Lecture Schedule

How can artistic performances of the Mississippi in New Orleans reimagine relationships between water and land in the city, and reveal new ideas, practices, and strategies of living with water?

 Join Stuart Andrews and Patrick Duggan, two performance studies academics from the UK, as they reflect on the ways that artists in New Orleans make sense of the river and the city. Andrews and Duggan will explore innovative performance practices, reflect on performances at points along the Mississippi, and identify ways that arts projects reveal critical understandings, practices, and strategies for living with water.

Join Grammy-nominated musician Tank Ball as she journeys through the long-held rituals and traditions of the South. From the widely-shared to the deeply personal, rituals define a community's relationship between the past and present, and their resonance in the collective regional consciousness.

In this special screening, we will be joined by producer Emma Reid to discuss the Louisiana Public Broadcasting series RITUAL: Survival, Resistance, Joy which turns the lens on the Southern traditions and spirituality.