Drum Circle with Ausettua Amor Amenkum

New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park

and

Jean Lafitte National Historical Park & Preserve

 present a

Drum Circle

with Ausettua AmorAmenkum

Saturdays at 10:30 am

At the National Park Service French Quarter visitor center

419 Decatur Street, New Orleans, LA

Join in our Saturday morning drum circle for a meditative and theraputic experience of traditional Afro-Creole and African rhythms, dances, and chants as we honor those who came before us. (All levels welcome.)

Ausettua Amor Amenkum is Big Queen of the Washita Nation, Artistic Director of Kumbuka African Drum and Dance Collective, and the Performance Director and choreographer for The Graduates, a New Orleans-based performing arts organization comprised of former members of the Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women (LCIW) Drama Club. The Graduates use their personal experiences with the criminal justice system to create performances that reach out to young at-risk women; give a window into incarceration's effects on individual lives; and encourage those who have the power to shift policies to do so.

Fees

Free and open to the public

Location

At the National Park Service French Quarter visitor center - 419 Decatur St, New Orleans, LA 70130

Latitude and Longitude 29.954818, -90.064754

Schedule

10:30 to 11:30 am Central Time

Event Type

• Cultural/Craft Demonstration
• Performance
• Talk