Shrine and Sound is a series of interactive artist talks and events exploring the depictions of the sacred in popular culture. The second installment will feature the a seminal classic in African cinema, “Yeelen: The Light” by director Souleymane Cisse and an introduction by Baba Marcus Akinlana. Literary Sonic installation by Kristina Kay Robinson. Light … Shrine and Sound: Yeelen Film Screening
A couple Tennessee Williams Literary Festivals ago, I sat in the audience of a panel made up of notable UNO Creative Writing Workshop graduates. Talk quickly turned to the fact that panelist, Maurice Ruffin’s novel had just been announced as a Random House acquisition. And then, just as quickly, to the fact that no one … We Cast A Shadow: Book Launch At Ace Hotel
Tonight, 8PM, Cafe Istanbul, $15 2732 St. Claude Ave The international project BOW’T TRAIL (UNESCO Slave Route Label) is an innovative choreographic, documentary and interactive experience that tells how African cultures and rhythms have unfolded – following the resistance movements of the deported African peoples in the Americas. In each country, the choreographer stays 30 days … BOW’T – NEW ORLEANS by Rhodnie Désir & Spirit McIntyre
Offbeat magazine’s Best of the Beat awards are in just a couple weeks (January 31). And while I would like to see them expand their categories a bit (i.e., giving bounce artists and rappers their own separate categories, for one). I was also very excited to see some familiar names and faces on their list … This Is a Journey Into Sound: DJ Legatron Prime talks scratches, practice and primetime!
“I was thinking about stories that weren’t being told. I saw how excited people were talking about the shoes and I was like, wow, this is really important to people.” (Animals director, Benjamin Simmons) Launched in 1991, the original collection of Bally Animals celebrated the 700th anniversary of the Federation of Switzerland. However, their bold … CRAZY ‘BOUT THEM ANIMALS: Documentary Director, Benjamin Simmons talks culture, commodification, and preservation.
The New Year is approaching and we’re looking forward to a new year of writing and programming. We’re hoping in the upcoming year to expand RM 220’s focus and cover as much of New Orleans cultural life as possible. Our arts community is growing and always in flux. Stop by for a chance to check-in … RM 220 : NEW YEAR’S WRITERS REUNION AND COMMUNITY GATHERING
“I think everyone is living their own Myth and must become the Hero, the Archetype, the Prodigal Son. I think we also Co-Write this Myth we live and we can allow it to be a Tragedy or a Triumph. When I reflect on songs I record, they sound like soundtracks to my own personal Myth … SHRINE AND SOUND 00001: “OTHERSIDE” (MUSIC VIDEO & SHORT FILM)
Sokari Ekine’s Spirit Desire, Resistance, Imagination and Sacred Memories in Haitian Voudoun is not meant to be just another coffee table specimen. The series of photographs “made” beginning in 2013, in Haiti, by the Nigerian British, self-described black queer feminist photographer, Sokari Ekine usher in the photographer’s recently published book. As codified by Ekine, the sixty-six photographs … Spirit Desire: Resistance, Imagination and Sacred Memories in Haitian Vodoun ( Sokari Ekine, 2018)
My first exposure to Jon Padgett’s work was through the horror fiction podcast, Pseudopod. Padgett narrated his own short story, “20 Simple Steps to Ventriloquism.” The sound design, as well as Jon’s terrifically creepy voice-over performance, elevated an already excellent story into something I knew I needed to share with as many people as possible. … New Orleans’s own Jon Padgett is an apostle of Dark Fiction.
Antenna and the New Orleans Writers Workshop are excited to host the Business Bootcamp for Writers! Join the Authors Guild Foundation and publishing professionals from Penguin Random House and local partners the New Orleans Writers Workshop and Antenna in New Orleans, Louisiana on Saturday, February 2 for this FREE workshop for authors about the business of writing. This one-day intensive workshop will provide you … Business Bootcamp for Writers
