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The Creole Continuum: Transcending Tradition

  • October 1, 2026 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM

  • Acadiana Center for the Arts (Moncus Theater)

    101 West Vermilion Street
    Lafayette, Louisiana 70501
Ticket Price $34.00-$63.00 Buy Tickets
Description

Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience | Marcella Simien

In Creole traditions, zydeco music is a continuation of a family bloodline of rhythm and resistance — handed down through memory and melody. It’s a heritage that lives in the hands of the accordion, the rubboard, and the voices that keep the stories alive while connecting the past with the present.” Terrance Simien and his daughter Marcella share the stage for an unforgettable night of traditions, influences, and generations. 

Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience. Two-time Grammy Award winner Terrance Simien and his band, The Zydeco Experience, embody the past, present, and future of American roots music. For more than four decades, Simien has been a tireless cultural ambassador, sharing the infectious joy of Creole and Zydeco music with audiences around the world.

This six-piece, intergenerational, and multicultural ensemble delivers a powerful mix of zydeco- roots-reggae-soul, and New Orleans jazz-brass band tradition — a sound as rich and diverse as Louisiana itself. Every performance is a celebration of spirit, rhythm, and connection, crafted to inspire and lift audiences higher.

Marcella Simien is a Louisiana-born artist and a proud ninth-generation Creole. Her music is a soulful reflection of her deeply personal journey through spirituality and identity. With a genre-defying sound that blends Soul, American Roots, Blues, Jazz, and more, Simien crafts a sonic experience that is both timeless and uniquely her own. Drawing from the rich cultural heritage of her lineage, she bridges tradition and innovation with powerful authenticity and heart.

Date & Time

Thu, Oct 1, 2026 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM

Venue Details

Acadiana Center for the Arts (Moncus Theater)

101 West Vermilion Street
Lafayette, Louisiana 70501 Acadiana Center for the Arts (Moncus Theater)
Acadiana Center for the Arts

Our mission is fostering art and culture in Acadiana.

Founded in 1975, Acadiana Center for the Arts (“AcA”) is a community-supported nonprofit organization that fosters art and culture in Acadiana. Since its founding, AcA has developed as a major force, shaping the future of public education and community development in South Louisiana.

AcA supports the creation of new works of art, exhibits, festivals, performances, and public art across an eight-parish region that includes Acadia, Evangeline, Iberia, Lafayette, St. Landry, St. Martin, St. Mary, and Vermilion Parishes.  

AcA aims to bring equitable access to the arts and supports fair compensation of artists. On average, AcA serves over 300,000 people annually and provides fair compensation to 2,700 artists.  

In 2013, the AcA merged with the Performing Arts Society of Acadiana (“PASA”), whose mission was to educate, inspire, entertain, and culturally enrich the people of south Louisiana by providing local access to a diverse range of the performing arts. This merger supported the vision of both organizations and provided much-needed support to PASA’s programs. Founded in 1989, PASA served as a leading voice in the performing arts in South Louisiana for close to three decades.


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