New Orleans - Official Visitors Guide 2008 - (Page 37) CULTURAL ARTS The New Orleans Opera Association carries on a performing arts tradition dating back centuries. neworleansopera.org PROSPECT.1 New Orleans, the largest biennial of international contemporary art ever organized in the United States, will run November 1, 2008–January 18, 2009 all over the city. Conceived in the tradition of the great international biennials, PROSPECT.1 will showcase the work of more than 75 of the world’s most promising and recognized artists. prospectneworleans.org The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra is a 67-member ensemble led by music director Carlos Miguel Prieto. The orchestra hosts an array of Classic, Casual Classic, Spotlight, Family, Education and Outreach concerts. This year, don’t miss the new Festa d’Italia, February 22–23, 2008. Join us for musical performances, merchandise, art and culinary activities that will celebrate the newly renovated Canal Street. lpomusic.com Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carré, the oldest continuously operating community theater in the United States, hosts Where The Girls Were, Sandman: A Dog’s Tale, The Producers and Cabaret. lepetittheatre.com Delta Festival Ballet is the city’s resident professional dance company. deltafestivalballet.com New Orleans Ballet Association presents Aspen Santa Fe Ballet (March 28 & 29) at Tulane’s Dixon Hall and River North Chicago Dance Company at NOCCA (February 29 & March 1). nobadance.com Visual Arts New Orleans has been called the “Art Capital of the South,” and rightly so. There are enough art museums, galleries, public art displays and attractions to keep you browsing for weeks. The Ogden Museum of Southern Art, U.N.O., an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, is home to the largest and most comprehensive collection of Southern art in the world and home to the Center for Southern Craft and Design. ogdenmuseum.org continued on page 38 V i s i t O u r W e b s i t e a t W W W. n e W O r l e a n s i n f O. c O m http://www.neworleansinfo.com
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