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FIRST VOICE: A PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL BLACK ARTS FESTIVAL
PRESENTED BY AUGUST WILSON CENTER FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE, MAY 20 - 29, 2010
FIRST VOICE:
A Pittsburgh International Black Arts Festival
at August Wilson Center for African American Culture
980 Liberty Avenue, Downtown, Pittsburgh 15222
May 20-29, 2010

First Voice: A Pittsburgh International Black Arts Festival - May 20-29, 2010

First Voice gives African American artists, both inside and outside the Pittsburgh region, an opportunity to speak through their artistry. This second annual festival honors and celebrates the creator and the creative process, and includes music, film, spoken word, dance, hip-hop and the visual arts. This year, First Voice is the platform from which the first class of August Wilson Center Fellows present new works created during their yearlong residencies. Representing a variety of artistic ventures in an array of disciplines, the inaugural class of August Wilson Center Fellows includes six of Pittsburgh's finest artists and performers: Vanessa German, Anire Mosley, Jasiri X, Chris Ivey, Brett Williams and Greer Reed-Jones.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

May 20 - May 29 [Art Exhibition]
Anire Mosley – New Works
Thursday, May 20-Saturday, May 29
August Wilson Center Theater
Free to the public
May 20 [Performance]
Vanessa German – Root
Thursday, May 20, 8 pm
August Wilson Center Theater
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May 21 [Performance]
Rennie Harris Puremovement
Friday, May 21, 8 pm
August Wilson Center Theater
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May 22 [Film Screening]
Jasiri X - This Week with Jasiri X
Saturday, May 22, 3 pm
Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Education Center
Free to the public

May 22 [Film Screening]
Chris Ivey – East of Liberty:
In Unlivable Times
Saturday, May 22, 6 pm
August Wilson Center Theater
Free to the public
May 22 [Performance]
Brett Williams – Limitless
Saturday, May 22, 8 pm
August Wilson Center Café Lounge
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May 23 [Performance]
August Wilson Center Dance Ensemble/Greer Reed-Jones
The Journey Begins…
Sunday, May 23, 6 pm
August Wilson Center Theater
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May 28 [Performance]
Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra in The Contemporary Big Band
Friday, May 28, 8 pm
August Wilson Center Theater
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TICKET INFORMATION

Single Event Tickets: $17.50/children & students · $22.50/adults (except Rennie Harris Puremovement on May 21 and Brett Williams - Limitless on May 22)

Festival Passes: $38/children & students · $54/adults (prices include all five ticketed performances). Available for purchase by calling 412-456-6666 or in person at the Theater Square Box Office.

TO PURCHASE SINGLE TICKETS AND FESTIVALS PASSES:
Call 412.456.6666
Group discounts: 412.471.6930
Box Office at Theater Square
Purchase Tickets and Passes on-line here

To purchase:
Call 412.456.6666
Purchase Tickets and Passes on-line here
Visit The Box Office at Theater Square

August Wilson Center Member and Senior Discounts Available

First Voice: A Pittsburgh International Black Arts Festival and the August Wilson Center Fellows Program are made possible by generous support from the National Endowment for the Arts Access to Artistic Excellence program, the Multicultural Arts Initiative and an anonymous donor. Additional program support is provided by the Alcoa Foundation, Allegheny Regional Asset District, The Heinz Endowments, McAuley Ministries, the Richard King Mellon Foundation, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission and The Pittsburgh Foundation.

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