Newport Festivals Foundation’s Bridgefest® Crosses Continents with “A Bridge Together,” an International Music and Dance Event
Connecting American Jazz, African Beats and Indian Carnatic Music
at Fort Adams State Park, August 3, 6:30 pm
This Newport Jazz Festival® “Extra” Is Free and Open to All
Riya and Sara Kapoor (Photo credit: Kristin Hoebermann); Rez Abbasi (Photo credit: John Rogers)
NEWPORT, RI, May 24, 2017 – Bridgefest 2017, now in its second year under the auspices of Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. will present A Bridge Together, a special Free concert and Newport Jazz Festival® “extra” that will take place on Thursday, August 3, at 6:30 pm on the Quad Stage at Fort Adams State Park.
This pre-Newport Jazz Festival event will showcase the multicultural connections of music between movement. The two-part concert features dance segments by 17-year old twins, Riya and Sara Kapoor, as well as a jazz quartet led by award-winning guitarist Rez Abbasi and a Carnatic Orchestra featuring musicians from India with arrangements and choreography by renowned Bharatanatyam dancer, Swati Bhise. West African compositions, led by the noted West African choreographer, Maguette Camara, will round out the evening.
This pre-Newport Jazz Festival event will showcase the multicultural connections of music between movement. The two-part concert features dance segments by 17-year old twins, Riya and Sara Kapoor, as well as a jazz quartet led by award-winning guitarist Rez Abbasi and a Carnatic Orchestra featuring musicians from India with arrangements and choreography by renowned Bharatanatyam dancer, Swati Bhise. West African compositions, led by the noted West African choreographer, Maguette Camara, will round out the evening.
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