NOVAC Brasses Off with Prospect. 2 and Artist R. Luke DuBois at MARIGNY PARADE

NOVAC Shooters and Audio Recordists Capture MARIGNY PARADE 

On Saturday, October 22 NOVAC provided support to Prospect.2 Artist, R. Luke DuBois in his participatory filmmaking endeavor, Marigny Parade by coordinating over 30 videographers and audio recordists with professional, semi-professional and student experience to record sound and video of four interweaving marching bands (including: O. Perry Walker, Eleanor McMain Secondary School and The Roots of Music) who rang in the opening ceremonies of the Prospect.2 Art Biennial with DuBois’ own composition.

From four separate parade routes throughout the Faubourg Marigny, each marching band and team of videographers and sound recordists, including media-arts students from New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts (NOCCA) and Lusher Charter High School as well as NOVAC Members, PA’s, interns and staff, filtered into Washington Square where the final bars of DuBois’ composition were played in harmony.

NOVAC was excited to be a part of such an experiment in filmmaking and is thrilled that all participants will receive a copy and credit in the final video piece to be exhibited from Mid-November until the final day of the biennial on January, 29th. The instillation can be viewed from Wednesday through Saturday from 11 AM – 5 PM in Dutch Alley.

For more information on Prospect.2 and Artist R. Luke DuBois visit the Prospect New Orleans website or visit the Prospect New Orleans Visitors Center located at 1036 Esplanade Avenue.

Support for the Marigny Parade Virtuous Video has been provided by the Metabolic Studio, a direct charitable activity of the Annenberg Foundation.

IMAGE CAPTION:
R. Luke Dubois The Marigny Parade, 2011 · live performance for the opening of Prospect.2 New Orleans on Oct. 22, 2011· Original score and three marching bads: The Roots of Music, Eleanor McMain Secondary School, and O.Perry Walker High School · Photo Courtesy of R. Luke DuBois and bitforms gallery nyc · Photo by Scott Saltzman

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