Here are 40 performances that the Festival has been fortunate enough to share with the world for the first time:
- Scriabin Dance Program, (world premiere, 1977)
- Creve Coeur, by Tennesse Williams (world premiere, 1978)
- A Janácek Celebration, by Joseph Wishy (world premiere, 1978)
- Chamber Music Series (world premiere, 1979)
- Ballet Repertory Company’s performances of Time Pools, Conversations, and Timepools, by Richard Englund (world premiere, 1979)
- The American Clock, by Arthur Miller (world premiere, 1980)
- Divertissement, Gallery, by the Nikolais Dance Theatre (world premiere, 1980)
- Dance Gala (world premiere, 1980)
- The Mother, The Selfish Giant, Harrison Loved His Umbrella, an opera trilogy music by Stanley Hollingsworth, conducted by David Stahl, directed by Rhoda Levine (world premiere, 1981)
- Lar Lubovitch Dance Co. (world premiere, 1981)
- The Corridor, by Diane Kagan (world premiere, 1981)
- Tympani, Night, Solo in Red,Sky Light, performed by Laura Dean Dancers and Musicians (world premiere, 1982)
- Reaches, Four Pair, Little New Piece, Missing Person, by Harry Dance and Senta Driver (world premiere, 1982)
- The Unicorn, the Gorgon, and the Manticore, a dance by Gian Carlo Menotti (world premiere, 1983)
- Rolling, The Wheel, Light, Action, Sticks, Airwaltz, Nightflight, Finale, performed by Foolsfire with Bob Berky, Fred Garbo and Michael Moschen (world premiere, 1984)
- Spoleto Express Breakdancers (world premiere, 1984)
- Walk-In, by Stephen Petronio and Dancers (world premiere, 1985)
- Circus Flora, by Ivor David Balding (world premiere, 1986)
- Figure, First Home, Part II, Pedal Steal, performed by the Margaret Jenkins Dance Company (world premiere, 1986)
- Ballet in America: A Celebration, performances by Pennsylvania and Milwaukee Ballet, Houston Ballet, Boston Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Cleveland San Jose Ballet, Dallas Ballet, San Francisco Ballet (world premiere, 1988)
- Miracolo d’Amore, by Martha Clarke (world premiere, 1988)
- Circus Flora; The Journey West, by Ivor David Balding (world premiere, 1988)
- Sol LeWitt, visual artist (world premiere, 1989)
- Carlo Colla Family Marionettes, by Eugenio Monti Colla and Paolo Vaglieri (world premiere, 1989)
- Empty Spaces, an opera by Laurie Anderson (world premiere, 1989)
- Hydrogen Jukebox, an opera with music by Phillip Glass and text by Allen Ginsberg (world premiere, 1990)
- Pioneer, an opera by the Paul Dresher Ensemble (world premiere, 1990)
- Praise House, a dance by Angelyn DeBord (world premiere, 1990)
- Wall, Soaring, Ground Level, Impact, by Elizabeth Streb Ringside (world premiere, 1991)
- The Mysteries and What’s So Funny?, by David Gordon (world premiere, 1991)
- Places with a Past, visual art collaboration (world premiere, 1991)
- The Singing Child, an opera by Gian Carlo Menotti (world premiere, 1993)
- Peter and Wendy, directed by Lee Breuer (world premiere, 1996)
- Eventide, Piazzola Caldera, by Paul Taylor Dance Company (world premiere, 1998)
- Intermezzo I, conducted by Sergei Pavlov (world premiere, 2001)
- Flora, an Opera, by Neely Bruce (world premiere, 2010)
- Paradise Interrupted, an opera by Huang Rho and Jennifer Wen Ma (world premiere, 2015)
- What Moves You, collaboration between dancer Lil Buck and cellist Ashley Bathgate, (world premiere, 2015)
- Grace Notes: Reflections for Now, directed by Carrie Mae Weems, curated by Sarah Lewis (world premiere, 2016) Get tickets HERE
- Afram Ou La Belle Swita, directed by David Herskovits (world premiere, 2016)
40 for Friday is a new weekly (or bi-weekly) blog series celebrating the 40th season of Spoleto Festival USA. Feel free to comment if there is something you would like to see in this series. We have a lot of interesting content coming your way!
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