(7.22) Weather looks good for community paddling as Clear Currents returns for this Saturday’s WaterFire.
Starting just after the WaterFire lighting ceremony (8:34pm), canoeists and kayakers from around the community will paddle up and down the river with illuminated Japanese koi fish mounted to their vessels, in schools beautifully complementing the burning braziers.
Clear Currents incorporates close to 60 illuminated Japanese koi (fish) temporarily mounted on canoes and kayaks that registered participants will paddle up and down the river after sunset.
Also, 6pm, Basin Stage in Waterplace Park, Bilingual ‘Romeo & Juliet’:
“Shakespeare en el Verano” — Trinity Repertory Company, in partnership with Rhode Island Latino Arts (RILA), will be performing a new bilingual English-Spanish adaptation of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet by Brown/Trinity Rep MFA student Marcelo Mascaro.
Also, shortly after 8pm, The Festival Ballet:
Enjoy a free performance from the advanced students in the summer dance intensive at Festival Ballet. Excerpts from “The Firebird” in addition to a wide range of dance styles, from contemporary to ballet to flamenco, with world premiere choreography from Danielle Davidson, Adrienne Hawkins, and Alex Lantz. The program will culminate with the “Infernal Dance” section of The Firebird, immediately followed by the vibrant finale of Stravinsky’s iconic ballet as the WaterFire braziers are lit throughout the Providence waterfront.
Lighting, 8:34pm to 12:30am, Saturday, July 22, downtown