Spoleto Festival USA breaks five-day sales record

Despite a down economy and a scaled-back slate of offerings this year, early ticket sales for Spoleto Festival USA have been surprisingly strong, officials say.
Within the first five days of opening for sales, the festival sold 17% more than in the same period in 2006, the festival’s strongest year to date for sales.
“We’re buoyed by [...]

Spoleto Announces 2009 Lineup

Sarah Chang – Violinist
The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, the puppeteer Basil Twist and the Westminster Choir are among the participants in the 2009 Spoleto Festival, scheduled for May 22 through June 7 in Charleston, S.C. The festival, in its 33rd season, will also include a new production of Charpentier’s opera “Louise,” the festival debut [...]

Hip-Hop History at Spoleto

Multimedia trip through hip-hop history
By Rob Young (Contact)
The Post and Courier
Thursday, May 29, 2008
One could describe Marc Bamuthi Joseph’s “the break/s” as a mix tape for stage, the charted course of hip-hop over continents and generations.
Joseph does. He also calls it “a dream journal,” as he guides audiences across Planet Hip Hop.

Umi Vaughn
Mark Bamuthi Joseph [...]

The Piccolo Amazing Race

The Piccolo Amazing Race – Sunday, June 1st / 2:00pm: Gather your family for an unforgettable arts adventure through downtown sites. Clues lead to eight destinations, and Piccolo Spoleto artists treat participants to mini-performances at every stop. We’ll see you at the finish line, where a party awaits with food, music and prizes.
Proceeds from [...]

Spoleto Starts Today….Tips on the Festival

Friday, May 23, 2008

The Post and Courier
This year’s Spoleto and Piccolo Spoleto festivals begin today, opening our annual 17-day season of fine-arts immersion. It’s more culture than any individual can hope to absorb, and you’d have to be independently wealthy and blissfully idle to score tickets to all the festival highlights. So how do you [...]

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