Charleston,
SC � April 2006 � Spoleto Festival
USA is pleased to announce the complete program for its 30th Anniversary
season. The 2006 Festival, slated for May 26 to June 11, promises a whirlwind
of performances from around the globe.
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Highlights
of the Festival�s 30th season include a new production of Gounod�s opera
Roméo et Juliette along with encore performances of last year�s
extraordinarily popular production of Don Giovanni; the American debut
of Great Britain�s Kneehigh Theatre; the world premiere of Geisha, directed
by the young Singaporean director Ong Keng Sen; Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane
Dance Company�s powerful new piece Blind Date; Nrityagram Dance Ensemble,
a stellar troupe of dancers and musicians whose work is steeped in the
Odissi traditions; Spanish flamenco sensation Sara Baras; and the American
debuts of Norwegian jazz vocalist Solveig Slettahjell and Brazilian guitarists
Sérgio Santos and Marcus Tardelli.
Other
Festival highlights include Paul Taylor Dance Company�s critically acclaimed
Promethean Fire; the return of sparkling mezzo-soprano Jennifer Larmore
and the Westminster Choir in a performance of Mozart�s Great Mass in C
Minor; the Wachovia Jazz series headlined by Grammy Award-nominated vocalist
Kurt Elling; the 33 effervescent concerts of the Bank of America Chamber
Music series; the Ginn Clubs & Resorts Spoleto Festival Orchestra in
a commanding performance of Mahler�s Fifth Symphony; a late afternoon Intermezzo
concert of Haydn and Mozart piano concerti performed by virtuoso Andrew
von Oeyen; the always fresh Music in Time series with featured pianist
Jenny Lin; the return of Circus Flora; the return of the Solo Turns series
with two new works by Mike Daisey; and much more.
Ticket
Information
Tickets
range from $10 to $140. To purchase tickets, call (843) 579-3100 or visit
Spoleto�s official website at www.spoletousa.org.
Tickets may be purchased in person at the Spoleto Box Office in the Gaillard
Municipal Auditorium, 77 Calhoun Street.
Spoleto
Media Contact:
Jennifer
Harris
(843)
720-1136
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learn more about the Charleston area, please contact the Charleston Area
Convention & Visitors Bureau at 843�853�8000 / 800�868�8118, or visit
www.charlestoncvb.com.
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843�853�8000
Chris
Nobles, Media Relations Director
Amy
Ballenger-Guest, Associate Director Media Relations
Katie
Chapman, Media Relations Manager
Liz
Scarborough, Media Relations Assistant
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