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Darcy Shankland | 06/01/2012 - 4:49pm
  A packed house greeted Dublin’s Gate Theatre Thursday night, all anxious to see Noël Coward’s Hay Fever staged by the company who last delivered Spoleto a sold-out run of Present Laughter in 2010. The curtain—...

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Darcy Shankland | 06/01/2012 - 4:21pm
  Review by Harriet McLeod Photographs by William Struhs   In his third season as director of Spoleto's popular Chamber Music Series, stylish fiddler Geoff Nuttal continues to program with imagination. He also...

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Darcy Shankland | 06/01/2012 - 10:32am
  It’s hard to decide what was more compelling, Mike Daisey’s two-hour one-man show, The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs, or the subsequent post-performance Q&A grilling from CBS’ Martha Teichner. But allow me to...

Party Scene

Reese Moore | 05/30/2012 - 5:15pm
If there’s one thing Spoleto and its patrons do well, it’s an elegant Lowcountry fete. Dining al fresco, mingling on the veranda, and stimulating conversation are staples of any Spoleto party, and the Feng Yi Ting after-party was no...

Style File

Ayoka Lucas | 05/30/2012 - 1:14pm
    Ansonborough Field came alive last Friday for the highly anticipated Spoleto Opening Night Fête. Following the Alvin Ailey Dance Theater performance, Festival patrons gathered in style under illuminated tents for a...

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Darcy Shankland | 05/28/2012 - 11:21am
  More, please. That’s my first thought after seeing last night’s The Children and Animals Took to the Streets, a production by the London-based 1927 company. A mix of performances by three female actors blended in amazing...

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Darcy Shankland | 05/28/2012 - 10:46am
Review By Eliza Ingle Who knew there was so much to do in a small empty room? Well, Tobias Wegner in Leo pulls out all stops imaginable with the help of a very simple idea that is turned upside down, allowing a whole other world to appear. The...

Party Scene

Reese Moore | 05/28/2012 - 12:22am
Patience is a virtue, and certainly a virtue well used by Japanese artist Motoi Yamamoto. The renowned artist recently completed a seven day artist residency at the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art where he created a wall-to-wall installation...

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Darcy Shankland | 05/27/2012 - 1:39pm
  Review by Harriet McLeod   Thanks, Philip Glass, for your unending curiosity. Kepler, which made its American stage premiere Saturday night at Sottile Theatre, is among Glass’ musical explorations of radical thinkers:...

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Darcy Shankland | 05/26/2012 - 2:10pm
After many phone calls and emails exchanged with the kind and enthusiastic Michael Grofsorean—longtime director of Spoleto’s jazz series—for a profile in our May 2012 issue, I was happy to finally see him in person Friday night,...

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