With Support of Mayor Donald R. Grebien and the Pawtucket Arts Festival
September 17, 2011 @ 3:00 at Slater Memorial Park’s Daggett Farm, Pawtucket, RI
- Firefly 2.0, by China Blue
The loss of fireflies in our communities is primarily based on the increased light pollution from urban environments. Now-a-days, “Where have all of the fireflies gone” is a commonly heard despair here in RI.
The Firefly Festival is an exciting innovative new concept event that is designed to bring people together under the realization that the waning of the wonderful and fleeting firefly is a metaphor for the fragility of our ecology. The innovative Firefly Festival concept incorporates performance, sculpture and music. Through encouraging awareness of our fragile ecology the audiences’ knowledge of and appreciation for performance art, sculpture and music will be increased while having fun.
Dance Performance
A free and engaging performance will be performed by the Providence Ballet Theatre. The dancers will wear gossamer flowing capes flickering with LEDs designed by China Blue to mimic our local firefly flashing pattern. Additionally dancers will carry a hand held electronic sculpture: Firefly 2.0 (pictured above). This group will be choreographed to walk in procession with the Firefly 2.0 leading the children dressed in the Firefly Capes to the center of the performance area and will swirl and dance to the Firefly Chorus.
Music Performances
Free live performances by Lance Massey from NeuroPop, The Dakota Run and Red Ed and the UnDead.
Hands on Science
NeuroScientist, Dr. Seth Horowitz explained how a 3D printer works and how it is a great new tool for scientific research or to print a helix, a meteorite or your favorite toy.
Raffle
Providence Bruins tickets and a Keurig coffee maker are some of the things that can be won at the raffle.
Testimonials
“I was pleased with how broad sprectrum it was.” James Simmons
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