Swimming Upstream: The Katrina Monologues

As we commemorate the 20th anniversary of HurricanE Katrina, Ashé Cultural Arts Center brings Swimming Upstream: The Katrina Monologues to the Mahalia Jackson Theater to recount women’s post-Katrina stories of survival through word and song.

The show was originally produced in as a one-time event atto celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and will be returning August 29-30, 2025 during the K20 Week of Service.

This work supports One Billion Rising, the biggest mass action to end violence against women (cisgender, transgender, and those who hold fluid identities that are subject to gender-based violence) in human history.