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Monday, May 4, 2026

Ely Neighborhood Performing Arts Series Artists

The Department of Art, Culture, and Tourism in collaboration with the Providence Parks Department and the Partnership for Providence Parks support events that celebrate the art and cultural heritage of Providence’s diverse neighborhoods. Through an endowment from the first Providence Parks Superintendent Edward Francis Ely, each summer the City programs a variety of artists who offer nimble performances in neighborhood parks all summer long.

The Summer 2026 schedule will be announced in early June.

SUMMER 2026 ELY ARTISTS

  • Big Nazo Creature Tour, $2,500. Mobile performance of slo-motion alien robots.
  • Circus Dynamics, $2,500. Outdoor circus bubble show.
  • The Closet Comeback Workshop, $2,000. Upcycled fashion workshops and fashion shows.
  • Elmcrest Films, $4,000. Living history at North Burial Ground
  • Encore Opera, $4,000. Selections from opera, sung by trained community singers.
  • Extraordinary Rendition Band, $2,400. Summertime PRONK-ing marching bands.
  • Grace Darko, $4,500. SOULstice: A Summer Series is a four-part outdoor performance residency celebrating Black musical lineage through jazz, soul, and contemporary R&B.
  • Grupo Onda Capoeira, $4,000. Interactive Capoeira workshops and performances.
  • Oriana Mujica, $2,000. Solo violinist.
  • Play in a Day, $3,000. 60-90 minute theater games workshop that generates a performance.
  • Rhode Island Black Storytellers (RIBS), $4,000. Lunchtime story times with your favorite RIBS storytellers.
  • Ricky Rainbow Beard, $3,000. Cooperative cloud drawing with Ricky Rainbow Beard and various puppet friends.
  • Stages of Freedom, $4,500. Solo performance about the extraordinary lives of Nat Love and Nancy Prophet
  • Undertow Brass Band, $3,500. 19-member brass band.
  • Xylos and Marimbas, $3,500. Participatory xylophone and marimba workshops.