Visiting Artist: Wendell Pierce
“Let’s get this out of our heads right now. They are not doing you a favor at an audition, you are sharing what you can do. It is your audition,” alumnus Wendell Pierce emphasized to …
Category: Artists-in-Residence
January 20: “On The Edge” Continues With Visiting Artist Exhibition
NOCCA’s “On the Edge” gallery series presents a Visiting Artist exhibition January 20 – February 25, 2011 Opening reception: January 20, 6pm – 8pm The New Orleans Center for Creative Arts and The NOCCA Institute …
Visiting Artist: Jeff ‘Tain’ Watts
“Music is not a competitive thing. You must be constantly trying to help each other,” renowned Jazz drummer Jeff “Tain” Watts impressed upon jazz music students from NOCCA, Loyola, UNO and Tulane University. They had …
Visiting Artist: Blythe Danner
“An actor’s job is to excite, surprise, make one feel,” Tony and Emmy Award-winning actress Blythe Danner honed in on as she critiqued the monologues of 12th grade Drama and Musical Theatre students preparing for …
Visiting Artist: Jeff Passero
Musical Theatre and Drama students could not have asked for a more experienced practitioner in their field with which to work than Jeff Passero. The New York City resident is renowned as a casting director, …
October 20: Readings By Nik De Dominic, Paul Killebrew, Sara Slaughter, And Jeremy JF Thompson
NOCCA hosts four new arrivals at fall 2010 Creative Readings Series October 20 * NOCCA’s Ken Kirschman Artspace * 2800 Chartres * 7pm New Orleans has always attracted writers and artists, and in the …
Visiting Artist: Marcia Porter
“Tell me what you liked,” Dr. Marcia Porter said to the young vocal student who had just performed. “Well, I liked the acting,” she replied. “That’s all? I’ll tell you what I liked” said Dr. …
Visiting Artists: John Goodman, Lolis Eric Elie, Wendell Pierce, Clark Peters, and Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine
It was as if Drama, Musical Theatre, Theatre Design and Media Arts students had five living textbooks in front of them, so deep was the information the actors and writers from HBO’s New Orleans production …
Friday, March 5: NEA Jazz Master Phil Woods and “The Children’s Suite”
CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS NOW! On Friday, March 5, at 8:00pm, legendary composer, conductor, and saxophonist Phil Woods comes to NOCCA! The NEA Jazz Master will present one of his master works, The Children’s …
Visiting Artist: Midori
“How long have you been playing this piece?” Midori asked students as they finished a Haydn piano trio. As part of her Orchestra Residencies Program work with the Louisiana Philharmonic and Greater New Orleans Youth …
Dress Rehearsal With Yo-Yo Ma
Students were hard pressed to decide which part of a career-inspiring afternoon they enjoyed more: Yo-Yo Ma’s rehearsal with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra or the time he spent with them afterward answering questions. His joy, …
Visiting Artist: Court Watson
As set and costume designer for the World War II Museum’s Stage Door Canteen, New York City-based Court Watson laid out set design after set design for NOCCA’s Theatre Design students. With credits including Jekyll …
Visiting Artist: Carl Allen
“One of my favorite questions is ‘What if?” Juilliard’s Artistic Director of Jazz Studies Carl Allen shared with NOCCA’s Jazz students during a recent master class. “What if I did this instead of that? Where …
Visiting Artist: Sarah Vowell
“I like my main characters to be hugely flawed,” acclaimed author and columnist Sarah Vowell told NOCCA Creative Writing students and guest students from Lusher Charter School on a recent visit. “The truth is so …
Friday, November 6: Author, publisher, and teacher Dave Eggers
The NOCCA Institute presents celebrated author Dave Eggers! Friday, November 6 at 8pm at NOCCA On Friday, November 6, The NOCCA Institute’s CENTER STAGE series presents an evening with Dave Eggers! Eggers is a literary …