Title

African Influence in Black Masking Traditions: A Conversation with Curators at the Musée du Quai Branly–Jacques Chirac of Paris and Southern University at New Orleans

Authors

Kim Vaz-Deville, Xavier University of LouisianaFollow

Files

Description

Scholars from the Musée du Quai Branly–Jacques Chirac and SUNO and the guest curators of the current exhibition Mystery in Motion: African American Masking and Spirituality in Mardi Gras discussed loaned artifacts from these institutions on display that highlight African and Caribbean influences on New Orleans carnival. Panelists explored how contemporary Black masking rituals build upon and reflect African spiritual practices and discuss the inspiration and collaborative process behind Mystery in Motion. A version of the exhibition will travel to the Musée du Quai Branly–Jacques Chirac in 2022, where curators will contextualize the Black masking traditions of New Orleans for European audiences.

Publication Date

5-16-2021

Publisher

Xavier University of Louisiana

City

New Orleans

Keywords

mardi gras

Disciplines

History

Recommended Citation

Vaz-Deville, Kim, "African Influence in Black Masking Traditions: A Conversation with Curators at the Musée du Quai Branly–Jacques Chirac of Paris and Southern University at New Orleans" (2021). Programming for Mystery in Motion. 3.
https://digitalcommons.xula.edu/xula_tgl_mim_program/3