For 17 days and nights each spring, Spoleto Festival USA fills Charleston, South Carolina’s historic theaters, churches and outdoor spaces with performances by renowned artists as well as emerging performers in opera, theater, dance, and chamber, symphonic, choral, jazz, and folk music. Now approaching its 47th season, Spoleto Festival USA is internationally recognized as America’s premier performing arts festival.
Schedule of Events:
11:00am: Bank of America Chamber Music - music
Highlighting a broad range of repertoire spanning centuries, many of the world’s chamber music luminaries perform eleven riveting programs at the historic Dock Street Theatre.
1:00pm: Bank of America Chamber Music - music
Highlighting a broad range of repertoire spanning centuries, many of the world’s chamber music luminaries perform eleven riveting programs at the historic Dock Street Theatre.
2:00pm: Dada Masilo: The Sacrifice - dance
A brilliant exploration of ritual and sacrifice, the award-winning South African choreographer Dada Masilo reimagines The Rite of Spring—her latest work reframing iconic ballets through a contemporary lens.
2:00pm: The Book of Life - theater
Based on collected letters from survivors of Rwanda’s 1994 genocide, this US premiere infuses an arresting yet hopeful work with the rhythms of Rwanda’s first-ever female drumming ensemble.
2:00pm: Jazz Talks - talks
Spoleto Festival USA’s Jazz Curator Larry Blumenfeld speaks with artists from the 2023 Wells Fargo Jazz Series.
7:00pm: Scottish Ballet: The Crucible - dance
Choreographer Helen Pickett sets Arthur Miller’s seminal play in motion and pointe shoes, zeroing in on the female perspective as the townspeople of Salem devolve into mass hysteria.
8:00pm: An Iliad - theater
Tony Award-winner Denis O’Hare stars in this radical retelling of Homer’s epic, crafting a sweeping account of humanity’s unshakable attraction to violence, destruction, and chaos.
9:00pm: Kishi Bashi with Strings - front row series
One of indie-rock’s most in-demand collaborators, multi-instrumentalist Kishi Bashi steps out on his own with unique musical explorations that celebrate his Japanese heritage and dig into themes of love and self-discovery.
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