Loup Garou: A new performance by ArtSpot Productions and Mondo Bizarro
Former A Studio in the Woods artists-in-residence ArtSpot Productions, Raymond “Moose” Jackson, and Monique Michelle Verdin have collaborated on this amazing production – be sure not to miss it!
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ArtSpot Productions and Mondo Bizarro present Loup Garou, a new environmental performance that explores the deep interconnectedness between land and culture in Louisiana. The outdoor performance runs October 8-25, 2009 in the abandoned fields of City Park’s old East Golf Course. Performances are Thursdays at sunrise (7am) and Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays at 5pm.
Every half hour, Louisiana loses a football field’s worth of wetlands to the Gulf of Mexico. Six major hurricanes in the last four years have exacerbated an already dire situation. What will become of Louisiana’s rich cultural traditions and industries as the land that has nurtured them disappears?
Performed by Nick Slie, written by Raymond “Moose” Jackson, directed by Kathy Randels, and designed by Jeff Becker, Loup Garou is part performance, part ritual, part howl to the world about southeast Louisiana’s plight. We invite you to join us as we sing a song of love and hope for our precarious homeland.
Presented In collaboration with the Gulf Restoration Network and New Orleans City Park.
What is a Loup Garou?
He is a wild and dangerous entity (some say a werewolf) well anchored in the folk traditions of southern Louisiana. His story comes from France through Acadia down the Mississippi and numerous inland routes to Louisiana.
When: October 8-25, 2009
Thursdays at 7am; Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays at 5pm
Where: City Park old East Golf Course on Filmore near Wisner
Tickets: $15; $10 Artists, Students and Seniors.
Seating is limited. For reservations, please call 504-826-7783.
For more information visit www.artspotproductions.org
