New Orleans Performing Arts Month
Thursday October 4 - Wednesday October 31. All Day
To celebrate the high-caliber of performing arts events happening in New Orleans this October, the Arts Council of New Orleans in collaboration with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, Musical Arts Society of New Orleans, New Orleans Ballet Association, New Orleans Opera Association, New Orleans Friends of Music and Southern Rep Theater have declared October as New Orleans Performing Arts Month.
From world-renowned Spanish tenor Plácido Domingo, American cellist and virtuoso Yo Yo Ma, revolutionary modern dance company Pilobolus, to New Orleans own internationally-acclaimed jazz musician Wynton Marsalis; local performing arts producers are hard at work maintaining New Orleans rich history of cultural excellence and expanding opportunities for new audiences to grow an appreciation of the arts.
“This October marks unprecedented access for locals to experience some of the top performers of the worldwide cultural stage,” Arts Council of New Orleans Interim Director and CEO Mary Len Costa said. “New Orleans Performing Arts Month is a collaborative effort to highlight the superb work local cultural organizations are doing to bring top-of-the-line talent to our community, cultivate local talent and increase the accessibility of the performing arts to New Orleans audiences.”
Numerous free performances will take place across New Orleans this October, encouraging locals to explore and enjoy new performing art forms. New Orleans Performing Arts Month coincides with National Art and Humanities Month and officially joins New Orleans in the largest annual celebration for arts and humanities in the nation, collectively recognizing the importance of culture in America.
For more info on New Orleans Performing Arts Month call the Arts Council at (504)523-1465 or visit: http://www.ArtsNewOrleans.org For more information on National Art and Humanities Month visit: http://www.AmericansfortheArts.org
Concert Piano Series
Presented by Newcomb Department of Music
Featuring Yakov Kasman and Aleksandra Kasman
Monday, October 1, 8 p.m.
Dixon Hall – Tulane University
Tickets: Free and open to the public
3X3: The One Acts
Presented by Southern Rep Theatre
Written by Jared Gore, Brian Sands, & Paul Werner
Featuring three one acts: Edible Complex,
The Sitter and Hold Fishy Tight
October 1 and 2, 7:30 p.m., Mid City Theatre
Tickets: 504.522.6545 or southernrep.com
Arts Market of New Orleans
Presented by the Arts Council of New Orleans
Saturday, October 6, Featuring:
Harry Hardin Quartet, 1pm
Nasimiyu, 2:30pm
Palmer Park at S. Carrollton and S. Claiborne
Tickets: Free and open to the public
Music at Midday
Presented by Newcomb Department of Music
Wednesday, October 3, 10, 17,
Rogers Memorial Chapel – Tulane University
Tickets: Free and open to the public
Here to Stay: The Gershwin Concert Experience
Presented by the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra
Featuring Conductor Glenn Langdon
and pianist Kevin Cole
Saturday, October 6, 8 p.m., Mahalia Jackson Theatre
Tickets: 504-523-6530 or tickets.LPOmusic.com Plácido Domingo Gala Presented by the New Orleans Opera Association Friday, October 12, 7 p.m., Mahalia Jackson Theater Tickets: 504-529-3000 or
NewOrleansOpera.org
Nocturne X
A fundraiser presented by Musical Arts Society of New Orleans
Featuring British pianist Danny Driver
Sunday, October 14, 5 p.m.,
Ritz-Carlton Hotel Tickets: 504.899.4826 or MASNO.org
Debauchery! The Soap Opera
Presented by the Southern Rep Theatre
Written by Pat Bourgeois
Wednesday, October 17, 7:30 p.m., Mid City Theatre
Tickets: 504.522.6545 or SouthernRep.com
Jerusalem String Quartet
Presented by New Orleans Friends of Music
Wednesday, October 17, 8 p.m.,
Dixon Hall Tulane University
Tickets: 504-895-0690 or friendsofmusic.org
The Lily’s Revenge
Presented by the Southern Rep Theatre
Books, Lyrics and Concept by Taylor Mac, Music by Rachelle Garniez
Thursday, October 18 through 21, 6:00 p.m.
Den of Muses, Architect Street in the Marigny
Tickets: 504.522.6545 or SouthernRep.com
Musical Theatre Workshop
Presented by Newcomb Department of Music at Tulane University
Featuring the songs of David Friedman
Thursday, Oct. 18 and Saturday, Oct. 20, 8 p.m.
Dixon Annex – Tulane University
Tickets: Free and open to the public Pilobolus Presented by New Orleans Ballet Association Artistic Directors: Robby Barnett and Michael Tracy Saturday, Oct. 20, 8 p.m., Mahalia Jackson Theater Tickets: 504-522-0996, Ext. 201 or nobadance.com
Wynton Marsalis Quintet
Presented by the College of Music & Fine Arts at Loyola
Monday, October 22, 7 p.m to 9 p.m.
Roussel Hall – Loyola University
Tickets: (504) 865-2074 or cmfa.loyno.edu
6X6
Presented by the Southern Rep Theatre
Featuring 6 Ten Minute Plays by Six Playwrights
Wednesday, October 24, 7:30 p.m., Mid City Theatre
Tickets: 504.522.6545 or SouthernRep.com
Evening with Yo-Yo Ma
Presented by the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor
Friday, Oct. 26, 8 p.m.
Mahalia Jackson Theater
Tickets: 504-523-6530 or tickets.LPOmusic.com
Arts Market of New Orleans
Presented by the Arts Council of New Orleans
Saturday, October 27, Featuring:
Calliope Puppets, 11 a.m.
Patrick Cooper, 1pm
Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Revue, 2:30pm
Palmer Park at S. Carrollton and S. Claiborne
Tickets: Free and open to the public
