Swamp-dwellers, bayou-keepers and guardians of a vanishing language guide this journey through the past, present and potential futures of South Louisiana. Shrimp-boats with flags proclaiming allegiance to the Shrimp and the State drift slowly into focus; rocking with the weight of a family stacked four generations deep. Mutant creatures choking in a toxic stew ofContinue reading ““Stories from the Good Earth” treatment:”
Author Archives: Andrea Dupree
The Last Atlantis
The zeitgeist is electric with speak of South Louisiana as the next Atlantis. Will my beloved home be swept back into the sea in my lifetime? In my son’s? Jeanine van der Loo and I have begun work on an experimental documentary inspired by this notion. Our project, The Last Atlantis, combines media art, visualContinue reading “The Last Atlantis”
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va montrer des portraits!
Isle Dernière LIVE! avec/with Zydecosis at The Boxer and the Barrel Time Saturday at 10:00pm – Sunday at 1:00am Location The Boxer and the Barrel 7817 Main St. Houma, LA Created By Isle Dernière More Info On va jouer avec Zydecosis à The Boxer and the Barrel à Houma! Le Geaux-Geaux Sheaux va danser aussi! BluebirdContinue reading “va montrer des portraits!”
ten years of dancing light
Today I remembered that it has been ten years since I began creating video art for musicians. (Below are three very early videos for bands in Thibodaux and Houma, LA.) I started work on these in early 2001 and completed an epic 1 hour VHS tape (packaged in boxes covered in shiny silver tape) inContinue reading “ten years of dancing light”
thought flood
boys club music scene making moving moving pictures floods and fixes Luis Buñuel in Mexico fragrant pine needle floors isolation quiet chaos love-hate with simplicity waste filling voids with objects internet as teacher and silent companion facebook addiction child joy
Houma’s where the heart is…
Time Saturday, April 30 · 4:00pm – 7:00pm Location Streets of Downtown Houma Created By Houma Regional Arts Council More Info -LIVE MUSIC! stage 1 (Memorial Park) 5:00 Ampathy (Acoustic performance) 6:00 Toastbeards 7:00 Don Puebla and the Shawls … Stage 2 (Roussell Street) 4:00 Clay Parker 6:00 Gabriel Deville of the Artisans 7:00Continue reading “Houma’s where the heart is…”
look what the bunny’s bringing
AVANT CINEMA – a multi media showcase of video installation and short form > experimental, art and animated cinema on five screens. > > From the fascinating machinery propelling “…a Bike Porn” (A. Shirley) to > the metaphysical musings of animated “Soul Cycle” (Y. Huron) and a > bittersweet tale of lost love one summerContinue reading “look what the bunny’s bringing”
revel
REVEL March 12, 9p-12a Michalopoulos Studio 527 Elysian Fields Ave REVEL is a multi-disciplinary performance salon. Performing artists and film makers share new and in progress works to a supportive audience of other artists and local sophisti-cats. Entre Gratis! (donations gratefully accepted…) … Featuring: Sanzenbach and Wallin Ensemble Improvisational music Raphaelle O’Neil reads new writingContinue reading “revel”
paper
Living away from Louisiana for most of the year has really made me appreciate the things that I once took for granted about my home state. Today I’m putting the finishing touches on my Mardi Gras day costume (still deciding on a color for it), made from paper “flowers” from my installation at the Voodoo Ballerina Kingcake Soiree. I feel soContinue reading “paper”