Zeitgeist Theatre + Lounge +
ST CLAUDE ARTS PARK
6621 ST. Claude ave. arabi, la 70032
(504) 352-1150 [email protected]
"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 75 seats in our theatre and 60 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 [email protected] 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.
For private rentals or the Arts Market in the St Claude Arts Park please contact ART CONSCIOUS at either (504) 289-1056 or (504) 388-8325. For non-profit, charitable, community events, concerts or public performances please contact Rene, ZEITGEIST THEATRE at (504) 352-1150.
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 75 seats in our theatre and 60 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 [email protected] 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.
For private rentals or the Arts Market in the St Claude Arts Park please contact ART CONSCIOUS at either (504) 289-1056 or (504) 388-8325. For non-profit, charitable, community events, concerts or public performances please contact Rene, ZEITGEIST THEATRE at (504) 352-1150.
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Films are: $10 general $9 students or seniors $8 Zeitgeist members or children 16 and under unless otherwise noted See two or more films on the same night and save $4 off general admission price |
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thursday, october 8th
THIS WEEK @ ZEITGEIST THEATRE & LOUNGE:
Thursday:
7:00 pm - YOU HAD TO BE THERE (Final Night)
8:00 pm - Creative Music Concert - THE DASEIN
Friday:
7:00 pm - KNIFE: THE ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF SALMON RUSHDIE
Saturday:
6:00 to 9:00 pm - Art Opening Reception- DIVINE DECAY - New Works by Rachelle O’Btien & Rory O’Neill Schmidt - music by Red Laws
7:00 pm - KNIFE: The Attempted Assassination of Salmon Rushdie
Sunday:
5:00 pm - Knife/ Salmon Rushdie
7:00 pm - THE PHANTOM CARRIAGE (1921) with a live, original score by David Bradley
Monday through Thursday:
7:00 pm - KNIFE: THE ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF SALMON RUSHDIE
Thursday:
7:00 pm - YOU HAD TO BE THERE (Final Night)
8:00 pm - Creative Music Concert - THE DASEIN
Friday:
7:00 pm - KNIFE: THE ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF SALMON RUSHDIE
Saturday:
6:00 to 9:00 pm - Art Opening Reception- DIVINE DECAY - New Works by Rachelle O’Btien & Rory O’Neill Schmidt - music by Red Laws
7:00 pm - KNIFE: The Attempted Assassination of Salmon Rushdie
Sunday:
5:00 pm - Knife/ Salmon Rushdie
7:00 pm - THE PHANTOM CARRIAGE (1921) with a live, original score by David Bradley
Monday through Thursday:
7:00 pm - KNIFE: THE ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF SALMON RUSHDIE
Opening October 9:
7:00 pm nightly @ 7:00 pm (except Sundays @ 5:00 pm)
KNIFE: THE ATTEMPTED MURDER OF SALMON RUSHDIE by Alex Gibney.
More than 30 years after Iran’s leader Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwa, a religious decree calling for the death of author Salman Rushdie over the publication of his novel The Satanic Verses, Rushdie traveled to Chautauqua to speak about the United States as a sanctuary for exiled writers and artists. The event marked the 20th anniversary of a writer-refuge program - a setting meant to celebrate safety and creative freedom. It was there that a young man rushed the stage, intent on killing him with a knife. Using excerpts from Rushdie’s works, including his powerful memoir Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder, Alex Gibney’s documentary is both a striking testament to freedom of expression and a defiant response to the attempt on Rushdie’s life.
The film incorporates never-before-seen footage shot by Rushdie’s wife, Rachel Eliza Griffiths, in the days and weeks following the attack. This material offers a graphic, unflinching, and deeply intimate account of what happened, including archival footage of Rushdie’s early career and rise to literary fame, the controversy surrounding The Satanic Verses, and events leading up to the attempted murder. It also traces Rushdie’s physical and spiritual recovery, including the challenges he continues to face, from losing an eye to the reduced use of one hand.
Knife blends reportage with fictionalized dialogues to explore the mindset of the attacker, probing the “why” behind the violence. At its core, the film is a portrait of resilience - of Rushdie’s own extraordinary strength and the love that carried him through this ordeal - and a call to action against censorship and hatred. It argues that art itself can be a form of resistance.
In Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie, Gibney, working with longtime collaborators Andy Grieve (editor) and Will Bates (composer), crafts a poetic dreamscape that reflects how Rushdie views his writing as his own “knife,” a tool to fight back, reclaim his story, and respond to violence with imagination and art. [TRAILER]
7:00 pm nightly @ 7:00 pm (except Sundays @ 5:00 pm)
KNIFE: THE ATTEMPTED MURDER OF SALMON RUSHDIE by Alex Gibney.
More than 30 years after Iran’s leader Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwa, a religious decree calling for the death of author Salman Rushdie over the publication of his novel The Satanic Verses, Rushdie traveled to Chautauqua to speak about the United States as a sanctuary for exiled writers and artists. The event marked the 20th anniversary of a writer-refuge program - a setting meant to celebrate safety and creative freedom. It was there that a young man rushed the stage, intent on killing him with a knife. Using excerpts from Rushdie’s works, including his powerful memoir Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder, Alex Gibney’s documentary is both a striking testament to freedom of expression and a defiant response to the attempt on Rushdie’s life.
The film incorporates never-before-seen footage shot by Rushdie’s wife, Rachel Eliza Griffiths, in the days and weeks following the attack. This material offers a graphic, unflinching, and deeply intimate account of what happened, including archival footage of Rushdie’s early career and rise to literary fame, the controversy surrounding The Satanic Verses, and events leading up to the attempted murder. It also traces Rushdie’s physical and spiritual recovery, including the challenges he continues to face, from losing an eye to the reduced use of one hand.
Knife blends reportage with fictionalized dialogues to explore the mindset of the attacker, probing the “why” behind the violence. At its core, the film is a portrait of resilience - of Rushdie’s own extraordinary strength and the love that carried him through this ordeal - and a call to action against censorship and hatred. It argues that art itself can be a form of resistance.
In Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie, Gibney, working with longtime collaborators Andy Grieve (editor) and Will Bates (composer), crafts a poetic dreamscape that reflects how Rushdie views his writing as his own “knife,” a tool to fight back, reclaim his story, and respond to violence with imagination and art. [TRAILER]
NOLA GOLD ROOM
reading series
presented by the UNO Creative Writing Workshop. Free.
Friday, October 9 @ 8:00 pm
featuring readings by Morgan Randall, Sonny Gray, Katie Wills Evans & Johanna Ziebler
plus an open mic to follow
reading series
presented by the UNO Creative Writing Workshop. Free.
Friday, October 9 @ 8:00 pm
featuring readings by Morgan Randall, Sonny Gray, Katie Wills Evans & Johanna Ziebler
plus an open mic to follow
NOW IN THE ZEITGEIST LOUNGE GALLERY,
OPENING RECEPTION OCTOBER 10
DIVINE DECAY:
NEW WORKS BY RACHELLE O'BRIEN AND RORY O'NEILL SCHMITT
OPENING RECEPTION OCTOBER 10
DIVINE DECAY:
NEW WORKS BY RACHELLE O'BRIEN AND RORY O'NEILL SCHMITT
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SUNDAYS @ 7pm:
Silent Movie Sunday featuring live piano score by David Bradley |
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OCTOBER SILENT HORRORS:
October 11 @ 7:00 pm
The Phantom Carriage (1921 107 min)
October 18 @ 7:00 pm
Häxan (1922 91 min)
October 25 @ 7:00 pm
The Unknown starring Lon Chaney (1927 68 min) Plus Scary Silent Cartoons
Admission:
$15 general
$12 students & Seniors
$10 Zeitgeist members
Sundays @ 7:00 pm
October 11 @ 7:00 pm
The Phantom Carriage (1921 107 min)
October 18 @ 7:00 pm
Häxan (1922 91 min)
October 25 @ 7:00 pm
The Unknown starring Lon Chaney (1927 68 min) Plus Scary Silent Cartoons
Admission:
$15 general
$12 students & Seniors
$10 Zeitgeist members
Sundays @ 7:00 pm
THE COMPANY
A Saint Bernard Community Theatre
presents
DRACULA
The Musical
October 22, 24, 25, 28 and 29
in the Zeitgeist Theatre
Dracula, the Musical is a Gothic rock musical with a score by Frank Wildhorn and book/lyrics by Don Black and Christopher Hampton, based Bram Stoker's 1897 novel.
This is a dark, dramatic, romantic Gothic musical with beautiful music, powerful characters, and plenty of opportunities to create something visually spectacular onstage.
Will you answer Dracula’s call?
A Saint Bernard Community Theatre
presents
DRACULA
The Musical
October 22, 24, 25, 28 and 29
in the Zeitgeist Theatre
Dracula, the Musical is a Gothic rock musical with a score by Frank Wildhorn and book/lyrics by Don Black and Christopher Hampton, based Bram Stoker's 1897 novel.
This is a dark, dramatic, romantic Gothic musical with beautiful music, powerful characters, and plenty of opportunities to create something visually spectacular onstage.
Will you answer Dracula’s call?
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NOLA GOLD ROOM
reading series presented by the UNO Creative Writing Workshop. Free. Friday, October 9 @ 8:00 pm Friday, November 20 @ 8:00 pm Friday, January 15 @ 8:00 pm Friday, February 19 @ 8:00 pm Friday, March 12 @ 8:00 pm Friday, April 9 @ 8:00 pm |
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Zeitgeist is ALL- AGES & SMOKE-FREE
Schedule is subject to change as films are held over – please check the website for updates nightly.
ONGOING FILM SERIES:
ONGOING FILM SERIES:
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 [email protected]; 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 will celebrate it's 40th Anniversary in November!
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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