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MATSUKAZE
Date: May 24, 26, June 1, 4, 8
Venue: Dock Street Theatre
American premiere of Toshio Hosokawa’s ethereal new opera directed by Chen Shi-Zheng
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LE VILLI | MESE MARIANO
Date: May 25, 27, 29, 31, June 2, 4, 7
Venue: College of Charleston Sottile Theater
Two rarely performed Italian operas: Giacomo Puccini’s Le Villi and Mese Mariano by Umberto Giordano
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MAYDAY MAYDAY
Date: May 23, 24, 25, 26, 27
Venue: Emmett Robinson Theatre at College of Charleston
Poignant and brutally funny true story of one man’s recovery from a life-changing injury
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A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
Date: May 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, June 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Venue: Dock Street Theatre
Bristol Old Vic and Handspring Puppet Company’s magical interpretation of one of Shakespeare’s most beloved comedies
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OEDIPUS
Date: June 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Venue: Memminger Auditorium
Nottingham Playhouse returns with celebrated actor/director Steven Berkoff’s distinctive adaptation of Sophocles’ classic Greek tragedy
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BULLET CATCH
Date: June 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Venue: Emmett Robinson Theatre at College of Charleston
A theater show with magic, mindreading, levitation and the most notorious stunt of them all
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THE INTERGALACTIC NEMESIS / Book One: Target Earth
Date: June 5, 7, 8
Venue: College of Charleston Sottile Theater
An intrepid 1930s reporter teams up with a mysterious librarian to face the most terrible threat humanity has ever known
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THE INTERGALACTIC NEMESIS / Book Two: Robot Planet Rising
Date: June 6, 8, 9
Venue: College of Charleston Sottile Theater
Molly Sloan takes on new intergalactic adventures in the second installment of this live action graphic novel
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LE GRAND C
Date: May 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31, June 1
Venue: Memminger Auditorium
French new-circus spectacle of gravity-defying stunts, stunning skill, and distinctive style
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JARED GRIMES
Date: May 24, 25, 26, 27
Venue: Emmett Robinson Theatre at College of Charleston
Tap phenom performs a hybrid of tap, hip-hop, and street jazz in a program created especially for the Festival
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COMPAGNIE KÄFIG
Date: May 24, 25, 26
Venue: TD Arena at College of Charleston
Two heart-stopping athletic dance pieces combining hip-hop, samba, and capoeira
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BALLET FLAMENCO DE ANDALUCÍA
Date: May 31, June 1, 2
Venue: TD Arena at College of Charleston
Spain’s renowned troupe perform a fiery program of traditional flamenco dance
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LUCKY PLUSH PRODUCTIONS
Date: May 31, June 1, 2
Venue: Emmett Robinson Theatre at College of Charleston
Innovative dance-theater piece humorously explores the entanglements between life and art
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SHANTALA SHIVALINGAPPA
Date: June 6, 7, 8, 9
Venue: Emmett Robinson Theatre at College of Charleston
One of India’s most celebrated artists elegantly portrays ancient Hindu deities through traditional dance
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ANGELIQUE KIDJO
Date: May 30
Venue: TD Arena at College of Charleston
Grammy Award–winning world music superstar combines powerful West African grooves, raw American R&B, and sophisticated jazz harmonies
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JOHNNYSWIM
Date: May 31
Venue: College of Charleston Cistern Yard
Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter duo offers a soulful blend of sultry R&B and indie-rock
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BANK OF AMERICA CHAMBER MUSIC
Date: May 24 - June 9
Venue: Dock Street Theatre
Popular twice-daily concert series features 11 distinctive programs and a talented roster of artists
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INTERMEZZI
Date: May 27, June 1, 5
Venue: Various
Copland and Stravinsky | May 27; Spotlight on the Orchestra | June 1; Vocal Splendor | June 5
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MUSIC IN TIME
Date: May 27, 29, June 2,7
Venue: Various
Pamela Z | May 27; 100th Birthday for The Rite of Spring | May 29; Music of Nathan Davis | June 2; In a Spring Garden | June 7
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RIMSKY-KORSAKOV/CAPRICCIO ESPAGNOL, BARTÓK/THE WOODEN PRINCE, RACHMANINOFF/SYMPHONIC DANCES
Date: May 28
Venue: College of Charleston Sottile Theater
Stefan Asbury leads the Festival Orchestra in classical works with origins in folk music
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WESTMINSTER CHOIR CONCERTS
Date: May 30, June 3
Venue: Cathedral Church of St. Luke and St. Paul
The Festival’s acclaimed choir-in-residence performs a rich and diverse repertoire
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ROSANNE CASH
Date: June 2
Venue: TD Arena at College of Charleston
Grammy Award–winning singer/songwriter who blurs the lines between country, rock, and pop
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ADAMS/HARMONIELEHRE RAVEL/BOULEZ/FRONTISPICE VASKS/CREDO
Date: June 3
Venue: College of Charleston Sottile Theater
John Kennedy leads the Festival Orchestra in a program featuring one of the defining orchestral works of our time, plus two American premieres
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MESSA DA REQUIEM
Date: June 6
Venue: TD Arena at College of Charleston
Joseph Flummerfelt’s farewell appearance as Spoleto’s Artistic Director for Choral Activities
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J.D. McPHERSON
Date: June 7, 8
Venue: College of Charleston Cistern Yard
Singer/songwriter rocks the Cistern with vintage rock ’n’ roll and R&B
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FINALE | THE RED STICK RAMBLERS
Date: June 9
Venue: Middleton Place
Rollicking Cajun/honky-tonk/swing concert capped off with a spectacular fireworks display
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GREGORY PORTER
Date: May 24, 25
Venue: College of Charleston Cistern Yard
Grammy-nominated jazz and soul singer with “a voice to die for” (Jazz Wise)
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IIRO RANTALA
Date: May 26, 27, 28, 29, 30
Venue: Simons Center Recital Hall at College of Charleston
Finland’s best-known jazz pianist plays with imagination, inexhaustible energy and virtuoso technique
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ELI DEGIBRI
Date: May 26
Venue: College of Charleston Cistern Yard
Soulful saxophonist whose playing has been called “inspiring [and] fearless” by Herbie Hancock
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PUNCH BROTHERS
Date: May 27
Venue: TD Arena at College of Charleston
Virtuosic progressive bluegrass band returns to the Festival after sold-out 2008 Cistern show
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ANDRÉ MEHMARI
Date: June 1
Venue: College of Charleston Cistern Yard
Brazilian pianist/composer/arranger performs jazz, popular and classical music from Mozart to Monk
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ALESSANDRO PENEZZI & ALEXANDRE RIBEIRO
Date: June 6, 7, 8
Venue: Simons Center Recital Hall at College of Charleston
Acoustic guitar/clarinet duo covering everything from improvisational Brazilian choro to “hot jazz”
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OPENING NIGHT FÊTE
Date: May 24
Venue: 6 Glebe Street, College of Charleston President’s House
The fourth annual Spoleto Opening Night Fête kicks off the 2013 season with an elegant block party
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BEHIND THE GARDEN GATE
Date: May 25
Venue: Various
A self-guided tour through an array of exquisite private Charleston gardens
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A LATE QUARTET SCREENING
Date: May 29
Venue: Terrace Theater
Enjoy an exclusive screening of this acclaimed film followed by an on-stage discussion with Chamber musicians.
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REBOUND: DISSECTIONS AND EXCAVATIONS IN BOOK ART
Date: May 23 - July 6, 2013
Venue: Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art at the Marion and Wayland H. Cato Jr. Center for the Arts at College of Charleston
Mixed-media artists transform literature and printed books through sculptural intervention
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THE SPOLETO WATERCOLORS OF STEPHEN MUELLER AND CARL PALAZZOLO
Date: May 24 - September 15, 2013
Venue: Gibbes Museum of Art
Paintings inspired by friendships, Spoleto Festival USA, and the lush Lowcountry environment
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CONVERSATIONS WITH
Date: May 25, June 2, 4, 6
Venue: Charleston Library Society
CBS correspondent Martha Teichner hosts lively conversations with Festival artists
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