Highlights
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
