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New Orleans Center For Creative Arts: A History In Progress, Suzanne Michelle Blanchard Chambliss
New Orleans Center For Creative Arts: A History In Progress, Suzanne Michelle Blanchard Chambliss
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
In the state of Louisiana, a quality education for secondary school students can be hard to come by in any area of study much less in the areas of the arts. The New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA) provides a quality education to those talented students who audition and are accepted into the program. NOCCA has only existed since 1974 and in its relatively short life it has become a model for half-day pre-professional training programs throughout the United States and it has proven that it is possible to receive a quality education in Louisiana.
Permission To Perform: A Waltz With Zelda, Sarah E. Smith
Permission To Perform: A Waltz With Zelda, Sarah E. Smith
LSU Master's Theses
This paper discusses an artistic journey of creating a one-woman show. It is the purpose of Sarah E. Smith, creator and performer, to marry private human experience to public theatrical expression. In this project, Smith is experimenting with character development generated by abstract, physical, absurd, and unconventional explorations. This exploration will create a distance from the literal translation of the story and will allow the audience to gain a better perspective of the character and her dilemma. It is the intention of the creator to make the action and need of the character more visceral, immediate and striking by expanding …