6621 ST. Claude ave. arabi, la 70032
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Friday, September 20th:
Films: 1:30 pm HONEYLAND Hatidze lives with her ailing mother in the mountains of Macedonia, making a living cultivating honey using ancient beekeeping traditions. When an unruly family moves in next door, what at first seems like a balm for her solitude becomes a source of tension as they, too, want to practice beekeeping, while disregarding her advice. The most awarded film out of this year's Sundance Film Festival, HONEYLAND is an epic, visually stunning portrait of the delicate balance between nature and humanity that has something sweet for everyone. 3:15 pm ISLAND OF THE HUNGRY GHOSTS Set on Christmas Island, this visceral, highly cinematic work zooms in on two singular, intersecting aspects of its location: the massive migration of crabs across the land, and a high-security Australian detention center for asylum seekers, where a trauma therapist tries to bring compassion and understanding to lives trapped in a painful limbo. Screens world-wide as part of the UN International Day Of Peace. 5:15 pm LINDA RONSTADT: THE SOUND OF MY VOICE Ronstadt is our guide through her early years of singing Mexican canciones with her family; her folk days with the Stone Poneys; and her reign as the “rock queen” of the ‘70s and early ’80s. She was a pioneer for women in the male-dominated music industry; a passionate advocate for human rights, and had a high-profile romance with California Governor Jerry Brown. Ultimately, her singing voice was stilled by illness and forced her into retirement but her music and influence remain as timeless as ever. 7:00 pm TIGERS ARE NOT AFRAID This multi-award winning horror film from Mexico directed by Issa Lopez is a dark fairy tale about a gang of five children trying to survive the horrific violence of the cartels and the ghosts created every day by the drug war. Over 20 Audience Awards or Jury Prizes. 8:45 pm ONE CUT OF THE DEAD We are proud tome the “selected theatre” to host a theatrical run of the acclaimed cult Japanese zombie comedy ONE CUT OF THE DEAD in the New Orleans area. Audience Award and Best Director at Fantastic Fest plus over 14 Audience Awards worldwide. The most acclaimed zombie movie since Train To Busan. MUSIC / PERFORMANCE: 7:00 pm nothing scheduled VISUAL ART: On view daily & nightly FLOATING CITIES JOSEPH BEUYS, posters and prints in the BEUYS + BEYOND GALLERY $10 General || $9 Students & Seniors || $8 Members
Patron Members Free - unless otherwise noted.
BULBANCHA IS STILL A PLACE
the debut Zine by writer, historian, activist Jeffery U. Darensbourg, which chronicles the 1600 year indigenous history of the New Orleans area is proudly on sale. And we now have VOLUME TWO too. $8. Now serving in the
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"Something for and against everybody"
Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center a.k.a. Zeitgeist Theatre Experiments, inc Zeitgeist is a non-profit, art house cinema that
was founded in New Orleans in November 1986. November 2018 was Zeitgeist's 32nd Anniversary! And we've never looked better! __________________________________ Matinees before 5:00 pm $6 general / $5 members & children See 2 or more films on the same night for only $6 each! _______________________________
Great News!
We have finally received our Alcohol permit, so the Lounge is now stocked with a full selection of beer, wine, mixed drinks and cocktails. We have 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. Zeitgeist is a SMOKE-FREE environment.
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The Following events will be presented at the spanking new
Zeitgeist Theatre & Lounge
@ 6621 St. Claude Ave (Old Arabi Cultural Arts District)
HONEYLAND
Tamara Kotevska & Ljubomir Stefanov (Macedonian bee doc)
Friday through Sunday, September 20 thru 22 @ 1:30 pm - Held Over!
[TRAILER]
Hatidze lives with her ailing mother in the mountains of Macedonia, making a living cultivating honey using ancient beekeeping traditions. When an unruly family moves in next door, what at first seems like a balm for her solitude becomes a source of tension as they, too, want to practice beekeeping, while disregarding her advice. The most awarded film out of this year's Sundance Film Festival, HONEYLAND is an epic, visually stunning portrait of the delicate balance between nature and humanity that has something sweet for everyone.
Tamara Kotevska & Ljubomir Stefanov (Macedonian bee doc)
Friday through Sunday, September 20 thru 22 @ 1:30 pm - Held Over!
[TRAILER]
Hatidze lives with her ailing mother in the mountains of Macedonia, making a living cultivating honey using ancient beekeeping traditions. When an unruly family moves in next door, what at first seems like a balm for her solitude becomes a source of tension as they, too, want to practice beekeeping, while disregarding her advice. The most awarded film out of this year's Sundance Film Festival, HONEYLAND is an epic, visually stunning portrait of the delicate balance between nature and humanity that has something sweet for everyone.
ISLAND OF HUNGRY GHOSTS
Gabrielle Brady (human rights documentary)
Friday through Thursday, September 20 through 26 @ 3:15 pm daily
[TRAILER]
Located off the coast of Indonesia, the Australian territory of Christmas Island is inhabited by migratory crabs travelling in their millions from the jungle towards the ocean, in a movement that has been provoked by the full moon for hundreds of thousands of years. Poh Lin Lee is a "trauma therapist" who lives with her family in this seemingly idyllic paradise. Every day, she talks with the asylum seekers held indefinitely in a high-security detention centre hidden in the island's core, attempting to support them in a situation that is as unbearable as its outcome is uncertain. As Poh Lin and her family explore the island's beautiful yet threatening landscape, the local islanders carry out their "hungry ghost" rituals for the spirits of those who died on the island without a burial. They make offerings to appease the lost souls who are said to be wandering the jungles at night looking for home. In the intimacy of her therapy sessions, as Poh Lin listens to the growing sense of despair of the people she counsels, she begins to feel the creeping dystopia reverberate through her own life. ISLAND OF THE HUNGRY GHOSTS is a hybrid documentary that moves between the natural migration and the chaotic and tragic migration of the humans, which is in constant metamorphoses by the unseen decision-making structures.
Gabrielle Brady (human rights documentary)
Friday through Thursday, September 20 through 26 @ 3:15 pm daily
[TRAILER]
Located off the coast of Indonesia, the Australian territory of Christmas Island is inhabited by migratory crabs travelling in their millions from the jungle towards the ocean, in a movement that has been provoked by the full moon for hundreds of thousands of years. Poh Lin Lee is a "trauma therapist" who lives with her family in this seemingly idyllic paradise. Every day, she talks with the asylum seekers held indefinitely in a high-security detention centre hidden in the island's core, attempting to support them in a situation that is as unbearable as its outcome is uncertain. As Poh Lin and her family explore the island's beautiful yet threatening landscape, the local islanders carry out their "hungry ghost" rituals for the spirits of those who died on the island without a burial. They make offerings to appease the lost souls who are said to be wandering the jungles at night looking for home. In the intimacy of her therapy sessions, as Poh Lin listens to the growing sense of despair of the people she counsels, she begins to feel the creeping dystopia reverberate through her own life. ISLAND OF THE HUNGRY GHOSTS is a hybrid documentary that moves between the natural migration and the chaotic and tragic migration of the humans, which is in constant metamorphoses by the unseen decision-making structures.
LINDA RONSTADT: THE SOUND OF MY VOICE
Rob Epstein & Jeffrey Friedman (music artist documentary)
Friday through Thursday, September 20 through 26 @ 5:15 pm daily (except Wednesday) - Held Over!
[TRAILER]
Since bursting onto the music scene in 1967, Linda Ronstadt has been an icon for more than 50 years. Her extraordinary vocal range and ambition created unforgettable songs across rock, pop, country, folk ballads, American standards, classic Mexican music and soul. As the most popular female recording artist of the 1970s – with songs like “You’re No Good,” “When Will I Be Loved,” and “Blue Bayou”—Ronstadt filled huge arenas and produced an astounding eleven Platinum albums. Ronstadt was the first artist to top the Pop, Country, and R&B charts simultaneously, she won 10 Grammy Awards ® on 26 nominations and attained a level of stardom the Tucson native never could have imagined.
In LINDA RONSTADT: THE SOUND OF MY VOICE, Ronstadt is our guide through her early years of singing Mexican canciones with her family; her folk days with the Stone Poneys; and her reign as the “rock queen” of the ‘70s and early ’80s. She was a pioneer for women in the male-dominated music industry; a passionate advocate for human rights, and had a high-profile romance with California Governor Jerry Brown. Ultimately, her singing voice was stilled by illness and forced her into retirement but her music and influence remain as timeless as ever. With moving performance footage and appearances by friends and collaborators including Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Bonnie Raitt and Jackson Browne, LINDA RONSTADT: THE SOUND OF MY VOICE celebrates an artist whose desire to share the music she loved made generations of fans fall in love with her — and the sound of her voice.
Rob Epstein & Jeffrey Friedman (music artist documentary)
Friday through Thursday, September 20 through 26 @ 5:15 pm daily (except Wednesday) - Held Over!
[TRAILER]
Since bursting onto the music scene in 1967, Linda Ronstadt has been an icon for more than 50 years. Her extraordinary vocal range and ambition created unforgettable songs across rock, pop, country, folk ballads, American standards, classic Mexican music and soul. As the most popular female recording artist of the 1970s – with songs like “You’re No Good,” “When Will I Be Loved,” and “Blue Bayou”—Ronstadt filled huge arenas and produced an astounding eleven Platinum albums. Ronstadt was the first artist to top the Pop, Country, and R&B charts simultaneously, she won 10 Grammy Awards ® on 26 nominations and attained a level of stardom the Tucson native never could have imagined.
In LINDA RONSTADT: THE SOUND OF MY VOICE, Ronstadt is our guide through her early years of singing Mexican canciones with her family; her folk days with the Stone Poneys; and her reign as the “rock queen” of the ‘70s and early ’80s. She was a pioneer for women in the male-dominated music industry; a passionate advocate for human rights, and had a high-profile romance with California Governor Jerry Brown. Ultimately, her singing voice was stilled by illness and forced her into retirement but her music and influence remain as timeless as ever. With moving performance footage and appearances by friends and collaborators including Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Bonnie Raitt and Jackson Browne, LINDA RONSTADT: THE SOUND OF MY VOICE celebrates an artist whose desire to share the music she loved made generations of fans fall in love with her — and the sound of her voice.
TIGERS ARE NOT AFRAID
Issa Lopez (Mexican horror thriller)
Friday through Thursday, September 20 through 26 @ 7:00 pm daily
[TRAILER]
This dark fable is easily the most acclaimed / awarded horror film of the year. Think City of Lost Children by way of Pan's Labyrinth, as a group of resourceful orphans uses three magical - but dangerous - wishes to get revenge on the cartel that murdered their parents. Touching, timely, and terrifying, don't miss this smart, fantastic film that has been redefining horror. Estrella is 10 years old and has 3 wishes: The first one, that her missing mother comes back and it happens. Her mother returns but she is dead and follows Estrella everywhere. Petrified, Estrella tries to escape from her by joining a gang orphaned by violence. Soon she realizes that dead are never left behind and when you are in the middle of brutality and violence, wishes never come true the way you want them to be. Winner of over 20 Audience Awards or Jury Prizes at festivals worldwide! Certified Fresh - Rotten Tomatoes.
"An unsparing blend of fantasy and brutality, innocence and evil.
Innovative, compassionate, and mesmerizing."
GUILLERMO DEL TORO
"One terrific film, both tough and touching. Two minutes in, I was under its spell."
STEPHEN KING
"A fairytale for today, beautiful, shocking, and chilling, it celebrates the power of belief and resilience. Issa López has made the most powerful story of its kind since Pan's Labyrinth."
NEIL GAIMAN
Issa Lopez (Mexican horror thriller)
Friday through Thursday, September 20 through 26 @ 7:00 pm daily
[TRAILER]
This dark fable is easily the most acclaimed / awarded horror film of the year. Think City of Lost Children by way of Pan's Labyrinth, as a group of resourceful orphans uses three magical - but dangerous - wishes to get revenge on the cartel that murdered their parents. Touching, timely, and terrifying, don't miss this smart, fantastic film that has been redefining horror. Estrella is 10 years old and has 3 wishes: The first one, that her missing mother comes back and it happens. Her mother returns but she is dead and follows Estrella everywhere. Petrified, Estrella tries to escape from her by joining a gang orphaned by violence. Soon she realizes that dead are never left behind and when you are in the middle of brutality and violence, wishes never come true the way you want them to be. Winner of over 20 Audience Awards or Jury Prizes at festivals worldwide! Certified Fresh - Rotten Tomatoes.
"An unsparing blend of fantasy and brutality, innocence and evil.
Innovative, compassionate, and mesmerizing."
GUILLERMO DEL TORO
"One terrific film, both tough and touching. Two minutes in, I was under its spell."
STEPHEN KING
"A fairytale for today, beautiful, shocking, and chilling, it celebrates the power of belief and resilience. Issa López has made the most powerful story of its kind since Pan's Labyrinth."
NEIL GAIMAN
ONE CUT OF THE DEAD
Shin'ichirô Ueda (Japanese Zombie comedy)
Friday through Thursday, September 20 through 26 @ 8:40 pm nightly
[TRAILER]
You've never seen a movie like ONE CUT OF THE DEAD- it starts off as an ultra low-budget, 37 minute, single take zombie film.
But suddenly, "CUT!", and we're behind the scenes with the director, a sweet Bowfinger type who's just doing the best he can. And... is that a real zombie in the background? Three movies in one, audiences have been going bananas for this one since it debuted at Fantastic Fest last year. Things go badly for a hack director and film crew shooting a low budget zombie movie in an abandoned WWII Japanese facility, when they are attacked by real zombies. Zeitgeist is proud to have been one of the few selected theaters to also screen the film for an exclusive theatrical run.
WINNER - Audience Award AND Best Director, Fantastic Fest plus over 14 Audience Awards
The best zombie comedy since Shaun of the Dead!
Shin'ichirô Ueda (Japanese Zombie comedy)
Friday through Thursday, September 20 through 26 @ 8:40 pm nightly
[TRAILER]
You've never seen a movie like ONE CUT OF THE DEAD- it starts off as an ultra low-budget, 37 minute, single take zombie film.
But suddenly, "CUT!", and we're behind the scenes with the director, a sweet Bowfinger type who's just doing the best he can. And... is that a real zombie in the background? Three movies in one, audiences have been going bananas for this one since it debuted at Fantastic Fest last year. Things go badly for a hack director and film crew shooting a low budget zombie movie in an abandoned WWII Japanese facility, when they are attacked by real zombies. Zeitgeist is proud to have been one of the few selected theaters to also screen the film for an exclusive theatrical run.
WINNER - Audience Award AND Best Director, Fantastic Fest plus over 14 Audience Awards
The best zombie comedy since Shaun of the Dead!
Wednesday, September 25 @ 5:00 pm
ANTHROPOCENE: THE HUMAN EPOCH
Jennifer Baichwal, Nicholas de Pencier and Edward Burtynsky (environmental documentary)
[TRAILER]
Filmmakers travel to six continents and 20 countries to document the impact humans have made on the planet. The film screens in venues all over the planet on this coordinated day. A stunning sensory experience and cinematic meditation on humanity’s massive reengineering of the planet, Anthropocene: The Human Epoch is a years-in-the-making feature documentary from the award-winning team behind Manufactured Landscapes (2006) and Watermark (2013) and narrated by Alicia Vikander. The film follows the research of an international body of scientists, the Anthropocene Working Group who, after nearly 10 years of research, argue that the Holocene Epoch gave way to the Anthropocene Epoch in the mid-twentieth century as a result of profound and lasting human changes to the Earth. From concrete seawalls in China that now cover 60% of the mainland coast, to the biggest terrestrial machines ever built in Germany, to psychedelic potash mines in Russia’s Ural Mountains, to metal festivals in the closed city of Norilsk, to the devastated Great Barrier Reef in Australia and massive marble quarries in Carrara, the filmmakers have traversed the globe using state of the art camera techniques to document the evidence and experience of human planetary domination. At the intersection of art and science, Anthropocene witnesses a critical moment in geological history — bringing a provocative and unforgettable experience of our species's breadth and impact.
ANTHROPOCENE: THE HUMAN EPOCH
Jennifer Baichwal, Nicholas de Pencier and Edward Burtynsky (environmental documentary)
[TRAILER]
Filmmakers travel to six continents and 20 countries to document the impact humans have made on the planet. The film screens in venues all over the planet on this coordinated day. A stunning sensory experience and cinematic meditation on humanity’s massive reengineering of the planet, Anthropocene: The Human Epoch is a years-in-the-making feature documentary from the award-winning team behind Manufactured Landscapes (2006) and Watermark (2013) and narrated by Alicia Vikander. The film follows the research of an international body of scientists, the Anthropocene Working Group who, after nearly 10 years of research, argue that the Holocene Epoch gave way to the Anthropocene Epoch in the mid-twentieth century as a result of profound and lasting human changes to the Earth. From concrete seawalls in China that now cover 60% of the mainland coast, to the biggest terrestrial machines ever built in Germany, to psychedelic potash mines in Russia’s Ural Mountains, to metal festivals in the closed city of Norilsk, to the devastated Great Barrier Reef in Australia and massive marble quarries in Carrara, the filmmakers have traversed the globe using state of the art camera techniques to document the evidence and experience of human planetary domination. At the intersection of art and science, Anthropocene witnesses a critical moment in geological history — bringing a provocative and unforgettable experience of our species's breadth and impact.
Wednesdays in September @ 7:00 pm
BIG DUMMY aka The Vulgarians
(Jazz trio featuring Rob Wagner, Dave Sobel & Chris Senac). $10
BIG DUMMY aka The Vulgarians
(Jazz trio featuring Rob Wagner, Dave Sobel & Chris Senac). $10
C O M I N G S O O N !
Friday, September 27 @ 7:00 pm
EL DESENCANTO (THE DISENCHANTMENT)
presented by visiting author Aaron Shulmon
Special one-time screening of the 1976 Spanish documentary El Desencanto (The Disenchantment), directed by Jaime Chávarri. A cult classic in Spain on a par with Grey Gardens, El Desencanto tells the story of the Paneros, a brilliant and tormented literary family whose eccentricities and transgressive exhibitionism turned them into a phenomenon in Spain the year after dictator Francisco Franco died. As they drink and smoke and argue, talking about everything from drug use to suicide, the members of the family deconstruct the myths of their history in order to craft a new collective narrative. (Think The Royal Tenenbaums, except the people are real.) Aaron Shulman, author of the first book about the Panero family in English, titled The Age of Disenchantments: The Epic Story of Spain's Most Notorious Literary Family and the Long Shadow of the Spanish Civil War, will introduce the film and also join us for a conversation after the screening.
EL DESENCANTO (THE DISENCHANTMENT)
presented by visiting author Aaron Shulmon
Special one-time screening of the 1976 Spanish documentary El Desencanto (The Disenchantment), directed by Jaime Chávarri. A cult classic in Spain on a par with Grey Gardens, El Desencanto tells the story of the Paneros, a brilliant and tormented literary family whose eccentricities and transgressive exhibitionism turned them into a phenomenon in Spain the year after dictator Francisco Franco died. As they drink and smoke and argue, talking about everything from drug use to suicide, the members of the family deconstruct the myths of their history in order to craft a new collective narrative. (Think The Royal Tenenbaums, except the people are real.) Aaron Shulman, author of the first book about the Panero family in English, titled The Age of Disenchantments: The Epic Story of Spain's Most Notorious Literary Family and the Long Shadow of the Spanish Civil War, will introduce the film and also join us for a conversation after the screening.
Saturday, September 28 @ 7:00 pm
THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI
the classic 1920 silent German Expressionist horror film by Robert Wiene screens with an original live score by
THE INVINCIBLE CZARS (from Austin, TX).
[TRAILER]
In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the German silent film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920 F.W. Murnau), Austin’s most adventurous band, The Invincible Czars, have created their own tastefully modern score for the picture. Dr. Calilgari is one of the silent era’s most beloved and enigmatic works. It considered by many to be the first German Expressionist film and the first great motion picture in the horror genre. It is the first movie to incorporate surrealistic production in such and all-encompassing way with quirky sets, angular shadows and creepy make-up. Fans, theaters and media have praised The Invincible Czars for making near century-old movies “actually scary” for modern day audiences. The scores and their performance of it complements the tone and emotion on-screen at any given moment. The band employs a mix of acoustic, electric and synthesized instruments including violin, glockenspiel, organ, vocals, loops, electric guitar, bass. It’s quite a sight to behold when performed live by only four players!
Phil Davidson – violin, keyboards, glockenspiel; Josh Robins – guitar, bass, percussion, loops; Aaryn Russell – bass; Skunk Manhattan – keyboards, guitar synthesizer; Henry Q Vines – additional composition and direction. $15.
THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI
the classic 1920 silent German Expressionist horror film by Robert Wiene screens with an original live score by
THE INVINCIBLE CZARS (from Austin, TX).
[TRAILER]
In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the German silent film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920 F.W. Murnau), Austin’s most adventurous band, The Invincible Czars, have created their own tastefully modern score for the picture. Dr. Calilgari is one of the silent era’s most beloved and enigmatic works. It considered by many to be the first German Expressionist film and the first great motion picture in the horror genre. It is the first movie to incorporate surrealistic production in such and all-encompassing way with quirky sets, angular shadows and creepy make-up. Fans, theaters and media have praised The Invincible Czars for making near century-old movies “actually scary” for modern day audiences. The scores and their performance of it complements the tone and emotion on-screen at any given moment. The band employs a mix of acoustic, electric and synthesized instruments including violin, glockenspiel, organ, vocals, loops, electric guitar, bass. It’s quite a sight to behold when performed live by only four players!
Phil Davidson – violin, keyboards, glockenspiel; Josh Robins – guitar, bass, percussion, loops; Aaryn Russell – bass; Skunk Manhattan – keyboards, guitar synthesizer; Henry Q Vines – additional composition and direction. $15.
“Puttin’ It ALL on the Table” is a free, controversial and essential series of events that will meet the first Sunday of every month in 2019, to unpack a different conversation regarding the epigenetic and climatic health of both humans & the planet. Events will be every first Sunday from 1-3pm @ Zeitgeist Theater which has moved to 6621 St. Claude Ave.
Sunday, October 6 from 1:00 to 3:00 pm
CLIMATE ENGINEERING VS GEOENGINEERING
Sunday, October 6 from 1:00 to 3:00 pm
CLIMATE ENGINEERING VS GEOENGINEERING
V I S U A L A R T E X H I B I T I O N S
FLOATING CITIES
Curated by Anthony Fontenot
on view in the Zeitgeist Lounge through September 29.
This exhibition features a range of vernacular and experimental floating projects from around the world (every continent is
represented), from floating houses, floating art projects, floating ecologies, floating infrastructure (bridges, tunnels, roads) to entire
floating cities. In 2000, Japan inaugurated the Aquatic Age with the Mega-Float, a proposed floating airport in Tokyo Bay. In 2010,
Singapore launched the world’s first floating football field. The Dutch are pioneering floating houses and cities, while the Norwegians
are working on monumental floating infrastructure including bridges and tunnels. The first floating city is scheduled to be built off
the coast of French Polynesia by 2020. While the “Blue Revolution” is upon us, surprisingly little research has critically explored the
history and future of this global movement of urbanization on water. This is the first exhibition (that I am aware of) to specifically
feature floating architecture and floating cities. The exhibition will consist of photographs of built work and drawing of proposed
projects. From vernacular floating environments to radical proposals based on cutting-edge floating technology and sustainable
models of development, this exhibition presents a range of projects representing this emerging field of design while examining the
relevance of floating architecture and floating cities in contemporary design debates concerning climate change and sea level rise.
While historically vernacular and industrial floating structures have long existed, since 2005, the year Hurricane Katrina devastated
New Orleans, there has been an explosion of new floating projects within the discipline of architecture. The exhibition highlights the
extraordinary range of work by emerging practices, including many non-Western designers, such as Nigerian architect Kunlé
Adeyemi, designer of the Makoko Floating School and other floating projects designed to address sea level rise. From the floating
wetlands and floating gardens of Bangladesh to the Amphibious House by Site Specific Architects, Thailand, and the Low-Cost
Bamboo Floating Housing by H&P Architects, Vietnam, this exhibition seeks to highlight the incredible diversity of design practices
from around the globe that are addressing issues related to sustainability, climate change, sea level rise, and flooding. As coastal
communities are increasingly threatened by sea level rise, floating developments present new opportunities to create sustainable
and resilient urban solutions. Historically cities were built near water (rivers, lakes, seas). Today these territories are subjected to
increased risk of flooding cause by increasingly powerful storm surges and flooding. In addition, in megacities such as New York City,
Singapore, and Tokyo, as well as European centers such as Copenhagen and Amsterdam, where density has soared to capacity and
land is scarce, water has become the new frontier.
Curated by Anthony Fontenot
on view in the Zeitgeist Lounge through September 29.
This exhibition features a range of vernacular and experimental floating projects from around the world (every continent is
represented), from floating houses, floating art projects, floating ecologies, floating infrastructure (bridges, tunnels, roads) to entire
floating cities. In 2000, Japan inaugurated the Aquatic Age with the Mega-Float, a proposed floating airport in Tokyo Bay. In 2010,
Singapore launched the world’s first floating football field. The Dutch are pioneering floating houses and cities, while the Norwegians
are working on monumental floating infrastructure including bridges and tunnels. The first floating city is scheduled to be built off
the coast of French Polynesia by 2020. While the “Blue Revolution” is upon us, surprisingly little research has critically explored the
history and future of this global movement of urbanization on water. This is the first exhibition (that I am aware of) to specifically
feature floating architecture and floating cities. The exhibition will consist of photographs of built work and drawing of proposed
projects. From vernacular floating environments to radical proposals based on cutting-edge floating technology and sustainable
models of development, this exhibition presents a range of projects representing this emerging field of design while examining the
relevance of floating architecture and floating cities in contemporary design debates concerning climate change and sea level rise.
While historically vernacular and industrial floating structures have long existed, since 2005, the year Hurricane Katrina devastated
New Orleans, there has been an explosion of new floating projects within the discipline of architecture. The exhibition highlights the
extraordinary range of work by emerging practices, including many non-Western designers, such as Nigerian architect Kunlé
Adeyemi, designer of the Makoko Floating School and other floating projects designed to address sea level rise. From the floating
wetlands and floating gardens of Bangladesh to the Amphibious House by Site Specific Architects, Thailand, and the Low-Cost
Bamboo Floating Housing by H&P Architects, Vietnam, this exhibition seeks to highlight the incredible diversity of design practices
from around the globe that are addressing issues related to sustainability, climate change, sea level rise, and flooding. As coastal
communities are increasingly threatened by sea level rise, floating developments present new opportunities to create sustainable
and resilient urban solutions. Historically cities were built near water (rivers, lakes, seas). Today these territories are subjected to
increased risk of flooding cause by increasingly powerful storm surges and flooding. In addition, in megacities such as New York City,
Singapore, and Tokyo, as well as European centers such as Copenhagen and Amsterdam, where density has soared to capacity and
land is scarce, water has become the new frontier.
LIVING LIGHT: Photographs by Light of Bioluminescent Bacteria.
This unique solo show from artist and scientist Hunter Cole features photographs of human figures (portraits; dancers; installations) illuminated by a glowing blue light created by bioluminescent bacteria. Cole creates liquid cultures of bacteria, then draws the bacteria into different shapes on Petri dishes using a paintbrush. Finally, she photographs the glowing petri dishes alongside her subjects to create modern works of provocative symbolism. On view in the Zeitgeist Lounge Oct 5 thru Nov 28.
Thurs., Oct., 10, 6 - 10 pm
GLOW: an Illuminated Living Art Experience
ARTIST RECEPTION / TALK / PHOTO SESSION
One night event. Get your photograph taken by artist / scientist Hunter Cole with living light Interact with people adorned in living light. Experience a theatre filled with living light See living drawings created with living bioluminescent bacteria. Free.
This unique solo show from artist and scientist Hunter Cole features photographs of human figures (portraits; dancers; installations) illuminated by a glowing blue light created by bioluminescent bacteria. Cole creates liquid cultures of bacteria, then draws the bacteria into different shapes on Petri dishes using a paintbrush. Finally, she photographs the glowing petri dishes alongside her subjects to create modern works of provocative symbolism. On view in the Zeitgeist Lounge Oct 5 thru Nov 28.
Thurs., Oct., 10, 6 - 10 pm
GLOW: an Illuminated Living Art Experience
ARTIST RECEPTION / TALK / PHOTO SESSION
One night event. Get your photograph taken by artist / scientist Hunter Cole with living light Interact with people adorned in living light. Experience a theatre filled with living light See living drawings created with living bioluminescent bacteria. Free.
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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MOVIE DAYS
International Children's Film Series.
For school or other group discounts, or to organize a private class or group screening during the daytime please contact perfect for families, schools, clubs, camps or other organizations. We will work with any size or budget, just ask. If transportation is an issue, depending on your circumstances or facilities, we can possibly bring the films to you. Rene Broussard @ (504) 352-1150 or rene@zeitgeistnola.org
International Children's Film Series.
For school or other group discounts, or to organize a private class or group screening during the daytime please contact perfect for families, schools, clubs, camps or other organizations. We will work with any size or budget, just ask. If transportation is an issue, depending on your circumstances or facilities, we can possibly bring the films to you. Rene Broussard @ (504) 352-1150 or rene@zeitgeistnola.org
Schedule is subject to change as films are held over – please check the website for updates nightly.
Zeitgeist is a non-profit, artist run media arts center that celebrates its 32nd anniversary this November.
Come join us!
Zeitgeist is a non-profit, artist run media arts center that celebrates its 32nd anniversary this November.
Come join us!
People keep asking or speculating why we are moving to Arabi. Here is the reason.
Zeitgeist Multi-disciplinary Arts Center has been on Oretha Castle Haley Blvd for the past 19 years and we were not really looking to move. We have been very happy there. We love the space, our landlord and our neighbors. And yes Mike Tata (Friday Night Boxing Gym) you are our best customer.
People kept telling me I should look at the theatre space on St. Claude and Desire that had been scheduled to be Indywood. It was a great space, but no parking. Still I was interested until I saw the Valiant Theatre and Lounge.
I go to Gerald’s Donuts in Arabi often after Zeitgeist closes to eat with my friend Ellis Fortinberry who runs Chalmette Movies. He mentioned that he had seen a for lease sign on a theatre a couple of blocks away on St. Claude so I called the number. Looking at it I knew right away Zeitgeist could never afford a venue this incredible, but the property manager told me that when she told the owners that Zeitgeist was interested in seeing the space, luckily our reputation proceeded us. The owners are the Meraux Charitable Foundation, whose main concern was luckily for me not just about money, but what tenant would best advance their development and promotion of the Old Arabi Cultural Arts District. When I saw a drawing for St. Bernard Parish and the Meraux Foundations plans for the district I knew Zeitgeist had to move.
Making the decision to move outside of Orleans Parish (by one block) was a hard one. I still don’t know if my audience will follow me or be willing to travel across town much less the industrial canal. Luckily the response has been overwhelmingly positive and people seem extremely excited about the new location and the off street parking. I think this will be the best thing to ever happen to Zeitgeist. The new venue gives us a chance to expand our programming and the Lounge gives us a great opportunity to increase our audiences and our revenues. We hope you will continue to support us and our world class, incendiary cinema as we venture forth into this great new adventure.
"Zeitgeist will be located on a two-block “arts campus” assembled by the Meraux Foundation as a public interest project to accelerate the growth of the Old Arabi Cultural District and improve the economy and quality of life of St. Bernard Parish. The stretch also includes Studio Inferno and St. Claude Arts, a collection of studios and galleries."
Zeitgeist Multi-disciplinary Arts Center has been on Oretha Castle Haley Blvd for the past 19 years and we were not really looking to move. We have been very happy there. We love the space, our landlord and our neighbors. And yes Mike Tata (Friday Night Boxing Gym) you are our best customer.
People kept telling me I should look at the theatre space on St. Claude and Desire that had been scheduled to be Indywood. It was a great space, but no parking. Still I was interested until I saw the Valiant Theatre and Lounge.
I go to Gerald’s Donuts in Arabi often after Zeitgeist closes to eat with my friend Ellis Fortinberry who runs Chalmette Movies. He mentioned that he had seen a for lease sign on a theatre a couple of blocks away on St. Claude so I called the number. Looking at it I knew right away Zeitgeist could never afford a venue this incredible, but the property manager told me that when she told the owners that Zeitgeist was interested in seeing the space, luckily our reputation proceeded us. The owners are the Meraux Charitable Foundation, whose main concern was luckily for me not just about money, but what tenant would best advance their development and promotion of the Old Arabi Cultural Arts District. When I saw a drawing for St. Bernard Parish and the Meraux Foundations plans for the district I knew Zeitgeist had to move.
Making the decision to move outside of Orleans Parish (by one block) was a hard one. I still don’t know if my audience will follow me or be willing to travel across town much less the industrial canal. Luckily the response has been overwhelmingly positive and people seem extremely excited about the new location and the off street parking. I think this will be the best thing to ever happen to Zeitgeist. The new venue gives us a chance to expand our programming and the Lounge gives us a great opportunity to increase our audiences and our revenues. We hope you will continue to support us and our world class, incendiary cinema as we venture forth into this great new adventure.
"Zeitgeist will be located on a two-block “arts campus” assembled by the Meraux Foundation as a public interest project to accelerate the growth of the Old Arabi Cultural District and improve the economy and quality of life of St. Bernard Parish. The stretch also includes Studio Inferno and St. Claude Arts, a collection of studios and galleries."