“Festivals are in FirstWorks’ DNA,” says FirstWorks Executive Artistic Director Kathleen Pletcher. “Our hearts are warmed by gathering FirstWorks artists from across the globe and around the corner to infuse our spirits and bid farewell to 2020. . At a time when we cannot travel, we can be transported by the creativity of the arts.”
The first hour has Los Angeles-based tap-dance phenoms Syncopated Ladies, Indian tabla sensation Nitin Mitta and sitarist Srinivas Reddy, Pawtucket hip-hop artist Chachi Carvalho, Providence folk-soul troubadour Natále and fellow Providence dream pop act Nova One, led by Roz Raskin.
“I am really looking forward to having the opportunity to perform some new music, and some old tunes as well,” Carvalho says about being involved in the virtual festival. “I have exhausted all of my time and energy into making my own festival, Culture Shock, a reality this year and providing an outlet for local artists to shine that I forgot about creating