Stories from Da Dirt

We go Inside the Arts for conversation with Dr. Nancy Dawson, artistic director of the Tennessee based Music is Spirit theater group. She leads her African American historical theater group in Stories From Da Dirt this weekend in New Orleans.

Performances combine stories from the Underground Railroad, women in the Civil War, and the performance of African American spirituals.

Performance Schedule:

Saturday, Feb. 16:

11-11:45 a.m. — 916 N. Peters St. (Jazz Park in Dutch Alley)
2-3:30 p.m. — Old U.S. Mint, 3rd Floor

Sunday, Feb. 17:

1:00 p.m. — French Market's Farmers Market Stage