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Heir apparent?
It looks like there soon might be a new director of Spoleto’s chamber music series. This morning, Charles Wadsworth, the series’ current director, announced that Geoff Nuttall, the first violinist for the St. Lawrence String Quartet, Spoleto’s ensemble-in-residence, has been named the series’ new associate director.
Wadsworth’s announcement, along with evident health issues resulting from age, [...]
Insert potty pun here
What do the writers of Urinetown have against bunnies? The furry little fellas die in all manner of nasty ways in the shamefully entertaining send-up of musicals at the Village Playhouse, at least anecdotally, and it’s awful hard not to giggle when they do. But bunnies are hardly the only ones to shuffle off their [...]
The Winners Are…
CP writer Jason Zwiker gives a fair assessment of this year’s Felder Film Fest in his brand new review. The festival’s been showing local, national and international indie films for four years now, awarding trophies to the best short films received.
This year, the Bronze Palmetto goes to West Ashley-based Richard Almes for “Florence Crittendon,” a [...]
Buzzcast #5: Cabaret Kiki
As promised, Buzzcast #5 (or six, frankly not sure):
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Like language without words
Pound for pound, the Big Festival’s two dance programs so far have provided some of the most concentrated entertainment and artistry in the whole opening weekend. Israel’s Batsheva Company also reminded — like a kick to the head — why dance is such a powerful form of visual and emotional expression. City Paper critic Eliza [...]
Buzzcast #3: Julian Wiles
He’s being kicked out of the Dock Street Theatre for three years while it undergoes a top-to-bottom facelift, but Julian Wiles is not slowing down – he’s just taking Charleston Stage Company, which he founded 30 years ago, up the street a ways. Tonight (May 24), Wiles inaugurates his temporary new home at the [...]
