BATON ROUGE – The LSU Museum of Art, located in the Shaw Center for the Arts in downtown Baton Rouge, will open a new exhibit, “Cascade of Color: Gabriel Dawe,” a floor-to-ceiling display of intertwined sewing threads, on Saturday, April 28. The exhibit will be on display through April 7, 2013, in the Gill Hamilton Gallery.

Dawe’s work creates environments that deal with the notions of social constructions and their reaction to evolutionary theory and the self-organizing force of nature. The intricate artwork differs with every changing perspective.

During the museum’s opening hours until the exhibit’s opening day on Saturday, Dawe will be working on his installation, specifically designed for the narrow space of the gallery.

Dawe was born in Mexico City, where he was surrounded by the color of Mexican culture. He worked as a graphic designer until 2000, when he moved to Montreal, Canada, with a desire to explore. He started expanding his creative freedom by working with textiles.

Dawe went on to pursue graduate school at the University of Texas at Dallas.

Renowned Choreographer, Director, and Actress Debbie Allen and former CSI Actor Gary Dourdan, will be guests on 9News This Morning tomorrow, April 19.

Allen is in town producing her dance musical for young people called  Brothers of the Knight.  She has cast Dourdan, who appeared as Warrick Brown on CSI for several years, in a major role as the Reverend.The production also features local dancers.

Brothers of the Knight  takes place in a magical time in the village of Harlem.  Rev. Knight loves his twelve sons with all his heart, but something mysterious is happening at his home. 

The musical will be performed at Baton Rouge Community College's (BRCC) Magnolia Performing Arts Pavillion April 19 through 22. It is being presented by the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge in collaboration with BRCC.

Tickets are $20.  To purchase tickets go www.ticketmaster.com or call (800) 754-3000.

This production is made possible through the generous support of the Office of the Mayor-President and the Irene W. and C. B.