By Chris Waddington, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune This article originally appeared here Black history gets larger than life treatment at the New Orleans Museum of Art with the May 16 debut of “Rising Up: Hale Woodruff’s Murals at Talladega College.”: The touring exhibit includes 35 pieces by the celebrated muralist – prints, drawings, a small… Read More
By Will Coviello | Gambit Weekly This article originally appeared here The Humpty Dumpty in The NOLA Project’s Adventures in Wonderland, a semi-participatory dramatic adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s two novels about Alice, doesn’t sit on a wall. He hangs out on a bridge in the middle of the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden. Instead… Read More
By Stephen Babcock | The New Orleans Advocate This article originally appeared here In the NOLA Project’s latest outdoor, theatrical romp, theNOMA Sculpture Garden is woven into Wonderland and the audience decides on their play. Then, there are the fart noises. Adventures in Wonderland, which opens Wednesday (May 7), seeks to pull the scenery and… Read More
By Jim Fitzmorris | The New Orleans Advocate This article originally appeared here Since he’s staging a wild theatrical party, director Andrew Larimer is counting on New Orleans audiences to be themselves. When he unleashes Peter McElligot’s “Adventures in Wonderland” across City Park’s Besthoff Sculpture Garden on Wednesday, the NOLA Project’s founder fully expects patrons… Read More
Shelby Hartman on The NOLA Project’s Lewis Carroll-inspired performance at City Park By Shelby Hartman | Gambit Weekly This article originally appeared here For the last three years, The NOLA Project has used the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden as a setting for Shakespeare productions. This spring, the company is using the twisting paths… Read More