2019 Spoleto Festival USA Ticket Brochure

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MAY 24 – JUNE 9, 2019 CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA

CHARLESTON SETS THE STAGE Welcome! We can think of no better city than our beloved Charleston to serve as the backdrop to Spoleto Festival USA— a 17-day artistic celebration of dance, music, opera, and theater.

Each Memorial Day weekend, curtains rise on stages across the peninsula to reveal renowned artists and emerging talent.

On the following pages, you will find the program for our 43rd season—May 24 through June 9. We invite you to look through this book and begin to imagine your 2019 Festival experience.

Not sure how to start or where to begin? Let us help! Our team of knowledgeable box office agents are ready with recommendations, advice, and insider tips. A full schedule of events can be found on pages 52 and 53.

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OPERA 2

Salome

MUSIC THEATER 12

Path of Miracles*

PHYSICAL THEATER

FIRST CITIZENS BANK FRONT ROW

40 Circa

24 Punch Brothers 39 I’m With Her

MUSIC 10 Prokofiev and Shostakovich 17

THEATER

City Symphonies

AND MORE… 5

Opening-Night Fête

20 Music in Time

44 Black Refractions:

7

Pay No Attention to the Girl

22 St. John Passion*

8

Shakespeare’s Globe

Highlights from The Studio

28 Westminster Choir Concerts*

Twelfth Night

Museum in Harlem

29 Classical Showcase

The Comedy of Errors

45 Behind the Garden Gate

30 Bank of America

46 Spoleto ETC

48 Support the Festival

Pericles 11

Letter to a Friend in Gaza

18 Roots*

Chamber Music

42 Wells Fargo Festival Finale

49 Funders

50 Accommodations

featuring Curtis Harding

34 What Girls Are Made Of 38 The Fever*

51 WELLS FARGO JAZZ 6

DANCE

Venue Guide

52 Event Calendar

Esperanza Spalding

16 Geri Allen Tribute Quintet

Includes Artist Talk

23 Carla Bley Trio

14 Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane

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Conversations With

32 Dafnis Prieto Big Band

Company*

Jazz Talk

36 Mark Turner and Ethan Iverson

26 One Thousand and One Nights

37 David Virelles

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Compagnie Hervé Koubi

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What’s Inside

02 OPERA

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SALOME Music by Richard Strauss Conducted by Steven Sloane Directed by Patrice Caurier and Moshe Leiser

They say love has a bitter taste

at its 1905 premiere. The libretto—dripping with opulent language from Oscar Wilde’s play by the same name—depicts the biblical story of Herod’s lovesick stepdaughter and John the Baptist’s ill fate. Tenor Paul Groves, who enraptured audiences with his Festival performances during the 2018 chamber music series, performs as Herod; and soprano Melanie Henley Heyn lends her “incandescent tone” (Dallas News) to one of the most demanding and provocative roles in opera. Globally acclaimed directors Patrice Caurier and Moshe Leiser (most recently in Charleston with their 2011 The Magic Flute) return with a contemporary staging of Salome’s realization that “the mystery of love is greater than the mystery of death.”

Sung in German with English supertitles.

CHARLESTON GAILLARD CENTER MARTHA AND JOHN M. RIVERS PERFORMANCE HALL Friday May 24 7:30pm Thursday

May 30

7:30pm

Sunday June 2 3:00pm Wednesday

June 5

7:30pm

Approximately 1 hour, 45 minutes

Made possible in part by The Brand Foundation of New York, Inc. Opera programming is endowed by the Arthur and Holly Magill Foundation.

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Best known for the “Dance of the Seven Veils,” Salome is as riveting today as it was

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COMPAGNIE HERVÉ KOUBI Movement of astonishing strength and beauty French dancemaker Hervé Koubi was an adult when his father revealed that his family had originated in Algeria—leading to an artistic exploration of his newfound North African roots. What followed was an inspiring and magnetic work, What the Day Owes to the Night. For the company’s Spoleto Festival USA debut, 13 male dancers from Africa and Europe blend street forms, like capoeira, breakdancing, and martial arts, with that of modern contemporary dance to create powerful sequences punctuated with explosive feats.

CHARLESTON GAILLARD CENTER MARTHA AND JOHN M. RIVERS PERFORMANCE HALL Saturday

May 25

7:00pm

Sunday

May 26

2:00pm

Approximately 1 hour, 15 minutes

The 2019 dance series is sponsored by BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina.

Supported by FUSED (French U.S. Exchange in Dance), a program developed by FACE Foundation and the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the United States.

MASTER CLASS Saturday

May 25

11:00am

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OPENINGNIGHT FÊTE breathtaking performance, the Opening-Night Fête celebrates the beginning of the 2019 Festival at a central downtown location to be revealed this spring. Toast this extraordinary all-male dance troupe at the party of the season with refreshing cocktails, a sumptuous buffet supper, live music, dancing, and the company of artists and patrons.

Festive attire

LOCATION TO BE REVEALED IN 2019 Saturday

May 25

8:30pm

$385 per person ($200 tax deductible)

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Following Compagnie Hervé Koubi’s

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“The 21st century’s jazz genius” — NPR

ESPERANZA SPALDING Making magic under the stars Esperanza Spalding transcends labels. Since her breakout fame in 2011 (named the Grammy’s Best New Artist), the bassist and vocalist has continued to invigorate our cultural landscape. Her restless innovation reaches many corners of modern music, from jazz to pop and even opera, and she has worked with such towering artists as Stevie Wonder, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Prince, and John Legend. Spalding has graced stages at the Oscars, the White House, and Carnegie Hall; now, she brings her singular spirit to Charleston, performing for two unforgettable nights at the Cistern Yard.

COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON CISTERN YARD Friday Saturday

May 24

9:00pm

May 25

9:00pm

Approximately 1 hour, 15 minutes

Sponsored by Wells Fargo Made possible in part by the Oliver S. and Jennie R. Donaldson Charitable Trust.

Programming at the College of Charleston Cistern Yard is kindly endowed by Carlos, Lisa, and Blake Evans.

AMERICAN EXPRESS WOOLFE STREET SERIES | THEATER 07

The New York Times Critic’s Pick

Target Margin Theater

Directed by David Herskovits

A tapestry of fantastical tales Interweaving stories about the sexes—their conflicts, their love, their tricks— this theater piece unearths timely truths from ancient Islamic tales we thought we knew. Target Margin brings five diverse actors together to retell stories from One Thousand and One Nights—a rich collection of folktales from across Silk Road cultures: Turkey, Persia, India, and more—as they morph between character and creature. “We are never allowed to forget that the multicolored narratives in this tantalizing production have constantly been redyed by the who, where and when of their telling during many centuries” (The New York Times); Pay No Attention to the Girl leans smartly into the sophisticated complexity of these fantastical stories.

WOOLFE STREET PLAYHOUSE Wednesday

May 29

7:00pm

Thursday

May 30

7:00pm

Friday

May 31

5:00pm and 9:00pm

Saturday

June 1

2:00pm and 8:00pm

Approximately 1 hour, 15 minutes

Sponsored by American Express

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PAY NO ATTENTION TO THE GIRL

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SHAKESPEARE’S GLOBE A quintessential dramatic experience, in three flavors Renowned for its historically informed and radical productions, this esteemed company hails from London’s rebuilt Globe Theatre—the venue Shakespeare called home. The troupe returns after its triumphant 2015 run of Romeo and Juliet, this time with triple the drama. Shakespeare’s Globe offers performances of Twelfth Night, The Comedy of Errors, Pericles, and with thrilling unpredictability, “audience choice” shows in which ticket-holders collectively choose one of the three plays, each performed by the same cast of eight.

DOCK STREET THEATRE Each program approximately 2 hours, 30 minutes

Sponsored by South State Bank

TWELFTH NIGHT

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Filled with unforgettable characters, Twelfth Night combines cruelty with high comedy and the pangs of unrequited love with subtle poetry, expressed through some of Shakespeare’s most exquisite songs.

Friday May 24 8:00pm Friday May 31 8:00pm Wednesday

June 5

7:30pm

Saturday

June 8

3:30pm

THE COMEDY OF ERRORS Take one pair of estranged twin brothers (both named Antipholus) and one pair of estranged twin servants (both named Dromio). Add a dash of mistaken identity and throw them into a city with a reputation for sorcery. What could go wrong?

Sunday May 26 8:00pm May 29

7:30pm

Saturday

June 1

3:30pm

Friday June 7 7:30pm

PERICLES The spirit of fairy tale is never far from the surface of Pericles, the first of Shakespeare’s late romances. Imbued with music, miracles, and the constant presence of the sea, this little-seen work submits its hero to a series of tragedies that culminate in something quite the opposite.

Monday May 27 3:30pm Sunday June 2 7:30pm Sunday June 9 3:30pm

AUDIENCE CHOICE Take part in the Globe’s democratic theatrical experience! Just before the curtain rises, you and your fellow ticket-holders will cheer, clap, and shout for the play you most want to see. Inspired by the versatility required of actors touring in Shakespeare’s day, this uniquely electrifying opportunity is simply not to be missed!

Thursday

May 23

8:00pm (preview)

Saturday

May 25

3:30pm and 8:00pm

Monday May 27 8:00pm Thursday

May 30

7:00pm

Saturday

June 1

8:00pm

Tuesday

June 4

7:30pm

Thursday

June 6

7:30pm

Saturday

June 8

8:00pm

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Wednesday

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PROKOFIEV AND SHOSTAKOVICH Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra Conducted by Evan Rogister

Russian masters on the Gaillard stage The Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra mounts two Russian masterpieces “under the inspiring baton of the young American maestro Evan Rogister” (Opera News), who returns after his triumphant Festival debut with Eugene Onegin (2017). Selections from Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet orchestral suites, including the rousing “Death of Tybalt” and the sinister “Montagues and Capulets,” open the concert. This evening pairs the Shakespearean narrative with Shostakovich’s fifth symphony—his most popular contribution to the genre and a powerful work undulating between urgent military marches and sparse, mournful tunes. Come hear the breathtaking orchestration and dramatic contours of Russia’s 20th-century musical profile.

CHARLESTON GAILLARD CENTER MARTHA AND JOHN M. RIVERS PERFORMANCE HALL Saturday

June 1

7:30pm

Approximately 1 hour, 45 minutes

THEATER 11

World Premiere

LETTER TO A FRIEND IN GAZA Directed by Amos Gitai

A search for common ground As you prepare your breakfast, think of others (do not forget the pigeon’s food).

As you conduct your wars, think of others (do not forget those who seek peace).

– Excerpt from Think of Others, Mahmoud Darwish When today’s current events become our children’s history lessons, how will they view our actions? In the world premiere of filmmaker Amos Gitai’s multimedia performance, four actors—two Palestinian and two Israeli—address the foundations of the conflict at the Israel-Gaza border. Letter to a Friend in Gaza stitches together film, music, and poetry in a tribute to French writer Albert Camus’s Letters to a German Friend, in which he sought to find common ground between warring peoples. Likewise, Gitai seeks to create a space for listening among opposed perspectives.

EMMETT ROBINSON THEATRE AT COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON Thursday

May 30

8:00pm

Friday

May 31

7:30pm

Saturday

June 1

7:30pm

Sunday

June 2

2:00pm and 7:00pm

Approximately 1 hour, 30 minutes

Audience members at the opening-night performance on May 30 are invited to participate in a post-show Q&A with Director Amos Gitai and Festival General Director Nigel Redden.

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PATH OF MIRACLES Music by Joby Talbot Westminster Choir Conducted by Joe Miller Directed by John La Bouchardière

A modern-day vocal pilgrimage We have walked out of the lives we had And will return to nothing, if we live, Changed by the journey, face and soul alike.

Embark on an epic quest of discovery by way of the Westminster Choir’s “shimmering, sonic alchemy” (The Post and Courier). This ethereal, a cappella work traces the inspiration, the travails, and finally the rewards of the Camino de Santiago—a spiritual pathway across northern Spain, walked by pilgrims for more than 1,200 years. In a new production staged by John La Bouchardière, who directed the dazzling El Niño in 2014, paths and new horizons beckon, urging you to immerse yourself in the mystery and wonder of a journey.

See pp 22 and 28 for additional offerings from Westminster Choir.

CHARLESTON GAILLARD CENTER MARTHA AND JOHN M. RIVERS PERFORMANCE HALL Monday

May 27

7:30pm

Friday

May 31

8:00pm

Approximately 1 hour

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Conversations With Saturday

May 25

3:00pm

Host and CBS News correspondent Martha Teichner interviews Festival Director of Choral Activities Joe Miller at the Charleston Library Society, 164 King St.

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BILL T. JONES/ARNIE ZANE COMPANY A trilogy of movement and memory What effect does memory have on our actions? In Analogy Trilogy, choreographer Bill T. Jones—in collaboration with his company—uses W. G. Sebald’s collection of narratives in The Emigrants as a jumping-off point, weaving together movement, text, song, and storytelling to create an intriguing rumination on the nature of service, duty, and the idea of a life well-lived. For his company’s sixth return to Spoleto Festival USA, Jones brilliantly connects three distinct tales that can be digested separately or in engrossing combination.

Performances ticketed separately. Buy all three programs to experience Analogy Trilogy in full. Special pricing is available.

MEMMINGER AUDITORIUM Each program is approximately 1 hour, 15 minutes

The 2019 dance series is sponsored by BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina.

Master Class Monday

May 27

11:00am

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ANALOGY/DORA: TRAMONTANE Based on an oral history Jones conducted with Dora Amelan, this moving portrait chronicles Dora’s experiences from her early life in Belgium to her courageous work in an underground Jewish organization during the Holocaust.

Tuesday

May 28

7:30pm

Saturday

June 1

3:00pm

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ANALOGY/LANCE: PRETTY AKA THE ESCAPE ARTIST Jones’s nephew Lance T. Briggs begins his story as a ballet student before personal demons of drugs and excess emerge, ultimately leading him to the underworld of 1980s and early ’90s club culture and sex trade.

This program contains adult language and subject matter.

Wednesday

May 29

7:30pm

Saturday

June 1

5:00pm

ANALOGY/AMBROS: THE EMIGRANT A partly fictional character central to Sebald’s The Emigrants, Ambros Adelwarth is a German manservant in the early 1900s tasked with accompanying a wealthy young man. It is Ambros’s story that first catapulted Jones to explore the individuals in his own life and compare their personal accounts of trauma and perseverance.

Thursday

May 30

7:30pm

Saturday

June 1

8:00pm

Conversations With Friday May 31 5:00pm Host and CBS News correspondent Martha Teichner interviews Bill T. Jones at Memminger Auditorium, 56 Beaufain St.

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GERI ALLEN TRIBUTE QUINTET Feed the Fire Terri Lyne Carrington, drums Ravi Coltrane, saxophone Craig Taborn, piano Robert Hurst, bass Maurice Chestnut, tap dancer

Celebrating a pianist’s great legacy On May 30, five of the most gifted jazz artists come together to honor pianist Geri Allen, whose passing in 2017 left a void along the jazz landscape.

Spearheaded by Grammy-winning drummer Terri Lyne Carrington, who frequently performed with the master composer and scholar for more than 30 years, this star-studded collective pulls from Allen’s great reach across the jazz community: famed saxophonist Ravi Coltrane; pianist Craig Taborn, who made his Spoleto Festival USA debut in 2018; bassist Robert Hurst; and tap dancer Maurice Chestnut. Join Allen’s close friends, collaborators, and mentees as they celebrate her life and carry on her indelible legacy.

COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON CISTERN YARD Thursday

May 30

9:00pm

Approximately 1 hour, 15 minutes

Sponsored by Wells Fargo Made possible in part by the Oliver S. and Jennie R. Donaldson Charitable Trust.

Programming at the College of Charleston Cistern Yard is kindly endowed by Carlos, Lisa, and Blake Evans.

Jazz Talk: The Legacy of Geri Allen Thursday

May 30

3:30pm

In conversation with music critic Larry Blumenfeld, Grammy-winning drummer and bandleader Terri Lyne Carrington discusses her decades of experience working with Geri Allen. Simons Center Recital Hall at College of Charleston, 54 St. Philip Street.

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CITY SYMPHONIES Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra Conducted by John Kennedy

Soundtrack to our American cities Filmmaker Bill Morrison is renowned for artful and haunting techniques that forge new works out of archival, historical, and original footage. With powerful scores composed by Michael Gordon and performed by the Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra, Morrison has made three 30-minute films capturing the aura of three American cities: Gotham (2004) for New York, Dystopia (2008) for Los Angeles, and El Sol Caliente (2015) for Miami. Presented for the first time as a trilogy with live orchestra, City Symphonies celebrates character of place and how it evolves, pairing image and music to share the energy, chaos, and beauty of urban life.

MEMMINGER AUDITORIUM Sunday May 26 7:00pm Approximately 1 hour, 30 minutes

Conversations With Monday May 27 5:00pm Host and CBS News correspondent Martha Teichner interviews company members from 1927 at the Emmett Robinson Theatre at College of Charleston, 54 St. Philip St.

THEATER 19

World Premiere

1927

We need to know who we were, so we can imagine who we might be English theater company 1927 (Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea, The Animals and Children Took to the Streets) has unearthed a series of rarely told folktales that offer a glimpse into imaginations from a pre-industrialized age. Tyrannical ogres, magical birds, and very, very fat cats are brought to life with the company’s signature fusion of handcrafted animation and storytelling, with a live score involving Peruvian prayer boxes, donkey jaws, violins, and musical saws. This world premiere considers the narratives of our forefathers and how they might shape the stories of our future.

EMMETT ROBINSON THEATRE AT COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON Friday

May 24

7:30pm

Saturday

May 25

2:00pm and 8:00pm

Sunday

May 26

5:00pm

Monday

May 27

2:00pm

Tuesday

May 28

7:00pm

Approximately 1 hour, 15 minutes

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ROOTS

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MUSIC IN TIME at Woolfe Street Playhouse Directed and hosted by John Kennedy

New sounds in music

THE LIVING EARTH SHOW These are crazy times, but San Francisco’s The Living Earth Show (Spoleto Festival USA, 2015) encapsulates the zeitgeist through its exhilarating and inventive musical personality. With a program of music by immigrant and native-born American composers, including Sahba Aminikia, Raven Chacon, and Sarah Hennies, this virtuosic duo (electric guitar and percussion) asks what it means to be considered American.

Saturday

May 25

5:00pm and 8:00pm

REBELLION IN GREENERY Disparate sonic landscapes from quiet gardens to noisy cities are brought together in this concert of new and recent music from a compelling array of composers. Members of the Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra feature in these chamber and solo works that include Britta Bryström’s Rebellion in Greenery and a new work by Festival favorite Stephen Prutsman for string quartet and soundtrack.

Sunday May 26 3:00pm

WOOLFE STREET PLAYHOUSE All concerts approximately 1 hour Sponsored by American Express

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MUSIC IN TIME at The College Directed and hosted by John Kennedy

STAY ON IT showcased in this program featuring recent work by the legendary Steve Reich, as well as an early classic by the long-neglected pioneer Julius Eastman. His Stay On It (1973) has reemerged as a signal composition of its time and, in retrospect, as an ode to Eastman’s too-short life. Also on the program are Reich’s Pulse (2015) and Runner (2016)—works that showcase the virtuosic vitality and lyricism of his musical signature.

Friday May 31 8:00pm

IN VAIN Georg Friedrich Haas’s 70-minute in vain (2000) has been described as a monumental work of our time. Tones cascade in microtones and harmonics— rising, falling, spiraling—folding back upon themselves and crashing to points of stasis. Composed in part as a protest to the rise of the far right in Austria’s 1999 elections, Haas’s work brings the concert hall to darkness while the orchestra remains playing. If futility is an aspect of social progress, in vain reminds us that light returns after periods of darkness.

Monday June 3 7:00pm

SIMONS CENTER RECITAL HALL AT COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON All concerts approximately 1 hour

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The energy and endurance of the musical revolution called minimalism is

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ST. JOHN PASSION Music by Johann Sebastian Bach Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra Westminster Choir Charleston Symphony Orchestra Chorus Conducted by Joe Miller

The unbridled sound of glorious redemption Christ’s crucifixion and the events preceding it are at once gravely solemn and gloriously redemptive—emotional depths explored with exquisite artistry in J. S. Bach’s first Passion. Festival Director of Choral Activities Joe Miller leads his magnificent Westminster Choir, the Charleston Symphony Orchestra Chorus, and the Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra in a performance of this pillar. Based on the poetic Gospel of John, this oratorio remains as edifying now as it must have been at its premiere.

See pp 12 and 28 for additional offerings from Westminster Choir.

Conversations With Saturday

May 25

3:00pm

Host and CBS News correspondent Martha Teichner interviews Festival Director of Choral Activities Joe Miller at the Charleston Library Society, 164 King St.

CHARLESTON GAILLARD CENTER MARTHA AND JOHN M. RIVERS PERFORMANCE HALL Tuesday

June 4

7:30pm

Approximately 2 hours, 15 minutes

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CARLA BLEY TRIO Carla Bley, piano Andy Sheppard, saxophone Steve Swallow, bass

Radical originality, essential eccentricity Carla Bley was just a teenager when she headed for the wild New York jazz scene of the 1950s. Through early gigs as a cigarette girl at Birdland and coat-check attendant at the Jazz Gallery, Bley frequently heard the likes

Sponsored by Wells Fargo Made possible in part by the Oliver S. and Jennie R. Donaldson Charitable Trust.

of Count Basie and Thelonious Monk—two icons who would impact her life

Programming at the College

as a prolific composer and pianist. Fast forward through a career spanning

of Charleston Cistern Yard is

more than 60 years and hundreds of scores, and Bley continues to be a

kindly endowed by Carlos,

progressive voice. On May 31, the NEA Jazz Master brings her wit and

Lisa, and Blake Evans.

uncompromising spirit to the Cistern Yard for her Festival debut. Together with longtime collaborators Steve Swallow (bass) and Andy Sheppard (saxophone), the trio will perform beloved works and new compositions from their recent release, Andando el Tiempo.

COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON CISTERN YARD Friday

May 31

9:00pm

Approximately 1 hour, 15 minutes

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PUNCH BROTHERS A bluegrass evolution Nothing is off limits for the Punch Brothers. At home in any musical genre that can be expressed on folk instruments—which is a broader caveat than one might think—this extraordinarily malleable quintet blends the fertile talents of mandolinist Chris Thile, guitarist Chris Eldridge, bassist Paul Kowert, banjoist Noam Pikelny, and violinist Gabe Witcher. “With enthusiasm and experimentation, Punch Brothers take bluegrass to its next evolutionary stage, drawing equal inspiration from the brain and the heart” (The Washington Post). They return to the Festival on the heels of releasing their first self-produced album, All Ashore, for a performance in the dreamy Cistern Yard.

COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON CISTERN YARD Sunday

May 26

9:00pm

Approximately 1 hour, 15 minutes

Sponsored by First Citizens Bank Programming at the College of Charleston Cistern Yard is kindly endowed by Carlos, Lisa, and Blake Evans.

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US Premiere

Caracalla Dance Theatre

ONE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS Extraordinary tales from ancient lands A grand palace, a murderous sultan, and a clever new bride: these are the first ingredients for a spectacular retelling of One Thousand and One Nights. To bring the age-old stories to life, the Beirut-based troupe—one of the Middle East’s most established dance companies—adds lavish silk costumes, a rich score fusing Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade and Ravel’s Bolero with traditional Arabic instruments and melodies, and a multitalented cast of more than 40 performers. With a movement style The Washington Post calls “a visual luxury arising from Eastern folk dance blended with the stretch and fluidity of ballet and the theatricality of Western modern dance,” Caracalla Dance Theatre spins Scheherazade’s fanciful tales into an evening of wonder.

CHARLESTON GAILLARD CENTER MARTHA AND JOHN M. RIVERS PERFORMANCE HALL Friday

June 7

7:30pm

Saturday

June 8

8:00pm

Sunday

June 9

2:00pm

Approximately 2 hours

The 2019 dance series is sponsored by BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina.

Sponsored by Eastern Distribution Made possible in part by Steven W. Mungo Additional support provided by Gwynn’s of Mount Pleasant

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“An unprecedented joy” — Dance Europe

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Master Class Saturday

June 8

11:00am

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WESTMINSTER CHOIR CONCERTS Conducted by Joe Miller

Transcendent vocal splendor Joe Miller’s inimitable choral ensemble makes Charleston its home each spring, displaying its virtuosity and versatility in these concerts designed to showcase its “precision, unanimity and power” (The New York Times). Now held in the exquisite sanctuary of St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church, these concerts are a quintessential Festival tradition. In the 2019 season, the program features works

by Claudio Monteverdi, Stephen Leek, Ēriks Ešenvalds, and favorites from the choir’s repertoire.

See pp 12 and 22 for additional offerings from Westminster Choir.

Conversations With Saturday

May 25

3:00pm

Host and CBS News correspondent Martha Teichner interviews Festival Director of Choral Activities Joe Miller at the Charleston Library Society, 164 King St.

ST. MATTHEW’S LUTHERAN CHURCH Saturday

June 1

5:00pm

Friday

June 7

5:00pm

Approximately 1 hour, 15 minutes

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CLASSICAL SHOWCASE Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra Conducted by Michelle Rofrano

What’s old is new again Members of the Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra take the Dock Street stage to perform repertoire from the classical and neo-classical periods.

This inventive chamber orchestra program, conducted by Michelle Rofrano, features Stravinsky’s “Dumbarton Oaks” Concerto in E-flat and Fanny Mendelssohn’s Overture in C, as well as work that would have been performed in 1736—when the first incarnation of the historic Dock Street Theatre was built.

DOCK STREET THEATRE Tuesday

May 28

Approximately 1 hour

8:00pm

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BANK OF AMERICA CHAMBER MUSIC Directed and hosted by Geoff Nuttall

Party at the Dock Street Overflowing with exuberant musicianship and joyful camaraderie, 11 stimulating and boisterous programs—each performed three times—feature bright contemporary compositions and canonic treasures. This season, hear Copland’s invigorating Appalachian Spring, Schubert’s beloved octet, and the world premiere of composer-in-residence Paul Wiancko’s oboe quintet for James Austin Smith and the St. Lawrence String Quartet. Returning Festival favorites include countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo, flutist Tara Helen O’Connor, tenor Paul Groves, and a glorious trio of pianists—Inon Barnatan, Pedja Muzijevic, and Stephen Prutsman. These and others are joined by exciting newcomers: bassoonist Amy Harman brings her “supreme eloquence” (The Times); the multi-faceted Paul Holmes Morton performs on both his lute and theorbo; and David Byrd-Marrow offers his “stunning and assured” (The New York Times) tone on the French horn.

Come celebrate Geoff Nuttall’s 10th season at the helm of this unmatched series in the intimate Dock Street Theatre.

All concerts approximately 1 hour, 15 minutes Full program details will be available in April 2019.

Sponsored by Bank of America The St. Lawrence String Quartet is the Arthur and Holly Magill Quartet in Residence.

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DOCK STREET THEATRE PROGRAM I Friday

May 24

1:00pm

Saturday

May 25

11:00am and 1:00pm

Sunday

May 26

11:00am and 1:00pm

Monday

May 27

11:00am

Monday

May 27

1:00pm

Tuesday

May 28

11:00am and 1:00pm

Wednesday

May 29

11:00am and 1:00pm

Thursday

May 30

11:00am

Thursday

May 30

1:00pm

Friday

May 31

11:00am and 1:00pm

Saturday

June 1

11:00am and 1:00pm

Sunday

June 2

11:00am

Sunday

June 2

1:00pm

Monday

June 3

11:00am and 1:00pm

Tuesday

June 4

11:00am and 1:00pm

Wednesday

June 5

11:00am

Wednesday

June 5

1:00pm

Thursday

June 6

11:00am and 1:00pm

Friday

June 7

11:00am and 1:00pm

Saturday

June 8

11:00am

Saturday

June 8

1:00pm

Sunday

June 9

11:00am and 1:00pm

PROGRAM II

PROGRAM III

PROGRAM V

PROGRAM VI

PROGRAM VII

PROGRAM VIII

PROGRAM IX

PROGRAM X

PROGRAM XI

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PROGRAM IV

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DAFNIS PRIETO BIG BAND Big, bold visions from a dream jazz orchestra With this 17-piece band—complete with saxophones, trumpets, congas, and more—Grammy nominee and MacArthur Fellow Dafnis Prieto brings some of the world’s best Afro-Cuban musicians to Charleston. Festivalgoers may remember Prieto from 2018, when the drummer backed fellow Cuban giant Chucho Valdés at the Gaillard. This time, Prieto’s rapturous compositions take the spotlight and his inventive and propulsive rhythms drive the ensemble. Drawing on sounds from his native country and those absorbed from living in the United States, Prieto creates a colorful and multi-layered style that’s distinctly his own.

CHARLESTON GAILLARD CENTER MARTHA AND JOHN M. RIVERS PERFORMANCE HALL Wednesday

May 29

7:00pm

Approximately 1 hour, 30 minutes

Sponsored by Wells Fargo Made possible in part by the Oliver S. and Jennie R. Donaldson Charitable Trust.

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“a propulsive explosion of joy, energy, and rhythm” — DownBeat

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“A life-changing litany of pure joy.”

— The Herald

US Premiere

Raw Material and Traverse Theatre Company

WHAT GIRLS ARE MADE OF Written by Cora Bissett Directed by Orla O’Loughlin

Rock ’n’ roll diary It’s 1992. Grunge has gone global, indie kids are inheriting the earth, and a schoolgirl from Scotland is catapulted into a rock-star lifestyle as the singer in a hot new band. Touring with Radiohead and partying with Blur, she was living the dream—until she wasn’t. Based on her meticulously detailed teenage diaries, Cora Bissett performs her own rollercoaster journey from the girl she was to the woman she wanted to be. Fresh from an award-winning, sold-out run in Edinburgh and presented with a live rock band, this show celebrates life’s euphoric highs and epic lows, asking what wisdom we should pass on to the next generation—and which glorious mistakes we should let them make.

This program contains adult language.

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MEMMINGER AUDITORIUM Tuesday

June 4

8:00pm

Wednesday

June 5

8:00pm

Thursday

June 6

7:30pm

Friday

June 7

7:30pm

Saturday

June 8

2:00pm

Approximately 1 hour, 15 minutes

Sponsored by Charleston GI Additional support provided by Spoleto SCENE

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MARK TURNER AND ETHAN IVERSON Mark Turner, tenor saxophone Ethan Iverson, piano

Cool-toned conversations and musical reflection There is something about the Simons Center Recital Hall that makes it an ideal venue for Ethan Iverson and Mark Turner. Maybe it’s the space’s intimate scale, which draws you in to listen and watch, with up-close clarity, as a conversation unfolds between Turner’s “delicate, almost ethereal” (The Guardian) tenor saxophone and Iverson’s impressionistic pianism. Theirs is a dialogue grounded in wide-ranging experiences—including Iverson’s 17-year history as a founding member of The Bad Plus and Turner’s collaborations with such jazz greats as Lee Konitz, Brad Mehldau, and Joshua Redman. Together, Turner and Iverson conjure a chamber-like atmosphere—sometimes meditative, other times charged—in which their cool-toned intricacies and mindful exchanges thrive.

SIMONS CENTER RECITAL HALL AT COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON

Approximately 1 hour

Wednesday

June 5

7:00pm

Thursday

June 6

7:00pm

Friday

June 7

5:00pm and 7:00pm

Made possible in part by the Oliver S. and

Saturday

June 8

5:00pm and 7:00pm

Jennie R. Donaldson Charitable Trust.

Sponsored by Wells Fargo

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DAVID VIRELLES TICKETS: SPOLETOUSA.ORG — 843.579.3100

Blending tradition with the cutting edge David Virelles knows his roots. Though the 35-year-old pianist left Cuba in 2001, the country’s rich musical heritage stays at the forefront of his work, and he often returns to his birthplace of Santiago de Cuba to study with musicians there. Blending elements of Afro-Cuban folkloric traditions with modern American jazz (he also frequently collaborates with such American masters as Henry Threadgill), Virelles creates a sound that’s at once ancient and contemporary, transcending time and genre.

For his Spoleto Festival USA debut, Virelles gives three solo concerts before welcoming his mentor and master percussionist Román Díaz, an essential Stateside source of Afro-Cuban rhythms and chants.

SIMONS CENTER RECITAL HALL AT COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON Saturday

May 25

7:00pm

Sunday

May 26

5:00pm and 7:00pm

Jazz Talk: History, Mystery, and Modernism

Monday

May 27

5:00pm and 7:00pm

Tuesday

Tuesday

May 28

5:00pm

Approximately 1 hour

Sponsored by Wells Fargo Made possible in part by the Oliver S. and Jennie R. Donaldson Charitable Trust.

May 28

7:00pm

In conversation with music critic Larry Blumenfeld, pianist and composer David Virelles discusses his immersion in the traditions of his native Cuba, his experiences on New York City’s jazz scene, and how these two cultures combine in his music. Simons Center Recital Hall at College of Charleston, 54 St. Philip Street.

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“a lovely, haunting meditation on human connection” — The New York Times

600 HIGHWAYMEN

THE FEVER Being together never felt so good Performed in complete collaboration with the audience, The Fever begins as a simple story about an ordinary party and evolves into a spellbinding examination of how we assemble, organize, and care for the bodies around us. Created by Obie Award-winning theater experimentalists 600 HIGHWAYMEN, The Fever invites the audience’s involvement to explore the limits of individual and collective responsibility and our willingness to be there for one another.

WOOLFE STREET PLAYHOUSE Tuesday

June 4

7:00pm and 9:00pm

Wednesday

June 5

8:00pm

Thursday

June 6

5:00pm and 8:00pm

Friday

June 7

9:00pm

Saturday

June 8

2:00pm, 5:00pm, and 8:00pm

Sunday June 9 2:00pm Approximately 1 hour, 15 minutes

Sponsored by American Express

Conversations With Wednesday

June 5

5:00pm

Host and CBS News correspondent Martha Teichner interviews company members from 600 HIGHWAYMEN at the Charleston Library Society, 164 King St.

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Willfully open-hearted harmonies A band with family-like chemistry, Sara Watkins, Sarah Jarosz (Spoleto Festival USA, 2011), and Aoife O’Donovan—each prolific artists in their own right—blend indelible harmonies and instrumental interplay to produce a sound that can be “sweetly ethereal... or as hearty as mountain gospel” (The New York Times). Steeped in folk traditions of the highest order, these artists also bring a sensibility that is both modern and “willfully open-hearted” (NPR). Join this trio under the oaks for an evening to remember.

COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON CISTERN YARD Saturday

June 1

9:00pm

Approximately 1 hour, 15 minutes

Sponsored by First Citizens Bank Programming at the College of Charleston Cistern Yard is kindly endowed by Carlos, Lisa, and Blake Evans.

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I’M WITH HER

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CIRCA Audible gasps encouraged With a sublime display of interlocking bodies, awe-inspiring movement, and pure physical beauty, Circa returns to the Festival after the Australian troupe’s 2011 sold-out debut. Under the direction of Yaron Lifschitz, these acrobats are at the forefront of contemporary circus, pioneering how extreme physicality can create powerful performances and blurring the lines between movement, dance, theater, and circus. In What Will Have Been, three intrepid artists perform mesmerizing feats against a soundscape of Bach—played live by a violinist—fused with spine-tingling electronica. It’s a work best viewed from the edge of your seat.

EMMETT ROBINSON THEATRE AT COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON Tuesday

June 4

6:00pm

Wednesday

June 5

7:00pm

Thursday

June 6

7:00pm

Friday

June 7

6:00pm

Saturday

June 8

5:00pm

Sunday

June 9

3:00pm

Approximately 1 hour

Sponsored by Sherman Capital Markets, LLC

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“…as breathtaking as ever… you could have heard a pin drop” — Norwich Evening News

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WELLS FARGO FESTIVAL FINALE featuring

CURTIS HARDING Grab your picnic and meet us by the river With a voice that is both “a nod to soul icons past and an embrace of music’s genre-blind future” (Garden & Gun), Curtis Harding’s timeless originality ushers in a new era of Festival Finale magic at Riverfront Park.

The son of a traveling gospel singer who later cut his teeth backing artists including CeeLo Green, Harding is now in the spotlight producing a “blistering slice of dancefloor soul that recalls prime Curtis Mayfield and late ’60s motown” (Clash). Harding’s Spoleto debut promises to be one for the record books—“the quiet energy he packs into every syllable will have you hearing his melodies in the back of your mind for days” (GQ).

Overlooking the beautiful Cooper River, Riverfront Park’s sweeping grounds open at 5:00pm. Enjoy a picnic by the water—blankets and chairs welcome—before the music begins at 6:30pm. Harding’s 8:30pm concert headlines the evening, followed by a sparkling display of fireworks, drawing the 2019 Festival to a celebratory close.

NEW VENUE!

RIVERFRONT PARK Sunday

June 9

Gates open at 5:00pm Live music starts at 6:30pm (artists to be announced) Curtis Harding performs at 8:30pm

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TICKETS: SPOLETOUSA.ORG — 843.579.3100 Riverfront Park is located in North Charleston with parking in designated areas. All tickets are general admission. Lawn chairs, blankets, and picnics are welcome; outside alcohol is prohibited. Concessions can be purchased onsite. This event is rain or shine.

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BLACK REFRACTIONS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE STUDIO MUSEUM IN HARLEM

Showcasing works from The Studio Museum in Harlem, this traveling

GIBBES MUSEUM OF ART

exhibition brings the full breadth of the museum’s unparalleled permanent collection to Charleston. Rather than aiming to construct a single history

May 24 – August 18

of “black art,” the exhibition, like the Museum itself, emphasizes plurality,

gibbesmuseum.org

including multiple approaches to and reflections on art created by artists of African descent. With works in all media from the 1930s to the present, the collection includes a wide range of well-known artists such as Romare Bearden, Jacob Lawrence, Elizabeth Catlett, Thornton Dial (Spoleto Festival USA, 1997), David Hammons (Spoleto Festival USA, 1991), Kehinde Wiley, Fred Wilson, Lorna Simpson (Spoleto Festival USA, 1991), Kerry James Marshall, and Titus Kaphar. These artists are powerful voices in American art that encourage viewers to consider the world around them in new and thoughtful ways.

A Boy In Front Of The Loews 125th Street Movie Theater, 1976, 1979, by Dawoud Bey; silver print, 5 1/5 x 8 1/2 inches; The Studio Museum in Harlem; gift of the artist; courtesy of the artist.

This exhibition is organized by the American Federation of Arts and The Studio Museum in Harlem.

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BEHIND THE GARDEN GATE The Garden Conservancy’s National Open Days Program Charleston Horticultural Society Walls of entwined ivy, dazzling blooms, and sun-dappled fern fronds abound in Charleston’s botanical sanctuaries. For the seventh year, Society and The Garden Conservancy to open the Holy City’s garden gates for self-guided tours. Each Saturday tour features eight different private gardens, promising two full days of exploration and beauty in these artfully cultivated spaces.

Purchase tickets for both weekends to see all 16 gardens. Tours are self-guided.

Saturday

May 25

between 9:00am and 3:00pm

Saturday

June 1

between 9:00am and 3:00pm

Garden descriptions and more information may be found at gardenconservancy.org/open-days/charleston.

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Spoleto Festival USA collaborates with the Charleston Horticultural

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SPOLETO ETC ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY

When we talk about community at Spoleto Festival USA, we mean many things.

Our community includes our audience—typically gathered from 50 states and 16 foreign countries; it includes the artists who perform on our stages, from every continent except Antarctica; and it includes some of our youngest and most impressionable listeners from Charleston’s public schools.

By design, our communities are wide-reaching—from dancers flying into Charleston from Beirut to you reading this brochure, wherever you may be.

We want to reach all these communities through what the Festival offers: consummate artistry, curiosity, exploration, beauty, connection, reflection, and meaning—and we want to serve each member of our community meaningfully.

Encouraging a sense of belonging within our widespread family is made possible through programs like Spoleto ETC. Each branch of this initiative pursues the inclusion of specific voices.

PROFESSIONAL ADVANCEMENT: Providing career opportunities and handson experience for young artists and arts professionals EDUCATION OUTREACH: Instilling artistic curiosity and inspiring audiences of the future through programs in schools and theaters COMMUNITY OUTREACH: Sparking connections, removing barriers, and opening doors to cultivate a sense of welcome among all PICCOLO SPOLETO: Piccolo Spoleto, the official outreach companion to Spoleto Festival USA, partners with the Festival each spring to host an exuberant 17-day celebration of the arts and community. Every year, Piccolo Spoleto features hundreds of free and modestly priced events with a focus on accessibility and participation in the arts. Detailed program information and advance ticketing will be available in late April at piccolospoleto.com.

Information about contributing to the Festival and furthering the efforts of programs like Spoleto ETC can be found on p 48 or by

Spoleto ETC is made possible in part by Carol H. Fishman, in memory of Leo Fishman.

visiting spoletousa.org.

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Top: “We should count ourselves fortunate to have such a fantastic ensemble available to us” (The Post and Courier). Through nationwide auditions of over 500 musicians, 92 will be selected as members of the Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra in 2019.

Middle: Backstage, students from Meeting Street Academy get up close and personal with Carlo Colla and Sons Marionette Company puppets used in 2018’s The Pied Piper.

Bottom: Following a special chamber music concert for families impacted by autism, Bank of America Chamber Music Director Geoff Nuttall shows his horse-hair bow to the attentive guests.

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BECOME INSTRUMENTAL IN THE FESTIVAL’S SUCCESS Spoleto Festival USA is proud of its history. For

SPOLETO SOCIETY

43 years, the Festival has upheld its mission to

Members of Spoleto Society ($1,250+) enjoy unparalleled

present programs of the highest artistic caliber

opportunities to experience the best of what the Festival

while maintaining a dedication to young artists, a

has to offer—benefits range from personal ticketing

commitment to all forms of the performing arts,

assistance through our patron services manager to the

a passion for contemporary innovation, and an enthusiasm for providing unusual performance opportunities for established artists.

This commitment to the global artistic community would not be possible without your financial support. Ticket sales and other earned income cover less than 50 percent of the cost of the Festival.

opportunity to meet artists at special parties.

FESTIVAL CIRCLE Members of Festival Circle ($100 – $1,249) receive an array of benefits, including advance access to tickets during our donor pre-sale and an invitation to the final dress rehearsal of a featured production.

SPOLETO SCENE Members of Spoleto SCENE ($150), the Festival’s youngpatrons group (ages 21 – 39), enjoy specially priced ticket packages and invitations to SCENE-only parties, happy hours, and behind-the-scenes opportunities.

BRAVO SOCIETY Members of the Bravo Society demonstrate a significant, yet simple, commitment to the Spoleto Festival USA of today and the Festival’s vibrant future. There are a variety of ways individuals may support the Festival through planned giving. To learn more, please call 843.720.1176.

To make a gift to the Festival, visit spoletousa.org/support or call 843.724.1192.

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THANK YOU TO OUR FUNDERS

City of Charleston

South Carolina Arts

The Samuel Freeman

Commission, which receives

Charitable Trust Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation BMW Manufacturing Co.

support from the National Endowment for the Arts Oliver S. and Jennie R.

Eastern Distribution The Brand Foundation of New York, Inc. County of Charleston

Donaldson Charitable Trust

Charleston GI

Sherman Capital

Gwynn’s of Mount Pleasant

Arthur and Holly Magill Foundation Christel DeHaan Family Foundation The Charles E. and Andrea L. Volpe Charitable Trust

Markets, LLC

IMAGERY CREDITS

Doug Hickok, covers and pp 1, 21; Nathalie Sternalski, pp 4, 5; photo provided, p 6; Kelly Stuart, p 7; photo provided, p 8; Leigh Webber, pp 10, 30, 31, 47; photo provided, p 11; licensed, pp 2, 12, 13; Paul B. Goode, pp 14, 15; Rob Davidson, p 16; photo provided, p 17; Paul Barritt, p 18; William Struhs, pp 20, 22, 28, 48; Caterina di Perri ECM Records, p 23; Josh Goleman, pp 24, 25; photo provided, p 27; Julia Lynn, p 29; Henry Lopez, p 33; Sid Scott, pp 34, 25; photo provided, p 36; photo provided, p 37; Maria Baranova, p 38; David McClister, p 39; Andy Phillipson, pp 40, 41; photo provided, p 43; Joshua Corrigan of Ellis Creek Photography, p 45

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FUNDERS

50 CHARLESTON ACCOMMODATIONS GUIDE

FEATURED ACCOMMODATIONS GO!

SPOLETO!

Insider tip: Take advantage of our hotel and ticket packages! Book a room with one of our featured Go Spoleto! hotel partners and receive a code to purchase a range of specially priced performance tickets. Each hotel offers a unique experience for Festivalgoers; check with the hotel for rates, package availability, and restrictions. Learn more at spoletousa.org/gospoleto.

ANSONBOROUGH INN

GO!

FRANCIS MARION HOTEL

GO!

Built circa 1900, this 4-Diamond AAARated boutique inn offers complimentary breakfast and an afternoon wine and cheese reception. Its spacious rooms

Historic hotel in the grand tradition.

Located in the historic district and walking distance to many Festival venues, restaurants, and shops. Rooms

are within walking distance to most Festival events.

21 Hasell St. | 843.723.1655 ansonboroughinn.com

and spacious penthouse suites with unsurpassed views. Parking, valet.

387 King St. | 877.756.2121 francismarioncharleston.com

THE BEACH CLUB AT CHARLESTON

HYATT HOUSE CHARLESTON -

HARBOR RESORT & MARINA

HISTORIC DISTRICT

GO!

A world-class destination offering an abundance of activities and elegant accommodations with balconies in every guestroom that showcase spectacular sunsets overlooking the water and surrounding sights of downtown Charleston.

28 Patriot Points Rd. | 843.856.0028 charlestonharborresort.com/ the-beach-club.htm

BELMOND CHARLESTON PLACE GO!

As Charleston’s luxury destination, Belmond Charleston Place offers the ideal launch point for Spoleto Festival USA. Enjoy dinner for two at Charleston Grill, breakfast for two daily, and welcome amenities. Valid May 23 – June 15.

205 Meeting St. | 800.611.5549 belmond.com/charlestonplace

THE DEWBERRY

GO!

A luxury escape in the heart of downtown Charleston, The Dewberry borders historic Marion Square. Offering world-class service and unparalleled views, it pays homage to the city’s mid-century architectural splendor.

334 Meeting St. | 843.558.8000 thedewberrycharleston.com

HYATT PLACE CHARLESTON -

P1 VRTC Garage, 63 Mary St. P2 Visitor Center Lot, 375 Meeting St. P3 Aquarium Garage, 24 Calhoun St. P4 Camden Garage, 47 John St. P5 Gaillard Garage, 32 Alexander St. P6 Marion Square Garage, 399 King St. P7 College of Charleston Garage, 91 St. Philip St. P8 George Society Lot, 31 George St. P9 St. Philip Street Garage, 34 St. Philip St. P10 Charleston Place Garage, 85 Hasell St. P11 Wentworth Garage, 81 Wentworth St. P12 Majestic Square Garage, 153 Market St. P13 Cumberland Street Garage, 160 Meeting St.

GO!

Guests will enjoy spacious rooms, an indoor heated pool, and free WiFi. Located on Upper King Street, the Historic District offers boutique shopping, exquisite dining, and close proximity to Festival events.

560 King St. | 843.414.4900 hyattplacecharlestonhistoricdistrict.com

THE VENDUE

SEE MAP ON PAGE 51

GO!

Located in the trendy Upper King district with boutiques, award-winning restaurants, and historic sites, this hotel is perfect for Spoleto travelers and offers residentialstyle accommodations with free breakfast buffet WiFi. 560 King St. | 843.207.2299 hyatthousecharlestonhistoricdistrict.com

HISTORIC DISTRICT

PARKING GUIDE

P14 Concord Garage, 1 Cumberland St. P15 Market/Horlbeck Lot, 131 Market St. P16 Queen Street Garage, 93 Queen St. P17 Garage at King and Queen Streets, 114-128 King St. P18 East Bay Garage, 25 Prioleau St.

GO!

Named #1 Hotel in Charleston and #9 Hotel in the US by Travel + Leisure. Dedicated entirely to the arts, this downtown hotel provides genuine Southern hospitality and the highest level of service.

19 Vendue Range | 843.577.7970 thevendue.com

PALMER’S PINCKNEY INN Walk out the front door and be a short distance to Spoleto events, restaurants, shops, and tours. The Inn received a 2018 Award of Excellence on TripAdvisor.

19 Pinckney St. | 843.722.1733 palmerpinckneyinn.com

PARKING GARAGES: There are many parking garages located throughout downtown Charleston. Garages typically charge by the hour.

SURFACE PARKING LOTS: Surface lots either charge by the hour or a flat daily rate.

METERED PARKING: Meters are checked 9:00am until 10:00pm Monday through Saturday; metered parking is free on Sunday and city holidays.

RESIDENTIAL AREAS: Visitors can park for free for one to two hours on residential streets. Time limitations are posted in these areas.

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Woolfe Street Playhouse, 34 Woolfe St.

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College of Charleston Cistern Yard, 66 George St.

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Gibbes Museum of Art, 135 Meeting St.

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St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church, 405 King St.

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Charleston Gaillard Center / Spoleto Festival USA Box Office, 95 Calhoun St.

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Dock Street Theatre, 135 Church St.

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Simons Center Recital Hall at College of Charleston, 54 St. Philip St.

6

Memminger Auditorium, 56 Beaufain St.

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Opening Ceremonies, City Hall, 80 Broad St.

Emmett Robinson Theatre at College of Charleston, 54 St. Philip St.

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2019 EVENT CALENDAR 23 MAY: THURSDAY 8:00pm

Shakespeare’s Globe | Audience Choice (preview) DST (p 8)

24 MAY: FRIDAY 12:00pm 1:00pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 8:00pm

9:00pm

Opening Ceremonies OPN Chamber I DST (p 30) Roots ROB (p 18) Salome CGC (p 2) Shakespeare’s Globe | Twelfth Night DST (p 8) Esperanza Spalding CIS (p 6)

25 MAY: SATURDAY 9:00am 11:00am 1:00pm 2:00pm 3:00pm 3:30pm

5:00pm

7:00pm

7:00pm 8:00pm

8:00pm 8:00pm

8:30pm 9:00pm

Behind the Garden Gate (p 45) Chamber I DST (p 30) Chamber I DST (p 30) Roots ROB (p 18) Conv | Joe Miller CLS (p 28) Shakespeare’s Globe | Audience Choice DST (p 8) MIT | The Living Earth Show WSP (p 20) Compagnie Hervé Koubi CGC (p 4) David Virelles REC (p 37) MIT | The Living Earth Show WSP (p 20) Roots ROB (p 18) Shakespeare’s Globe | Audience Choice DST (p 8) Opening-Night Fête (p 5) Esperanza Spalding CIS (p 6)

26 MAY: SUNDAY 11:00am 1:00pm 2:00pm

3:00pm

5:00pm 5:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 8:00pm

9:00pm

Chamber II DST (p 30) Chamber II DST (p 30) Compagnie Hervé Koubi CGC (p 4) MIT | Rebellion in Greenery WSP (p 20) David Virelles REC (p 37) Roots ROB (p 18) City Symphonies MEM (p 17) David Virelles REC (p 37) Shakespeare’s Globe | The Comedy of Errors DST (p 8) Punch Brothers CIS (p 24)

1:00pm 2:00pm 3:30pm

5:00pm 5:00pm

7:00pm

7:30pm 8:00pm

Chamber III DST (p 30) Roots ROB (p 18) Shakespeare’s Globe | Pericles DST (p 8) Conv | 1927 ROB (p 18) David Virelles and Román Díaz REC (p 37) David Virelles and Román Díaz REC (p 37) Path of Miracles CGC (p 12) Shakespeare’s Globe | Audience Choice DST (p 8)

1:00pm 5:00pm 5:00pm

7:30pm

8:00pm 8:00pm 8:00pm

9:00pm 9:00pm

Chamber V DST (p 30) Conv | Bill T. Jones MEM (p 14) Pay No Attention to the Girl WSP (p 7) Letter to a Friend in Gaza ROB (p 11) MIT | Stay On It REC (p 21) Path of Miracles CGC (p 12) Shakespeare’s Globe | Twelfth Night DST (p 8) Carla Bley Trio CIS (p 23) Pay No Attention to the Girl WSP (p 7)

28 MAY: TUESDAY 11:00am 1:00pm 5:00pm

7:00pm

7:00pm 7:30pm

8:00pm

Chamber III DST (p 30) Chamber III DST (p 30) David Virelles and Román Díaz REC (p 37) Jazz Talk | David Virelles REC (p 37) Roots ROB (p 18) Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company (Dora) MEM (p 14) Classical Showcase DST (p 29)

29 MAY: WEDNESDAY 11:00am 1:00pm 7:00pm

7:00pm

7:30pm

7:30pm

Chamber IV DST (p 30) Chamber IV DST (p 30) Dafnis Prieto Big Band CGC (p 32) Pay No Attention to the Girl WSP (p 7) Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company (Lance) MEM (p 14) Shakespeare’s Globe | The Comedy of Errors DST (p 8)

30 MAY: THURSDAY 11:00am 1:00pm 3:30pm

7:00pm

7:00pm

7:30pm

7:30pm 8:00pm

9:00pm

Chamber IV DST (p 30) Chamber V DST (p 30) Jazz Talk | Terri Lyne Carrington REC (p 16) Pay No Attention to the Girl WSP (p 7) Shakespeare’s Globe | Audience Choice DST (p 8) Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company (Ambros) MEM (p 14) Salome CGC (p 2) Letter to a Friend in Gaza ROB (p 11) Geri Allen Tribute Quintet CIS (p 16)

27 MAY: MONDAY

31 MAY: FRIDAY

11:00am Chamber II DST (p 30)

11:00am Chamber V DST (p 30)

1 JUNE: SATURDAY 9:00am 11:00am 1:00pm 2:00pm

3:00pm

3:30pm

5:00pm

5:00pm 7:30pm

7:30pm

8:00pm

8:00pm

8:00pm

9:00pm

Behind the Garden Gate (p 45) Chamber VI DST (p 30) Chamber VI DST (p 30) Pay No Attention to the Girl WSP (p 7) Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company (Dora) MEM (p 14) Shakespeare’s Globe | The Comedy of Errors DST (p 8) Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company (Lance) MEM (p 14) Westminster Choir STM (p 28) Letter to a Friend in Gaza ROB (p 11) Prokofiev and Shostakovich CGC (p 10) Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company (Ambros) MEM (p 14) Pay No Attention to the Girl WSP (p 7) Shakespeare’s Globe | Audience Choice DST (p 8) I’m With Her CIS (p 39)

2 JUNE: SUNDAY 11:00am 1:00pm 2:00pm

3:00pm 7:00pm

7:30pm

Chamber VI DST (p 30) Chamber VII DST (p 30) Letter to a Friend in Gaza ROB (p 11) Salome CGC (p 2) Letter to a Friend in Gaza ROB (p 11) Shakespeare’s Globe | Pericles DST (p 8)

3 JUNE: MONDAY 11:00am 1:00pm 7:00pm

Chamber VII DST (p 30) Chamber VII DST (p 30) MIT | in vain REC (p 21)

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4 JUNE: TUESDAY 11:00am 1:00pm 6:00pm 7:00pm 7:30pm

7:30pm 8:00pm

9:00pm

Chamber VIII DST (p 30) Chamber VIII DST (p 30) Circa ROB (p 40) The Fever WSP (p 38) Shakespeare’s Globe | Audience Choice DST (p 8) St. John Passion CGC (p 22) What Girls Are Made Of MEM (p 34) The Fever WSP (p 38)

6:00pm 7:00pm

7:30pm

7:30pm

7:30pm

9:00pm

Circa ROB (p 40) Mark Turner and Ethan Iverson REC (p 36) One Thousand and One Nights CGC (p 26) Shakespeare’s Globe | The Comedy of Errors DST (p 8) What Girls Are Made Of MEM (p 34) The Fever WSP (p 38)

8 JUNE: SATURDAY 5 JUNE: WEDNESDAY Chamber VIII DST (p 30) Chamber IX DST (p 30) Conv | The Fever CLS (p 38) Circa ROB (p 40) Mark Turner and Ethan Iverson REC (p 36) Salome CGC (p 2) Shakespeare’s Globe | Twelfth Night DST (p 8) The Fever WSP (p 38) What Girls Are Made Of MEM (p 34)

6 JUNE: THURSDAY 11:00am 1:00pm 5:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm

7:30pm

7:30pm

8:00pm

Chamber IX DST (p 30) Chamber IX DST (p 30) The Fever WSP (p 38) Circa ROB (p 40) Mark Turner and Ethan Iverson REC (p 36) Shakespeare’s Globe | Audience Choice DST (p 8) What Girls Are Made Of MEM (p 34) The Fever WSP (p 38)

7 JUNE: FRIDAY 11:00am 1:00pm 5:00pm

5:00pm

Chamber X DST (p 30) Chamber X DST (p 30) Mark Turner and Ethan Iverson REC (p 36) Westminster Choir STM (p 28)

Chamber X DST (p 30) Chamber XI DST (p 30) The Fever WSP (p 38) What Girls Are Made Of MEM (p 34) Shakespeare’s Globe | Twelfth Night DST (p 8) Circa ROB (p 40) The Fever WSP (p 38) Mark Turner and Ethan Iverson REC (p 36) Mark Turner and Ethan Iverson REC (p 36) The Fever WSP (p 38) One Thousand and One Nights CGC (p 26) Shakespeare’s Globe | Audience Choice DST (p 8)

OPN: Opening Ceremonies, City Hall DST: Dock Street Theatre CGC: Charleston Gaillard Center ROB: Emmett Robinson Theatre at College of Charleston MEM: Memminger Auditorium CIS: College of Charleston Cistern Yard WSP: Woolfe Street Playhouse REC: Simons Center Recital Hall at

College of Charleston

CLS: Charleston Library Society STM: St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church RFP: Riverfront Park Turn to p 51 for a venue map and more details

HOW TO BUY TICKETS Tickets available online and over the phone beginning January 16.

Visit spoletousa.org for information about pre-sale access for donors.

ONLINE: spoletousa.org

BY PHONE: 843.579.3100 IN PERSON BEGINNING APRIL 30:

9 JUNE: SUNDAY

Charleston Gaillard Center

11:00am 1:00pm 2:00pm 2:00pm

3:00pm 3:30pm

5:00pm

95 Calhoun St.

Chamber XI DST (p 30) Chamber XI DST (p 30) The Fever WSP (p 38) One Thousand and One Nights CGC (p 26) Circa ROB (p 40) Shakespeare’s Globe | Pericles DST (p 8) Wells Fargo Festival Finale featuring Curtis Harding RFP (p 42)

Monday – Sunday 9:00am – 5:00pm Sunday, June 9 9:00am – 2:00pm Gift certificates are available!

SAVE THE DATES Spoleto Festival USA 2020 May 22 – June 7

Bold = opening performance

Senior and Military Discounts

Group Sales

Late Seating

Senior citizens and military personnel may

Discounted rates are available for groups of 10

Patrons arriving late to a performance will be

receive discounts on select performances with

or more on selected performances. For more

seated solely at the house manager’s discretion.

valid identification. Discounts may apply only

information, call 843.720.1116.

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have a ticket. Lawn chairs are prohibited at all College of Charleston Cistern Yard events.

Student Tickets

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For information about our Spoleto Student

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Ticket program, please visit spoletousa.org.

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GIAN CARLO MENOTTI ON HIS FOUNDING VISION FOR SPOLETO FESTIVAL USA IN 1977

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