OVERVIEW
The 2023 program, the second under the leadership of General Director Mena Mark Hanna, is true to form, with works coming from far reaches of the world and closer to home, too.
Manhattan cabaret diva Justin Vivian Bond and Spoleto regular and counter tenor Anthony Roth Costanzo are ready to wrangle the two vocal genres into a cohesive show that celebrate each opera and cabaret. Read moreSpoleto Review: 'Only an Octave Apart' bridges chasm between opera and cabaret
There is ample evidence of rigor in feat after feat that does give the notion of gravity a run for its validity. Read moreSpoleto Review: Light and dark, lithe and tough, Gravity & Other Myths breaks from chaos
To choose this play based on the 17th century Salem Witch Trials there must be a level of confidence that it can deliver, and deliver it does in the capable hands of choreographer Helen Picket, composer Peter Salem and their creative dream team. Read moreSpoleto Review: Scottish Ballet's rendition of 'The Crucible' is mesmerizing
FRONT ROW SERIES
Kaoru Ishibashi, who performs as Kishi Bashi, is part of Spoleto Festival USA's Front Row Series, where he'll be accompanied by a string quartet. Read moreSpoleto Front Row Series: Q&A with string sensation Kishi Bashi
Nickel Creek will perform on May 31 in Charleston as part of Spoleto Festival USA. Read moreSpoleto Front Row Series: Q&A with bluegrass band Nickel Creek
Leyla McCalla is one of four performers for the festival's Front Row Series, alongside Nickel Creek, Kishi Bashi and Alisa Amador. Read moreSpoleto Front Row Series: Q&A with Haitian-American folk musician Leyla McCalla
Piccolo Spoleto
Baroque music to cabaret, outdoor art exhibitions to sundown poetry, sandcastle sculpting to a block party span this year's Piccolo features. Read more12 Piccolo Spoleto picks for locals looking to get involved with robust arts happenings
The show on May 26 at Redux Contemporary Art Center could be the pop-up gallery's largest yet after it went silent last summer. Read moreAfter hiatus, Gap Gallery returns with a stunning 170 applicants for Piccolo Spoleto show
Piccolo Spoleto Festival long has offered this series of recitals showcasing Charleston's impressive collection of pipe organs. After a two-year hiatus, it's back on. Read moreL'Organo series delivers immersive experience on variety of fine instruments
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BEHIND THE CURTAIN
There are a handful of employees who started out with Charleston's annual interdisciplinary arts festival decades ago and continue to make sure all the pieces and parts that make up each production come together seamlessly.