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The NOLA Project presents Tell It to Me Sweet

Wander through tales from spooky to strange in this brand-new look at some very old fables written by NOLA Project ensemble member Brittany N. Williams. Meet magical aunties, too-clever wolves, wicked stepmothers, foolish devils, and determined ghosts on a winding tour of five stories pulled from European and African American fairy tales and folklore.

$20 – $30

TRUST by Kelly Love Jones

The New Orleans Museum of Art in collaboration with PowerHouse Productions is excited to present TRUST, a concept and performance by singer/songwriter Kelly Love Jones. Join us in the Lapis Center for the Arts for an evening of music, visual art, dance, and theater. Jones brings to the stage a star-studded cast: Lakeba Angelle, Tiffany Morris, Jamal Batiste, and Drew Mosby.

Pop-Up Performance: The Nutcracker in New Orleans

Enjoy a special preview of everyone's favorite holiday classic with a New Orleans twist. In this special pop-up performance at NOMA, students from New Orleans School of Ballet will perform excerpts of the original production The Nutcracker in New Orleans. Set to Tchaikovsky's iconic score, the localized production includes a Flight of the Pelicans, a...

Pedro Segundo in the Great Hall

New Orleans Museum of Art 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA

In conjunction with the closing of Dawn DeDeaux: The Space Between Worlds, Pedro Segundo presents a solo percussion performance in NOMA’s Great Hall. A musical composition by Segundo is featured in DeDeaux’s work Where’s Mary, and this special event is inspired by that score and the exhibition’s themes of beginnings and ends.

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Steve Lands: Rearranging the Planets

New Orleans Museum of Art 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA

Creative Assembly Cohort member Steve Lands presents Rearranging the Planets, a new musical performance reinterpreting composer Gustav Holst’s influential orchestral suite <em.The Planets.

Virtual Premiere: Rearranging the Planets

Creative Assembly Cohort member Steve Lands presents Rearranging the Planets, a new musical performance reinterpreting composer Gustav Holst’s influential orchestral suite The Planets.

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RISE for Mother Earth

Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans , LA

Mélange Dance Company’s RISE for Mother Earth takes audiences on a surreal journey through the wonders of the sea—a boundless body that inextricably connect us all—as her currents regulate our global climate and her floor holds our planet’s record of change. In this original, contemporary dance production, narrative vignettes uplift the voices of those on the frontlines of climate crisis, urging us to connect in our shared humanity and shared fate.

Oud Concerto for New Orleans

NOMA’s Lapis Center for the Arts

Join us in NOMA's Lapis Center for the Arts for a special presentation of Oud Concerto for New Orleans. Originally commissioned by the Marigny Opera House in 2021, Oud Concerto for New Orleans is composed by Mahmoud Chouki and arranged by Hannah Yim.

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Steve Lands: Rearranging the Planets

New Orleans Museum of Art 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA

Creative Assembly Cohort member Steve Lands presents Rearranging the Planets, a musical performance reinterpreting composer Gustav Holst’s influential orchestral suite <em.The Planets.

Hispanic Heritage Celebration with Ecos Latinos

NOMA’s Lapis Center for the Arts

In partnership with Ecos Latinos, NOMA hosts a Hispanic Heritage Month celebration featuring a night of music in the Lapis Center for the Arts. Performers include violinist Ángel Ríos, Bodoma Garifuna drummers and dancers, Patrice Fisher and Arpa, Mariachi Jalisco, and Mexico Y Sus Raíces dance group.