This week host Diane Mack goes Inside the Arts to talk jazz with acclaimed trumpeter, vocalist and bandleader Wendell Brunious. Then, an ancient fairy tale comes to life in a contemporary setting as Moscow Nights presents Cinderella with a Russian flair.
This week we go Inside the Arts for a look at theater offerings as the Tennessee Williams New Orleans Literary Festival kicks off celebrations beginning Wednesday.
Then we visit with the New Orleans Ballet Association as they present the legendary Martha Graham Dance Company, which returns to the city for the first time in decades. And Musaica, a local chamber ensemble, gears up for a series of concerts.
Uptown and Downtown Indians can be differentiated in part by the style of the costume: Uptown Indians have more representational patches; downtown, geometric and three-dimensional.
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A mural on the side of A.L. Davis Park.
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The Spy Boy fronts an Indian gang. His job is to find other tribes on the street to intitate a song battle between the Chiefs.
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Traditional Indian song.
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Some costumes can weigh well over a hundred pounds. They're only used for one year, then broken down or discarded so a new suit can be made.
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New Orleans motorcycle officers waiting for the parade to begin.
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Keeping the tradition alive.
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Indian family.
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Coming together in the streets is a core strength of New Orleans celebratory traditions.
The Sunday closest to St. Joseph's Day is Super Sunday in New Orleans — the second-most important day on the calendar for Mardi Gras Indians, behind Carnival morning itself.
Pope John Paul II is honored at an exhibit at the New Orleans Museum of Art.
As the Vatican is closing its doors today for cardinals to select a new pope, the New Orleans Museum of Art is opening a show that looks back at the legacy of Pope John Paul II. The exhibit features the art and artifacts of his time.