Zeitgeist Theatre + Lounge +
ST CLAUDE ARTS PARK
6619 - 6621 ST. Claude ave. arabi, la 70032
(504) 352-1150 rene@zeitgeistnola.org
"Something for and against everybody"
Zeitgeist Theatre Experiments inc is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization classified as a 509 (a) (2) public charity. We are an art house cinema and multi-disciplinary arts center that was founded in New Orleans, LA in November 1986.
We currently have 80 seats in our theatre and 50 seats in our lounge. Yes, we are available for private screenings and events.
We installed 3 UV air-scrubbers in our ventilation system for your safety. Check out our new Dolby sound system.
Our theatre is located just one block East of New Orleans past Jackson Barracks in Arabi, LA
(currently the 6th fastest growing neighborhood in America)
Memberships and donations may be made at the Zeitgeist Box Office, through the "Support Us" Page at the top of this website or through PayPal to rene@zeitgeistnola.org or Zelle to (504) 352-1150 or our venmo
Introducing the
ST Claude Arts Park
An initiative of the Meraux Foundation, the St. Claude Arts Park is its latest addition to St. Claude Arts, a campus for creativity, culture, and community teeming with artists, arthouse films, creative music, literary events, galleries, photographers, sculptors, and more — all just minutes from downtown New Orleans. The Meraux Foundation has generously tapped Zeitgeist Theatre & Lounge to manage and curate the space.
For event rental, vendors, pop-ups or bookings please contact:
Rene Broussard, Zeitgeist Theatre & Lounge
6621 St Claude Ave, Arabi, LA 70032 (504) 352-1150 rene@zeitgeistnola.org
Zeitgeist Theatre Experiments inc is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization classified as a 509 (a) (2) public charity. We are an art house cinema and multi-disciplinary arts center that was founded in New Orleans, LA in November 1986.
We currently have 80 seats in our theatre and 50 seats in our lounge. Yes, we are available for private screenings and events.
We installed 3 UV air-scrubbers in our ventilation system for your safety. Check out our new Dolby sound system.
Our theatre is located just one block East of New Orleans past Jackson Barracks in Arabi, LA
(currently the 6th fastest growing neighborhood in America)
Memberships and donations may be made at the Zeitgeist Box Office, through the "Support Us" Page at the top of this website or through PayPal to rene@zeitgeistnola.org or Zelle to (504) 352-1150 or our venmo
Introducing the
ST Claude Arts Park
An initiative of the Meraux Foundation, the St. Claude Arts Park is its latest addition to St. Claude Arts, a campus for creativity, culture, and community teeming with artists, arthouse films, creative music, literary events, galleries, photographers, sculptors, and more — all just minutes from downtown New Orleans. The Meraux Foundation has generously tapped Zeitgeist Theatre & Lounge to manage and curate the space.
For event rental, vendors, pop-ups or bookings please contact:
Rene Broussard, Zeitgeist Theatre & Lounge
6621 St Claude Ave, Arabi, LA 70032 (504) 352-1150 rene@zeitgeistnola.org
ZEITGEIST – NOUN, GERMAN. THE SPIRIT OF THE TIMES; GENERAL TREND, MOOD OR FEELING CHARACTERISTIC OF A PARTICULAR PERIOD OF TIME, ESPECIALLY AS IT IS REFLECTED IN THE ARTS, LITERATURE, PHILOSOPHY, ETC. \ˈtsīt-ˌgīst, ˈzīt-\
Saturday, November 26:
In the Zeitgeist Theatre: 5:00 pm - BAD AXE a documentary by David Siev A real-time portrait of 2020 unfolds as a Cambodian-American family in Trump's rural America, Bad Axe, Michigan fights to keep their restaurant and American dream alive in the face of a pandemic, Neo-Nazis, and generational scars from the Killing Fields. Winner - Audience Award - SXSW 2022 Film Festival; Audience Award - Traverse City Film Festival; Best Documentary - DeadCenter Film Festival; etc. 7:00 pm - YOU RESEMBLE ME by Dina Amer Cultural and intergenerational trauma erupt in this story about two sisters on the outskirts of Paris. After the siblings are torn apart, the eldest, Hasna, struggles to find her identity, leading to a choice that shocks the world. Director Dina Amer takes on one of the darkest issues of our time and deconstructs it in an intimate story about family, love, sisterhood, and belonging. From Egyptian director Dina Amer and Executive producers Spike Lee, Riz Ahmed, Spike Jones and Alma Harel. Winner of 25 awards internationally. In the
Zeitgeist Lounge: 
Thursday, December 1 @ 8:00 pm
THANKFUL MOUNTAIN MARTIN KRUSCHE PERFORMANCE RESIDENCY with JESSE MORROW (upright Bass) and BRAD WEBB (drums) Each Thursday @ 8:00 pm Martin Krusche (saxophone) will duo with select musicians in the Zeitgeist Lounge. This is a much welcomed return to the weekly performance residency Martin did at Zeitgeist for months prior to Covid. Donations. in the
ST CLAUDE ARTS PARK next door @ 6619 St Claude Ave, Arabi, LA 70032
Friday, November 25 @ 7:30 pm
VALERIE SASSYFRAS Nominated Best of The Beat Awards 2016 Featured on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, French Quarter Festival, MTV's Ridiculousness Show & America's Got Talent New Orleans Film Festival - Cinematography Winner & Toronto Arts Film Festival - Best Documentary Feature for her film "Nobody May Come" http://valeriesassyfras.com 
Sunday, December 11 @ 7:00 pm
EUGENE CHADBOURNE & DAVID MENESTRES Eugene Chadbourne The task of describing the life and work of Eugene Chadbourne (aka Doc Chad) is more than daunting. His music is so unique, and his output over 45 years of music-making is so vast, as to defy description To that must be added so many other skills and important contributions to music. He is truly a Renaissance man, a rebel among rebels. He began playing guitar at an early age. What began with a simple boyish dream and a Herman's Hermits record turned into a musical odyssey that has connected the dots between the Appalachians and the edges of the known musical universe. Along the way, he's taught himself the banjo; in the late 1990's he performed at the Zeitgeist Multi-disciplinary Arts Center on Magazine Street. Eugene is a music lover who listens to the world with an open mind, which is reflected in his sets. A typical one could include the music of Thelonious Monk, Eric Satie, Merle Haggard, Phil Ochs, Nick Drake or Willie Nelson along with his own. Some of the departure points may be familiar, but even if you have heard him play a song before, you won't hear it the same way again. Each performance and each listening is unique. It has to be. To paraphrase an old saying "you can't play the same note twice" and at the heart of improvisation is an awareness of music, the instrument, the place and all that has led up to that moment. The list of artists he has collaborated with runs into pages. Camper Van Beethoven, John Zorn, Aki Takase, Jimmy Carl Black,Tony Trishka, Corrision of Conformity, Kevin Blechdom and the Violent Femmes are just a handful. He has also written widely about music, inventing the touring diary when he described his travels with Shockabilly in 1984, and creating books including I Hate the Man Who Runs This Bar and the 2016 autobiographical Dreamory. David Menestres David Menestres is a bassist, composer, writer, and radio DJ currently based out of Durham, NC. David is the founder of the long running Polyorchard project. His writing has appeared in Music & Literature, The Brooklyn Rail, Indy Week, Van, Bandcamp, and more. David the is host of the weekly Tone Science program on taintradio.org. 
Friday, December 9 @ 8:00 pm
GOLD ROOM READING SERIES presented by the U.N.O. Creative Writing Workshop Friday,January 20 @ 8:00 pm GOLD ROOM READING SERIES presented by the U.N.O. Creative Writing Workshop Friday,February 10 @ 8:00 pm GOLD ROOM READING SERIES presented by the U.N.O. Creative Writing Workshop Friday, March 10 @ 8:00 pm GOLD ROOM READING SERIES presented by the U.N.O. Creative Writing Workshop Friday, April 14 @ 8:00 pm GOLD ROOM READING SERIES presented by the U.N.O. Creative Writing Workshop Friday, May 12 @ 8:00 pm GOLD ROOM READING SERIES presented by the U.N.O. Creative Writing Workshop |
In the Zeitgeist Theatre
All films are in the Zeitgeist Theatre.
Opens November 25:
7:00 pm nightly YOU RESEMBLE ME by Dina Amer Cultural and intergenerational trauma erupt in this story about two sisters on the outskirts of Paris. After the siblings are torn apart, the eldest, Hasna, struggles to find her identity, leading to a choice that shocks the world. Director Dina Amer takes on one of the darkest issues of our time and deconstructs it in an intimate story about family, love, sisterhood, and belonging. From Egyptian director Dina Amer and Executive producers Spike Lee, Riz Ahmed, Spike Jones and Alma Harel. Winner of 25 awards internationally. [TRAILER] 
5:00 pm Saturday & Sunday
BAD AXE a documentary by David Siev A real-time portrait of 2020 unfolds as a Cambodian-American family in Trump's rural America, Bad Axe, Michigan fights to keep their restaurant and American dream alive in the face of a pandemic, Neo-Nazis, and generational scars from the Killing Fields. Winner - Audience Award - SXSW 2022 Film Festival; Audience Award - Traverse City Film Festival; Best Documentary - DeadCenter Film Festival; etc. [TRAILER] 
Opens December 2:
LOWNDES COUNTY AND THE ROAD TO BLACK POWER The passing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 represented not the culmination of the Civil Rights Movement, but the beginning of a new, crucial chapter. Nowhere was this next battle better epitomized than in Lowndes County, Alabama, a rural, impoverished town with a vicious history of racist terrorism. In a town that was eighty percent Black but had zero Black voters, laws were just paper without power. This isn't a story of hope but of action. Through first person accounts and searing archival footage LOWNDES COUNTY AND THE ROAD TO BLACK POWER tells the story of the local movement and young Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) organizers who fought not just for voting rights, but for Black Power in Lowndes County. [TRAILER] 
Friday, December 2 @ 7:30 pm
LIVE GIRLS IMPROV This holiday season, the real gift is laughter from your favorite funny women. Live Girls takes the stage at the Zeitgeist Theatre in Arabi to present a new wave of energetic, character-driven improvised comedy. Live Girls is Greta Trosclair, Julie Dietz, Mary Jacobs, and Mary Guiteras, and their collective experience on New Orleans stages range from the prestigious Tulane Shakespeare Festival right down to "Professional Mascot" at the Royal Sonesta on Bourbon Street. Doors open at 7pm, and the show starts at 7:30pm. Come before and stay after for drinks and snacks in the Zeitgeist Lounge. 
Saturday, December 10 from 6:00 to 10:00 pm
PhotoNOLA 2022 GALA in the Zeitgeist Lounge, Theatre & Arts Park featuring cajun & zydeco music by SUNPIE BARNES AND THE LOUISIANA SUNSPOTS 
Saturday, December 17 from 1:00 to 5:00 pm
LMNL LITerary FESTIVAL in the St. Claude Arts Park and Zeitgeist Theatre & Lounge Schedule is subject to change as films are held over – please check the website for updates nightly.
Zeitgeist is ALL- AGES & SMOKE-FREE
Zeitgeist has received a "Performing Arts Exception" which means we can operate as an ALL-AGES venue and still serve alcohol. Children and minors may attend Zeitgeist films, concerts and events, but can not sit at or approach the bar. They may not also consume alcohol. To purchase and consume alcohol you must have a valid ID.
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V I S U A L A R T E X H I B I T I O N S
I JUST WANNA GIVE YOU THE CREEPS
A group art exhibition
featuring works by
Vanessa Sanborn
Christopher Ryan
Jennifer Ward
Todd Voltz
David Sullivan
in the Zeitgeist Theatre & Lounge
Opening Reception Friday, October 21 from 6:00 to 9:00 pm
on view in the Zeitgeist Lounge through November 27.
A group art exhibition
featuring works by
Vanessa Sanborn
Christopher Ryan
Jennifer Ward
Todd Voltz
David Sullivan
in the Zeitgeist Theatre & Lounge
Opening Reception Friday, October 21 from 6:00 to 9:00 pm
on view in the Zeitgeist Lounge through November 27.
Lord of the Flies Thailand
by photographer Christopher Ryan
presented as part of PhotoNOLA 2022
November 30, 2022 – January 30, 2023
Opening Reception: Saturday, Dec 10, 6-9 PM
in the
Zeitgeist Theater and Lounge
Open one hour prior to film screenings, or by appointment
A fascinating look at classic themes such as loss of innocence, civilization vs savagery, and struggle to build civilizations. These themes are amplified in the overly polarized times we live in.
Solo exhibition by international conceptual photographer, Christopher Ryan.
The exhibition features movie poster prints from his own interpretation of William Golding's Lord of the Flies shot on Koh Si Chang, Thailand with an all Thai cast comprised of a local troop of The National Scout Organization of Thailand.
This is one of four exhibitions on the St. Claude Arts Campus held during PhotoNola.
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The opening reception on December 10, 2022 from 6 to 9 pm will be immediately followed by the PhotoNola Festival’s official closing party - hosted by Zeitgeist Theatre & Lounge and the St Claude Arts Park from 9:00 pm until Midnight.
The closing week in January will be accompanied by an artist talk along with a 60 year anniversary screening of the original 1963 film by the late Great director Peter Brooks.
by photographer Christopher Ryan
presented as part of PhotoNOLA 2022
November 30, 2022 – January 30, 2023
Opening Reception: Saturday, Dec 10, 6-9 PM
in the
Zeitgeist Theater and Lounge
Open one hour prior to film screenings, or by appointment
A fascinating look at classic themes such as loss of innocence, civilization vs savagery, and struggle to build civilizations. These themes are amplified in the overly polarized times we live in.
Solo exhibition by international conceptual photographer, Christopher Ryan.
The exhibition features movie poster prints from his own interpretation of William Golding's Lord of the Flies shot on Koh Si Chang, Thailand with an all Thai cast comprised of a local troop of The National Scout Organization of Thailand.
This is one of four exhibitions on the St. Claude Arts Campus held during PhotoNola.
–
The opening reception on December 10, 2022 from 6 to 9 pm will be immediately followed by the PhotoNola Festival’s official closing party - hosted by Zeitgeist Theatre & Lounge and the St Claude Arts Park from 9:00 pm until Midnight.
The closing week in January will be accompanied by an artist talk along with a 60 year anniversary screening of the original 1963 film by the late Great director Peter Brooks.
JOSEPH BEUYS: POSTERS AND PRINTS
on permanent loan and exhibition in the
BEUYS + BEYOND Gallery
(which connects Zeitgeist Theatre and the Lounge)
Joseph Beuys (12 May 1921 – 23 January 1986) was a German Fluxus, happening and performance artist as well as a painter, sculptor, medallist, installation artist, graphic artist,art theorist and pedagogue. His extensive work is grounded in concepts of humanism, anthroposophy and the “zeitgeist”. It culminates in his "extended definition of art" and the idea of social sculpture as a gesamtkunstwerk, for which he claimed a creative, participatory role in shaping society and politics. His career was characterized by open public debates on a very wide range of subjects including political, environmental, social and long term cultural trends. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential artists of the second half of the 20th century.
on permanent loan and exhibition in the
BEUYS + BEYOND Gallery
(which connects Zeitgeist Theatre and the Lounge)
Joseph Beuys (12 May 1921 – 23 January 1986) was a German Fluxus, happening and performance artist as well as a painter, sculptor, medallist, installation artist, graphic artist,art theorist and pedagogue. His extensive work is grounded in concepts of humanism, anthroposophy and the “zeitgeist”. It culminates in his "extended definition of art" and the idea of social sculpture as a gesamtkunstwerk, for which he claimed a creative, participatory role in shaping society and politics. His career was characterized by open public debates on a very wide range of subjects including political, environmental, social and long term cultural trends. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential artists of the second half of the 20th century.
Z E I T G E I S T ' S O N G O I N G F I L M S E R I E S :
BEUYS AND BEYOND
Contemporary Artists On Film
In 1989, Zeitgeist curated a city-wide film series BEUYS AND BEYOND: CONTEMPORARY GERMAN ARTISTS ON FILM which also featured artist talks and performances by area artists.
For the premiere of Zeitgeist's great new Theatre & Lounge, we have decided to resurrect the series monthly, but this time expand it to include artists beyond just Germany...
Contemporary Artists On Film
In 1989, Zeitgeist curated a city-wide film series BEUYS AND BEYOND: CONTEMPORARY GERMAN ARTISTS ON FILM which also featured artist talks and performances by area artists.
For the premiere of Zeitgeist's great new Theatre & Lounge, we have decided to resurrect the series monthly, but this time expand it to include artists beyond just Germany...
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CANADA IS BIGGER THAN THE U.S. Since 1993, Zeitgeist's ongoing SERIES OF FILMS, MUSIC, PERFORMANCES AND VISUAL ART celebrating the innovative, utterly bizarre and extremely vast body of work from our neighbors to the north. Their films may be smaller, but at least their country is bigger! Size does matter. |
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Memberships and donations may be made at the Zeitgeist Box Office, through the "Support Us" Page at the top of our website; through PayPal to rene@zeitgeistnola.org; Zelle to (504) 352-1150 or our new venmo @zeitgeistnola
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Special thanks to the Meraux Foundation, The Old Arabi Neighborhood Association, Councilman Gillis McCloskey, The St. Bernard Chamber Of Commerce, Shotgun Cinema, Ellis Fortinberry & Chalmette Movies, the people of St. Bernard Parish and those who have followed us from New Orleans for all of their support. We couldn't have dreamed of a better venue or neighbors.
Zeitgeist would also like to acknowledge the indigenous history of New Orleans, and more broadly, Louisiana, and recognize the Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana, the Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana, the Jena Band of Choctaw Indians, and the Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe of Louisiana. We would also like to acknowledge the state-recognized tribes of Louisiana, which include the Addai Caddo Tribe, the Biloxi-Chitimacha Confederation of Muskogee, Choctaw-Apache Community of Ebarb, Clifton Choctaw, Four Winds Tribe Louisiana Cherokee Confederacy, Grand Caillou/Dulac Band, Isle de Jean Charles Band, Louisiana Choctaw Tribe, Pointe-Au-Chien Indian Tribe, and the United Houma Nation.
Zeitgeist celebrates it's 36th Anniversary in November!
So come help us celebrate and show your support!
So come help us celebrate and show your support!
We want to thank all of the artists, volunteers, organizations, members, donors and patrons who have kept us going.
We've come a long way. Let's keep it going!
We've come a long way. Let's keep it going!
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