FirstWorks in the news

festival 2011

"FirstWorks chosen for Islamic arts program"
by Kimberley Donoghue for Providence Business News, 7/27/11

"FirstWorks lands international Islamic arts program"
Golocalprov.com, 7/27/11

spring 2011

"VIDEO: Alvin Ailey principal dancer 'living a dream'"
by Bob Thayer for projo.com, 5/11/11

"Blog: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater sponsored by FirstWorks"
by Lori Sollinger for turnto10.com, 5/11/11

"Ailey dancers to grace PPAC stage"
by Channing Gray for The Providence Journal, 5/8/11

"FirstWorks makes dance a learning experience"
by Channing Gray for The Providence Journal, 5/6/11

"Sweet Revelation - FirstWorks unveils Ailey's masterpiece in Providence"
by Meredith Cutler for GET Magazine, May 2011

"Alvin Ailey dancers coming to PPAC"
by Channing Gray for The Providence Journal, 5/5/11

"Review: Alvin Ailey's Revelations headed to PPAC"
by Johnette Rodriguez for the Providence Phoenix, 5/5/11

"Up close with puppeteer Heather Henson"
by Tracey Minkin for Golocalprov.com, 4/30/11

"Catch a cutting-edge puppet film short at RISD"
by Michael Janusonis for projo.com, 4/28/11

"8 Days A Week: Nicki Mathis"
by Jim Macnie for the Providence Phoenix, 4/7/11

"Up close with jazz artist Nicki Mathis"
by Tracey Minkin for Golocalprov.com, 3/31/11

"13 nonprofit leaders to participate in R.I. Foundation Fellows program"
The Providence Business News, 2/15/11

"Alvin Ailey dancers to perform at PPAC"
by Channing Gray for The Providence Journal, 2/13/11

"FirstWorks presents another "first""
by Kathie Raleigh for The Call, 2/13/11

"Ailey II dancers perform for Rhode Island students"
Video by Sandor Bodo for The Providence Journal, 2/11/11

fall 2010

"Sweet Honey Rocks the House"
Video by Sandor Bodo for The Providence Journal, 11/12/10

"Sweet Honey in the Rock at the VMA"
WPRI-TV FOX Providence The Rhode Show, 11/12/10

"Sweet Honey in the Rock puts artistry in action"
by Rick Massimo for The Providence Journal, 11/11/10

"The uplifting Sweet Honey in the Rock"
by Johnette Rodriguez for The Providence Phoenix, 11/11/10

"Sweet Honey in the Rock Coming to FirstWorks"
GoLocalProv.com, 11/10/10

"Classical pianist plays Radiohead, Ravel at RISD"
by Emma Wohl for The Brown Daily Herald, 11/02/10

"Show Stopper: FirstWorks 2010 goes out on a high note with a legendary vocal group"
by Jennifer Liedke for East Side Monthly, November 2010

"Gare St Lazare Brings Beckett to Dark, Comic Life at FirstWorks"
by Tracey Minkin for GoLocalProv.com, 10/28/10

"Pianist Christopher O’Riley at FirstWorks"
by Tracey Minkin for GoLocalProv.com, 10/25/10

"La Excelencia Brings Hot Salsa to FirstWorks"
by Tracey Minkin for GoLocalProv.com, 10/20/10

"Review: 'Blinking' at FirstWorks"
by Tracey Minkin for GoLocalProv.com, 10/18/10

"'Blinking' premieres tonight in Providence"
The Sun Chronicle, 10/14/10

"Jamie Jewett’s 'Blinking' at FirstWorks"
by Tracey Minkin for GoLocalProv.com, 10/11/10

"'Coming Out' Exhibit at URI’s Feinstein Campus"
GoLocalProv.com, 10/09/10

"Art spotlight"
by Bill Van Siclen for The Providence Journal, 10/07/10

"FirstWorks is on art's cutting edge"
The Call, 10/03/10

"Pixilerations: Cutting-Edge Digital Media Takes Over Providence"
by Tracey Minkin for GoLocalProv.com, 10/01/10

"Heather Henson Carries on her Father’s Legacy"
by Tracey Minkin for GoLocalProv.com, 09/29/10

"Review: Pilobolus Opens FirstWorks Festival"
by Tracey Minkin for GoLocalProv.com, 09/27/10

"Ensemble depicts search for father"
by Natalie Villacorta for The Brown Daily Herald, 09/27/10

"Their reputation precedes them"
by Sharma Howard for Norwich Bulletin, 09/25/10

"Pilobolus dance troupe kicks off FirstWorks"
by Bill Van Siclen for The Providence Journal, 09/23/10

"Aurea show inspired by works of Morris Nathanson"
by Channing Gray for The Providence Journal, 09/23/10

"Sweet Honey in the Rock coming Nov. 13"
The Providence Journal, 09/23/10

"A ‘new media’ showcase"
by Bill Van Siclen for The Providence Journal, 09/23/10

"FirstWorks arts festival kicks off Sept. 25"
by Bill Van Siclen for The Providence Journal, 09/23/10

"Partners keep FirstWorks going; seven-week Providence festival returns"
by Denise Perreault for Providence Business News, 09/20/10

"Pilobolus Opens FirstWorks Festival September 25"
by Tracey Minkin for GoLocalProv.com, 09/16/10

"Fall Dance Preview: Things are moving around town"
by Johnette Rodriguez for The Providence Phoenix, 09/14/10

summer 2010

"FirstWorks Festival Line-up Announced"
GoLocalProv.com, 08/24/10

"FirstWorks Announces 7th Season to Run Sept 25-Nov 13"
GoLocalProv.com, 07/29/10

"Lunchtime concert series steps off"
Photo by Sandor Bodo for The Providence Journal, 07/23/10

"FirstWorks taps Bramante as its first-ever managing director with eye on growth"
by Denise Perreault for Providence Business News, 07/12/10

spring 2010

"Heather Henson Talks Art of Puppetry"
WPRI-TV FOX Providence The Rhode Show, 04/29/10

"Editor's Picks: Heather Henson's "Handmade Puppet Dreams Volume IV"
by Jim Macnie for The Providence Phoenix, 04/16/10

"FirstWorks Works"
by Nichole Charbonneau for SOCO Magazine, April 2010

"Michael Moschen in Motion"
Video by Sandor Bodo for The Providence Journal, 03/13/10

"World's Leading Juggler Performs"
WPRI-TV Fox Providence, The Rhode Show, 03/12/10

"The Joy of Risk: Michael Moschen is Alive!"
by Johnette Rodriguez for The Providence Phoenix, 03/11/10

"Michael Moschen elevates juggling to a high art"
by Bryan Rourke for The Providence Journal, 03/11/10

"The Man in Motion: 25 Years of Genius"
by Meredith Cutler for GET Magazine, March 2010

"All the Right Moves for Magical Moschen"
by Joe Kernan for The Warwick Beacon, 02/17/10

fall 2009

"Steve Cascione hangs out with some acrobats"
ABC6-TV First at Four, 11/13/09

"In 'Birdhouse' at PPAC, a circus of man and machine"
by Brian Mastroianni for The Brown Daily Herald, 11/13/09

"Man and Machine: Cirque Mechanics Find the Balance"
by Johnette Rodriguez for The Providence Phoenix, 11/12/09

"Cirque Mechanics takes center stage"
WPRI-TV Fox Providence, The Rhode Show, 11/11/09

"Culture and choreography: Horse and Yellow Bird Dancers at FirstWorks"
by Johnette Rodriguez for The Providence Phoenix, 10/15/09

"RI musicians to debut original compositions as part of FirstWorks"
Video by Sandor Bodo for The Providence Journal, 10/08/09

"Musical Adverture at Beneficent Church"
by Channing Gray for The Providence Journal, 10/08/09

"Deep listening, walking with a master"
by Corina Chase for The Brown Daily Herald, 10/05/09

Editor's Picks: "For Andy" (Dean & Britta at RISD Auditorium)
Jim Macnie for The Providence Phoenix, 10/03/09

"Deep listening with Pauline Oliveros"
Video by Sandor Bodo for The Providence Journal, 10/02/09

Editor's Picks: "Squeezebox" (Pauline Oliveros at RISD Auditorium)
Jim Macnie for The Providence Providence, 10/02/09

Sunday's Eye on RI
WPRI-TV Fox Providence, 09/27/09

"Play With Your Food (Standard Outlet Required)"
by Beth Comery for Providence Daily Dose, 09/25/09

"Today: Our Pix"
The Boston Globe, 09/24/09

"FirstWorks Festival, Pixilerations Open"
by Ken Ross for The Sun Chronicle, 09/24/09

"Pixilerations Starts"
by Beth Comery for Providence Daily Dose, 09/24/09

"Barriers fall at Providence’s fall arts festival"
by Bill Van Siclen for The Providence Journal, 09/24/09

"Dance: Must See Moves"
by Johnette Rodriguez for The Providence Phoenix, 09/16/09

"Plug In, Providence: Pixilerations [v.6], The Great Disruption"
by Meredith Cutler for artscope magazine, September/October, 2009

"Artists, performers coming to FirstWorks"
The Providence Journal, 08/25/09

 

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