PIFA Announces Grand Finale Events
By: Gabrielle Sierra
The first ever Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts, (PIFA), April 7- May 1, inspired by the Kimmel Center, brings the 25- day celebration to a spectacular close with two days of unique events that spotlight Philadelphia's vibrant and diverse arts and culture community with Parisian flair.
From the Last Party in Paris, Dance Party hosted by noted actor Boris Kodjoe (April 29) to the Street Fair (April 30) which spreads across 6 blocks of Broad Street from Chestnut to Lombard, Philadelphia will turn into a Parisian playground, featuring a Ferris Wheel on Broad Street, a full-scale Trampoline, a Kids Amphitheatre with a garden and shrub maze for children, an outdoor Trapeze, restaurants and vendors of all kinds, two stages packed with day-long entertainment and a finale featuring the French aerial troupe La Compagnie Transe Express performing Celestial Arts over 150 feet in the air complete with music and pyrotechnics just as the sun is setting. A once-in-a-lifetime experience to thrill all the senses - and for all ages!WHEN & WHERE: LAST PARTY IN PARIS FRIDAY APRIL 29Location: Kimmel Center Commonwealth Plaza
9 PM - 2 AM Urban Dance Party with Boris Kodjoe
Location: Broad Street from Chestnut to Lombard
11am - 8:30pm SATURDAY - GENERAL PUBLIC EVENT PIFA STREET FAIR PRODUCTION SCHEDULE, FRI., April 29
PIFA Street Fair Performance Schedule, April 30
PINE STREET STAGEWyllys and The New York Hustler Ensemble | 11am-11:40amPhillyBloco | 12pm - 1pmMucca Pazza | 1:30pm - 2:15pmThe Thermals | 2:45pm - 3:45pmNicole Atkins and the Black Sea | 4:15pm - 5:15pmSHARon Jones AND THE DAP-KINGS | 6PM - 7:30PMSANSOM STREET STAGE*In front of the Sansom Stage the UArts Bucket Drummers will perform at 11am to get crowds energized!Hot Club of Philadelphia featuring Denise King | 11:30am - 12:15pmRupa & The April Fishes | 12:45pm - 1:30pmDiblo Dibala | 2pm - 2:45pmBlitz the Ambassador & the Embassy Ensemble| 3:15pm - 4:15pmWatcha Clan | 4:45pm - 5:45pmON THE TRAMPOLINE:Flippin Out | 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM; 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM; 4:00 PM - 4:30 PMand platform, as well as traditional snowboards, skis, triple flips, and twists and heights of 25 feet or higher.
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