Saturday, May 24th @ 12:00-4:00 PM
Family & Community Celebration
Bay Area Neighborhood Resource Center
437 Bay Street, Springfield MA
Entrance on Oak Grove Ave.
International Pot Luck, and all ages open mic
and a Community Circle
Free and open to the public.
PAST PERFORMANCES & EVENTS
2025
Saturday, March 22nd @ 7:00pm
Bite Size Blends Festival 2025
City Space, 43 Main St.
Easthampton, MA
Thursday, March 20th @ 6:30pm
Mother Tongue
Easthampton High School, 70 Williston Ave Easthampton, MA
Saturday, February 1 @ 7:30 PM
Mother Tongue at Shea Theater
Shea Theater Arts Center
17 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA 01076
$15-$25 Sliding Scale
LINK TO TICKETS
2024
Saturday, November 23 @ 1-4 PM
Family & Community Celebration
Bay Area Resource Center
437 Bay Street, Springfield MA
Entrance on Oak Grove Ave.
All ages, a potluck event.
Free and open to the public.
Saturday, October 26 @ 7:30 PM
SHOUT! ELEVATE! INSPIRE! Performance Project BENEFIT CONCERT 2024
Featuring: The Lost Tribe, First Generation, Fynta Sidime
Edwards Church
296 Main St, Northampton, MA.
Saturday, September 28 @ 7 PM
Mother Tongue at UMass Amherst
Bowker Auditorium in Stockbridge Hall
80 Campus Center Way, Amherst (map link)
$10-$25 General Public
Free for Students
Sponsored by University of Massachusetts Amherst Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences Department
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Saturday, July 27 @ 1-4 PM
Family & Community Celebration
Bay Area Resource Center
437 Bay Street, Springfield MA
Entrance on Oak Grove Ave.
All ages, a potluck event.
Free and open to the public.
Saturday, June 22 @ 1-4 PM
Family & Community Celebration
Bay Area Resource Center
437 Bay Street, Springfield MA
Entrance on Oak Grove Ave.
All ages, a potluck event.
Free and open to the public.
Saturday, April 13 @ 1-4 PM
Family & Community Celebration
Bay Area Resource Center
437 Bay Street, Springfield MA
Entrance on Oak Grove Ave.
All ages, a potluck event.
Free and open to the public.
Saturday, March 23
Mother Tongue Selections
as part of the Scarlet Sock Gala
CitySpace Blue Room
Easthampton, MA
Wednesday, February 28
Mother Tongue
Center of Racial Justice and Youth Engaged Research
of the College of Education
UMASS Campus
Carney Auditorium, Furcolo Hall
813 North Pleasant Street, Amherst
(north entrance of Campus)
5:00- 7:00 PM
Free. Limited Seating
Saturday, February 17th
Mother Tongue Selections
Caribbean African American Athletic Social Club (CAAASC)
Black History Month Celebration “Yesterday. Today. Tomorrow”
Mason Square, Springfield
3:00 PM-6:00 PM
January 15th
Mother Tongue Selections
Wilbraham & Monson Academy
Wilbraham, MA
2023
FEBRUARY 2023
Tuesday, February 21st
Mother Tongue
at Hampshire College’s Day of Community Education ENGAGE! Conference
Emily Dickinson Hall
APRIL 2023
Friday, April 7th @ 7:30 PM
Mother Tongue
at the Shea Theater Arts Center
71 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA
Saturday, April 22nd @ 7:30 PM
SHOUT! ELEVATE! INSPIRE! Benefit Concert
at Springfield Technical Community College
Scibelli Hall - 1 Armory St, Springfield, MA
Performances by: Samirah Evans, Haneef Nelson, First Generation Ensemble, Fynta Sidime, Iyawna Burnett, Jocelyn Pleasant, Asaad Jackson
MAY 2023
Thursday, May 4th
Mother Tongue selections
at Northampton High School (by invite only)
Northampton, MA
Thursday, May 11th @ 10 AM
Mother Tongue
for The Care Center or by invite only
at United Congregational Church of Holyoke
Holyoke, MA
Saturday, May 13th @ 6 PM
Mother Tongue
at United Congregational Church of Holyoke
Holyoke, MA
Monday, May 15th @ 12:30 PM
Mother Tongue selections
at Easthampton High School
Easthampton, MA
Friday, May 26th
Mother Tongue selections (15 minutes)
at EXCHANGE: the Teen Performance Festival
at the Academy of Music
Northampton, MA
JUNE 2023
Saturday, June 10th @ 2:50 PM
Mother Tongue selections
Franklin County Pride - Outdoor Performance
Greenfield, MA
JULY 2023
Saturday, July 15th @ 12 PM
Live Music by I-SHEA Shaikly & Open Mic
Family & Community Celebration - Ubuntu and First Generation
Bay Area Resource Center
Springfield, MA
free and open to the public!
AUGUST 2023
Tuesday, August 8th @ 4 PM
Mother Tongue selections
The Racial Justice Reflective Journey Reveal
Franklin County Community Development Corp.
Greenfield Community College
Greenfield, MA
OCTOBER 2023
Saturday, October 14th @ TBA
Mother Tongue selections
LightHouse Holyoke
Holyoke, MA
Saturday, October 21st @ 7:00 PM
Mother Tongue
Rebecca Johnson Auditorium
Springfield, MA
Saturday, October 28th @ 7:00 PM
Mother Tongue
Unitarian Society of Northampton and Florence
at United Congregational Church of Holyoke
Northampton, MA
NOVEMBER 2023
Tuesday, November 7th @ 8:00 AM
Mother Tongue Selections
East Longmeadow School District
(Private performance for Professional Development)
Wednesday, November 29th @ 6 PM
The Gaza Monologues
Homebase - 1365 Main St, Suite 220
Springfield, MA
DECEMBER 2023
Saturday, December 9th @ 7 PM
Mother Tongue
BOMBYX Center for Arts & Equity
Northampton, MA 01062
Saturday, December 16th @ 1-4 PM
Family & Community Celebration
Free and open to the public! A potluck event.
Springfield MA
2022
FEBRUARY 2022
Friday, February 25th @ 6:00 PM
Communities That Care Coalition's "Advancing Social Justice in Schools" intiative
Virtual Event streamed by Greenfield TV
Watch the performance and Q&A here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHcvHY2jgEQ
MAY 2022
Sunday, May 8th @ 2:30pm
SHOUT! ELEVATE! INSPIRE! Benefit Concert
at the Academy of Music
Northampton, MA
AUGUST 2022
Saturday, August 13th @ 2:00pm
Mother Tongue
Springfield Jazz & Roots Festival
at Reevx Lab, Springfield, MA
OCTOBER 2022
Saturday, October 22nd @ 7:30pm
Mother Tongue
Hosted by the School of Contemporary Dance & Thought and A.P.E.
at A.P.E.'s Workroom Theater, 33 Hawley St, Northampton, MA
Sunday, October 23rd @ 3:00pm
Mother Tongue
Hosted by the School of Contemporary Dance & Thought and A.P.E.
at A.P.E.'s Workroom Theater, 33 Hawley St, Northampton, MA
Saturday, October 29th @ 7:30pm
Mother Tongue
at the MICA Festival
at The Flex Theater, 33 Hawley St, Northampton, MA
NOVEMBER 2022
Saturday, November 5th @ 1pm
Mother Tongue selections
at the Bite Size Blends Fest
at Eastworks Open Studios, Easthampton, MA
DECEMBER 2022
Saturday, December 3rd @ 7:30pm
Mother Tongue
at City Stage
Springfield, MA
Wednesday, December 14th @ 10am
Mother Tongue selections
at Commerce High School
Springfield, MA
2021
MARCH 2021
Sunday, March 21st
Scarlet Sock Foundation's Virtual Third Annual Gala
Virtual Event over Zoom
JUNE 2021
Thursday, June 3rd @ 8:00 PM
NAMEN Regional Roundtable: Promoting Youth Engagement and Leadership
NorthAmerica MenEngage, Ubuntu Symposium
Virtual Event over Zoom
Thursday, June 3rd @ 6:30 PM
Teen Screen Festival 2021
The School for Contemporary Dance and Thought
Co-curated by First Generation ensemble members
Virtual Event
Thursday, June 17th @ 7:00 PM - Sunday, June 20th @ 3:00 PM
2021 Online Great Labor Arts Exchange: Singing Through the Hard Times
The Labor Heritage Foundation
Virtual Event
JULY 2021
Sunday, July 4th @ 10:00 AM
t e n d e r n e s s
Ashtar International Youth Theatre Festival
Virtual Event
Watch here: https://www.ashtar-youth-festival.com/performances
OCTOBER 2021
Tuesday, October 13th @ 10:00 AM
Amplify Youth Voices! A Livestream Workshop
Collaboration with North America MenEngage (NAMEN)
Virtual Event
DECEMBER 2021
Tuesday, December 14th @ 4 - 5:30 PM
Home-base Warming Celebration
A celebration of First Generation's new home in Springfield!
COVID Precautions will be observed.
Saturday, December 18th @ 1 - 4 PM
Family & Community Celebration!
Springfield
COVID Precautions will be observed.
2020
JANUARY 2020
Sunday, January 12th
Scene Selections from Stand Tall, Mi Gente!/My People
School for Contemporary Dance and Thought, Body’s in Motion Festival
Northampton Center for the Arts
33 Hawley St, Northampton, MA
Saturday, January 18th @ 1:00-4:00
Family and Community Celebration
A wonderful afternoon of music, dance, spoken word, theater and food!
Performances by First Generation members, family members, friends, and community artists
Wednesday, January 29th @ 9:30 AM
Stand Tall, Mi Gente!/My People
Springfield Renaissance High School
Springfield MA
Friday, January 31st @ 10:00am
Stand Tall, Mi Gente!/My People
A special performance for The Care Center/Public invited
United Congregational Church of Holyoke
Holyoke, MAA
FEBRUARY 2020
Friday February 14th Saturday February 15th @ 8:00 PM
Stand Tall, Mi Gente!/My People
School of Contemporary Dance and Thought
Northampton MA
JUNE 2020
Saturday, June 27th @ 8:00 PM
Holyoke Pride Justice Ball
Virtual Event via Zoom
FREE event
NOVEMBER 2020
Monday, November 16th @ 6:00 PM
2nd Annual Bunker Hill First Generation Student Celebration
Bunker Hill Community College
FREE event
Monday, November 30th @ 1:00 PM
Ubuntu Symposium: Intersectionality and Decolonization
Featuring Tonya Lovelace, First Generation Ensemble, Karen Carrington
Virtual Event
NorthAmherst MenEngage
2019
JANUARY 2019
Saturday, January 12 @7:30
Benefit Concert 2019
The Parlor Room
Northampton, MA
Featuring
I-SHEA
Sana Ndiaye
Samirah Evans
Avery Sharpe
Khalif Neville
Tony Vacca
Jordan Johnson
JUNE 2019
Saturday, June 15th @ 7:00 PM
Premier of First Generation’s new show Stand Tall, Mi Gente!
Leslie Phillips Theater, Holyoke Community College
Holyoke , MA
NOVEMBER 2019
Saturday, November 16th @ 7:30 PM
Stand Tall Mi Gente!
Chicopee TV
Chicopee, MA
Monday, November 18th @ 10:00 AM
Stand Tall, Mi Gente!
Holyoke High School
Holyoke MA