Several veteran Society members will be presenting tableau in collaboration with The Trust, a experimental and unfolding set of experiences presented by Parse Gallery in collaboration with Corinne Loperfido.
Images and press links from the New Orleans Society for Tableau Vivant debut performance. Presented as part of Prospect 1.5 over the November 6th and November 13th, 2010 opening weekends.
Press links: Times Picayune, Nola.com
Orphee Carbon Cop,y Diamond Panaflax, Tai Shani, 2010
Mercure (excerpt), Pablo Picasso, Erik Satie and Leonide Massine, 1924
Metamorphosis of Ovid, Mistick Krew of Comus, 1878
Image: Tai Shani, Tetragrammaton’s Home in the Abyss:Reduced to 6 Performance still, 2008
This fall the New Orleans Society for Tableau Vivant will debut Tableau Vivant: A Wandering Retrospective as part of Prospect 1.5 New Orleans. The Society is delighted to be working with the British curator Rosie Cooper on their inaugural performance.
Tableau Vivant: A Wandering Retrospective is made up of a selected archive of historic tableau vivants, presented alongside a selection of tableau vivant works by international and local contemporary artists. The performance of static works will “wander” through city streets on the back of a flat bed truck which will act as a stage.
Performance times:
Saturday, November 6th, 2010 Julia Street, 6 -9 pm
Saturday, Novermber 13th, 2010 St. Claude Avenue, 6 – 9 pm
Please visit the “Upcoming Performance” Page and “P.1.5. Route map” for more details.
The New Orleans Society for Tableau Vivant
invites you to a special talk with
HENRI SCHINDLER
October 7th 7pm The Sidearm Gallery 1122 St. Roch Avenue, New Orleans
Please join us for this intimate opportunity to hear Henri Schindler speak on the Golden Age of Mardi Gras – the floats, the tableau balls, the beauty and the excess.
Schindler has made these subjects his life’s work. His seminal book Mardi Gras New Orleans, and his more recent titles devoted to the float designs, invitations, and jewelry of this Golden Age of the old-line Mardi Gras krewes, are a treasure trove of rare images and insights.
Schindler is also amongst the founders of the debauched and delightful St. Anne’s Walking Parade. The New Orleans Society for Tableau Vivant is honored to host this FREE event.
