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Addalessons

Addalessons

Addalessons is a hip-hop performance written and performed by the young artists of the AS220 Broad Street Studio Rhode Show that shares a fictional story of a young artist going through a not-so-typical day. The performance follows our main character from the moment (s)he awakens until (s)he goes to sleep examining how (s)he relies on artistic expression to help process the events of the day.

Catch Addalessons at a park near you:

Richardson Park
Wednesday, Aug 16 at 6:30pm

Rhode Island Training School
Thursday, August 18

One Recreation Way
Tuesday, August 22 at 6:30pm

Merino Park
Thursday, August 24 at 6:30pm

Using backdrops, props and lightning, Addalessons will emphasize on transforming Providence parks into a community theater. The purpose of this project is to bring theater to the doorstep of Providence's communities who otherwise lack access to the art form. By utilizing city parks and recreational facilities as venues, this project will also broaden and deepen community awareness about the resources available to them through the Department of Parks and Recreation as well as the Department of Art, Culture and Tourism.

The Rhode Show is an anti-corporate performance youth troupe representing AS220 Broad Street Studio. Their goal is to equip Rhode Island youth with the tools and information to make responsible decisions of their own and to expose the dopeness, freshness, and empowerment of art.

Past Rhode Show Accomplishments

  • Local and national advocates of After-school programming
  • Featured at Lights on After School Rally, October 2004 (RI); National Community Learning Centers Conference, March 2005 (RI); National After-School Alliance Conference, May 2005 (Washington DC); Rhode Island Training School Summer Arts Fest, July 2005; Providence First Works Theater Festival, September 2005; Afro-Cuban Festival at Brown University, October 2005.
  • Awarded the New Works Grant from the Rhode Island Foundation to support a Rhode Show/Festival Ballet of Providence to create a Hip-Hop Ballet.
  • Registered over 32 performances at school, events, and conferences in 2005.

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