Zeitgeist Theatre + Lounge +
ST CLAUDE ARTS PARK
6619 - 6621 ST. Claude ave. arabi, la 70032
(504) 352-1150 rene@zeitgeistnola.o rg
"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 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.
For private rentals 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 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.
For private rentals 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 – 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-\
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TWO “NEW OLD” FILMS BY SHINJI SOMAI:
Widely lauded in his native Japan, director Shinji Somai (1948-2001) remains largely unknown in the West. A pioneering filmmaker who directed some of the era’s most original and enduring works, five of which comprise Kinema Junpo’s critics list for the best Japanese films of all time. Somai’s potent evocation of adolescence has heavily influenced filmmakers from Shunji Iwai and Shinji Aoyama to Kiyoshi Kurosawa and Ryusuke Hamaguchi. Now, after more than 20 years since Somai’s untimely death at the age of 53, these two films, P.P. RIDER and TYPHOON CLUB have been restored and are being released for the first time theatrically in the U.S.
Widely lauded in his native Japan, director Shinji Somai (1948-2001) remains largely unknown in the West. A pioneering filmmaker who directed some of the era’s most original and enduring works, five of which comprise Kinema Junpo’s critics list for the best Japanese films of all time. Somai’s potent evocation of adolescence has heavily influenced filmmakers from Shunji Iwai and Shinji Aoyama to Kiyoshi Kurosawa and Ryusuke Hamaguchi. Now, after more than 20 years since Somai’s untimely death at the age of 53, these two films, P.P. RIDER and TYPHOON CLUB have been restored and are being released for the first time theatrically in the U.S.
Opens December 1:
7:00 pm nightly
P.P. RIDER (1983) by Shinji Somai
An exuberant farce tinted with deep shades of melancholy and real violence, P.P. RIDER is an ode to the dreams of youth against authority. The film centers on three teens on a burlesque odyssey to rescue their kidnapped class bully from a gang of yakuza. En route they run afoul of some cops, befriend a motley former gangster, and experience the first seismic shocks of growing up. More immediately, the youngsters climb on things and jostle and fall down and sing and take up space, carried along less by the search for their classmate than by the sheer momentum of being young and alive. Director Shinji Somai constantly invents astonishing new ways to capture their movements, including a mythic opening shot, which—according to legend—required the use of three cranes. Adapted from a comic strip-like scenario by Leonard and Chieko Schrader, it’s a film of unparalleled freedom, and a testament to Somai’s ability to inject his work with the potent marrow of life. [TRAILER]
7:00 pm nightly
P.P. RIDER (1983) by Shinji Somai
An exuberant farce tinted with deep shades of melancholy and real violence, P.P. RIDER is an ode to the dreams of youth against authority. The film centers on three teens on a burlesque odyssey to rescue their kidnapped class bully from a gang of yakuza. En route they run afoul of some cops, befriend a motley former gangster, and experience the first seismic shocks of growing up. More immediately, the youngsters climb on things and jostle and fall down and sing and take up space, carried along less by the search for their classmate than by the sheer momentum of being young and alive. Director Shinji Somai constantly invents astonishing new ways to capture their movements, including a mythic opening shot, which—according to legend—required the use of three cranes. Adapted from a comic strip-like scenario by Leonard and Chieko Schrader, it’s a film of unparalleled freedom, and a testament to Somai’s ability to inject his work with the potent marrow of life. [TRAILER]
Opens December 8:
7:00 pm nightly
TYPHOON CLUB (1985) by Shinji Somai
Winner of the Grand Prix at the first Tokyo International Film Festival in 1985, TYPHOON CLUB is widely regarded as the seminal film of director Shinji Somai’s career. A work of raw, elemental power, it follows an ensemble of junior high students in rural Japan, beset by a summer-y malaise as a typhoon looms in the air. When the storm makes landfall, the teens find themselves holed up in their school unsupervised, while another classmate (Yuki Kudo) disappears alone on a harrowing trek to the big city. Set adrift in a world suddenly unmoored, the students let loose their pent-up angst and burgeoning passions in a series of propulsive, phantasmic scenes—part apocalypse, part utopia—as the deluge rages on into the night. Observed in daring long takes, director Somai gives material form to the students’ turbulent inner lives. When day breaks and the rains let up, the youngsters open their eyes to a world in ruins—or a world renewed. The 10th best Japanese film of all time, according to Japan’s Kinema Junpo poll. [TRAILER]
7:00 pm nightly
TYPHOON CLUB (1985) by Shinji Somai
Winner of the Grand Prix at the first Tokyo International Film Festival in 1985, TYPHOON CLUB is widely regarded as the seminal film of director Shinji Somai’s career. A work of raw, elemental power, it follows an ensemble of junior high students in rural Japan, beset by a summer-y malaise as a typhoon looms in the air. When the storm makes landfall, the teens find themselves holed up in their school unsupervised, while another classmate (Yuki Kudo) disappears alone on a harrowing trek to the big city. Set adrift in a world suddenly unmoored, the students let loose their pent-up angst and burgeoning passions in a series of propulsive, phantasmic scenes—part apocalypse, part utopia—as the deluge rages on into the night. Observed in daring long takes, director Somai gives material form to the students’ turbulent inner lives. When day breaks and the rains let up, the youngsters open their eyes to a world in ruins—or a world renewed. The 10th best Japanese film of all time, according to Japan’s Kinema Junpo poll. [TRAILER]
December 15 & 17 through 19 and 22 & 23 @ 7:00 pm
SMOKE SAUNA SISTERHOOD by Anna Hints
Women share their innermost secrets and intimate experiences inside an Estonian smoke sauna. Cleansing their bodies and baring their souls, they embrace the healing power of sisterhood. Anna Hints’ Sundance-winning documentary celebrates the centuries-old smoke sauna tradition, recognized on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. [TRAILER]
SMOKE SAUNA SISTERHOOD by Anna Hints
Women share their innermost secrets and intimate experiences inside an Estonian smoke sauna. Cleansing their bodies and baring their souls, they embrace the healing power of sisterhood. Anna Hints’ Sundance-winning documentary celebrates the centuries-old smoke sauna tradition, recognized on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. [TRAILER]
Wednesday & Thursday, December 20 & 21 @ 7:00 pm
XXX-mas by visiting filmmaker James Dean
A blood-thirsty Santa wreaks havoc on the set of an eccentric adult film director's latest production in this naughty (adults only) indie film by James Dean. Dolly Leigh is a former adult film star and indie scream queen. She will be in attendance for both screenings and will be avail for signings and pictures along with co-star Niv Arena. [TRAILER]
XXX-mas by visiting filmmaker James Dean
A blood-thirsty Santa wreaks havoc on the set of an eccentric adult film director's latest production in this naughty (adults only) indie film by James Dean. Dolly Leigh is a former adult film star and indie scream queen. She will be in attendance for both screenings and will be avail for signings and pictures along with co-star Niv Arena. [TRAILER]
Opens December 25:
7:00 pm nightly
THE MAN IN THE RED BERET
by local filmmaker Derek Bridges
Chess Master Jude Acers has set up his "World Chess Table" on Decatur Street in the New Orleans French Quarter since 1981, where he continues to play all comers for $5 a game, and where he’s something of a landmark. Most French Quarter visitors have seen him even if they know nothing about him. Filmmaker Derek Bridges spent 11 years exploring that very question.
Special Offer - On Thursday, December 28 all "Student" tickets are only $5 at the door.
7:00 pm nightly
THE MAN IN THE RED BERET
by local filmmaker Derek Bridges
Chess Master Jude Acers has set up his "World Chess Table" on Decatur Street in the New Orleans French Quarter since 1981, where he continues to play all comers for $5 a game, and where he’s something of a landmark. Most French Quarter visitors have seen him even if they know nothing about him. Filmmaker Derek Bridges spent 11 years exploring that very question.
Special Offer - On Thursday, December 28 all "Student" tickets are only $5 at the door.
V I S U A L A R T E X H I B I T I O N S
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REEL BEAR - RENE BROUSSARD
international male model
December 9 through 30th in the Zeitgeist Lounge
Opening Reception - Saturday, December 9 from 6:00 to 9:00 pm
On view nightly from 6:00 to 9:00 pm
Arabi Visual Arts curator Christopher Ryan is proud to announce an upcoming group exhibition to be held at Zeitgeist Theatre & Lounge (located adjacent to Arabi Visual Arts). This photographic BODY of work from artists across the globe all specifically feature international male model
Rene Broussard, the founder of Zeitgeist!
The exhibition is a subset of The Curious World of Unusual Portraits (across the street) which takes place as part of the
2023 PhotoNOLA Festival!
Reel Bear – Rene Broussard
This anthology consists of work in a variety of mediums from a very talented group of artists from around the world.
Featured Artists
Christopher Ryan (New Orleans)
Kofi Amoa (California)
Parker Pfister (Asheville, NC)
David Bateman (Toronto)
David Rasmus (Toronto)
“I am the founding director and programmer of Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center, an independent screening room and multi-disciplinary venue which has brought New Orleans a broad range of cinematic and multi-media offerings for over 37 years. Zeitgeist has become one of the most prestigious arts centers in the South. My own curatorial experience includes three years as the Film Curator for Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center in Buffalo, N.Y., one of the nation’s leading contemporary arts centers, where I developed a new programming series; I was invited to act as co-director of the Ways in Being Gay Festival and the director of the Outrage Gay & Lesbian Festival. I have worked as a film and theater educator in the New Orleans Public School system for over 8 years and my own cinematic work includes short features and documentaries, including The Fat Boy Chronicles, a critical and commercial success which screened in more than 100 film festivals worldwide.”
international male model
December 9 through 30th in the Zeitgeist Lounge
Opening Reception - Saturday, December 9 from 6:00 to 9:00 pm
On view nightly from 6:00 to 9:00 pm
Arabi Visual Arts curator Christopher Ryan is proud to announce an upcoming group exhibition to be held at Zeitgeist Theatre & Lounge (located adjacent to Arabi Visual Arts). This photographic BODY of work from artists across the globe all specifically feature international male model
Rene Broussard, the founder of Zeitgeist!
The exhibition is a subset of The Curious World of Unusual Portraits (across the street) which takes place as part of the
2023 PhotoNOLA Festival!
Reel Bear – Rene Broussard
This anthology consists of work in a variety of mediums from a very talented group of artists from around the world.
Featured Artists
Christopher Ryan (New Orleans)
Kofi Amoa (California)
Parker Pfister (Asheville, NC)
David Bateman (Toronto)
David Rasmus (Toronto)
“I am the founding director and programmer of Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center, an independent screening room and multi-disciplinary venue which has brought New Orleans a broad range of cinematic and multi-media offerings for over 37 years. Zeitgeist has become one of the most prestigious arts centers in the South. My own curatorial experience includes three years as the Film Curator for Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center in Buffalo, N.Y., one of the nation’s leading contemporary arts centers, where I developed a new programming series; I was invited to act as co-director of the Ways in Being Gay Festival and the director of the Outrage Gay & Lesbian Festival. I have worked as a film and theater educator in the New Orleans Public School system for over 8 years and my own cinematic work includes short features and documentaries, including The Fat Boy Chronicles, a critical and commercial success which screened in more than 100 film festivals worldwide.”
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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. |
Schedule is subject to change as films are held over – please check the website for updates nightly.
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...
Zeitgeist is ALL- AGES & SMOKE-FREE
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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 celebratesit's 37th 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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