SPOLETO FESTIVAL USA 2015 GROUP SALES

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ABOUT SPOLETO FESTIVAL USA

For 17 days and nights each spring, Spoleto Festival USA fills Charleston’s historic theaters, churches, and outdoor spaces with a dizzying array of performances of opera, theater, dance, and music. Every year, the Festival welcomes a wide range of groups, including tour groups, businesses, non-profit organizations, clubs, alumni associations, and friends and family who enjoy socializing and attending Festival events together.

Book your group today by calling the Festival’s group sales manager, Becca Nicholson, at 843.720.1116.

2015 PROGRAM INFORMATION

OPERA GOLDEN DRAGON WATER PUPPET THEATRE One of Vietnam’s cultural treasures, these traditional puppets PARADISE INTERRUPTED perform with live music in a specially constructed pool. A vast garden grows before your eyes in this world premiere opera by artist Jennifer Wen Ma and composer Huang Ruo. WHEN IT RAINS A dark comedy, social satire, and heartbreaking drama, this story depicts how misfortune changes relationships between the closest of people.

DANCE

A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE The Scottish Ballet recreates Tennessee Williams’s famous play, combining high drama with articulate physicality to tell the story of Blanche DuBois, Stella, and Stanley. Photo courtesy of Jennifer Wen Ma

VEREMONDA L’AMAZZONE DI ARAGONA The Spanish King and Queen’s siege of the Moorish fort on the Rock of Gibraltar is tangled with passionate love stories and comical mistaken identities in Cavalli’s 1652 opera. THEATER

ROMEO AND JULIET Shakespeare’s Globe theater makes its Festival debut with a brand new production of the Bard’s timeless tragedy in which Photo by Andrew Ross youthful passion and warring families intertwine. SHEN WEI DANCE ARTS Dancers form a kaleidoscopic map that unfurls to Steve SLEEPING BEAUTY Reich’s The Desert Music; this performance also includes a Italy’s Carlo Colla and Sons Marionette Company brings the new work choreographed by Chinese visionary Shen Wei. enchanting tale of cursed Princess Aurora to life with 165 handcrafted marionettes. TRISHA BROWN DANCE COMPANY This definitive postmodern dance company brings four of its influential works to the Festival: Set and Reset, If you couldn’t see me, Rogues, and PRESENT TENSE. Photo by Julia Lynn SPOLETO FESTIVAL USA 14 George Street Charleston, SC 29401 spoletousa.org WESTMINSTER CHOIR CONCERT 2015 PROGRAM INFORMATION Joe Miller leads his magnificent choir in Urmas Sisack’s Oremus; (continued) Eric Whitacre’s Leonardo Dreams of His Flying Machine; Monte- verdi’s Sí ch’io vorrei morire; and the opening chorus from Bach’s WHAT MOVES YOU Cantata 79. Memphis jooker Charles “Lil Buck” Riley pairs his elastic, elegant street dance with cellist Ashley Bathgate’s musical accompaniment. LANG / CARRISIMI Westminster Choir performs David Lang’s Pulitzer Prize-winning PHYSICAL THEATER The Little Match Girl Passion with new choreography by Pontus Lidberg, along with Carissimi’s Jephte. KNEE DEEP Australian company Casus Circus makes its Festival Debut with this bold and captivating work. MUSIC

BANK OF AMERICA CHAMBER MUSIC Hosted by violinist Geoff Nuttall, these popular twice-daily concerts feature 11 fresh and distinctive programs performed by a fantastic roster of musicians.

CITY LIGHTS This 1931 silent film features Charlie Chaplin’s beloved “Little Tramp” in his pinnacle role; the Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra Photo by Julia Lynn Photography accompanies the film under William Eddins’s baton. WELLS FARGO JAZZ DECASIA Filmmaker Bill Morrison’s 2002 film assembles found footage and CARLOS AGUIRRE meditates on the decay of silent films; John Kennedy leads the This Argentine composer and pianist makes his North American Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra in live accompaniment. debut with compositions that fuse South American folklore, jazz, and chamber music idioms. EMMYLOU HARRIS AND RODNEY CROWELL These Nashville legends join each other for a Memorial Day DIANNE REEVES performance, drawing from their shared history and 40-year One of the world’s preeminent jazz vocalists, Dianne Reeves friendship. interprets songs from all corners of music effortlessly.

Photo by Jerris Madison

KATE DAVIS Photo courtesy of Emmylou Harris and Rodeny Crowell This multi-instrumentalist and vocalist puts a fresh spin on the MUSIC IN TIME standards and brings a canonical sensibility to her own lush Huang Ruo’s The Lost Garden | May 23; The Book of Sounds, pianist creations. Conor Hanick | May 31; The Concord Sonata, pianist Conor Hanick; June 2; Quarter-Tone Shredding, The Living Earth Show | May 27; MADELEINE PEYROUX Double Happiness, The Living Earth Show | May 28 Through distinctive renditions of old classics and modern tunes, Madeleine Peyroux is an insightful and fresh vocalist with flawless TAN DUN / BARBER / SIBELIUS choices in repertoire and a signature sound. John Kennedy leads the elite Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra in Tan Dun’s Concerto for Orchestra, Barber’s Knoxville: Summer of 1915, MÔNICA SALMASO and Sibelius’s Symphony no. 5 One of Brazil’s finest singers, Mônica Salmaso accesses tradition and contemporary fare as she reaches new emotional depths. ST. MATTHEW PASSION Joe Miller leads Bach’s double choir and double orchestra in Bach’s MUSICA NUDA monumental account of The Last Supper, Judas’s betrayal, Peter’s A simple and bold duo fuses jazz, songwriting, rock, punk, and clas- denial, and Jesus’s trial and crucifixion. sical music to defy boundaries and create new music that is funny, sarcastic, or romantic. TAYLOR MAC This Flamboyant provocateur travels through time to examine RITA MARCOTULLI AND LUCIANO BIONDINI popular music from various eras, spanning from the 18th century to Pianist Rita Marcotulli and accordionist Luciano Biondini access present day. their Italian roots as well as new influences and possibilities for an OTHER inspired sound. FESTIVAL FINALE An all-day party at Middleton Place including picnicking, a beer garden, fireworks, and a performance by St. Paul & The Broken Bones.

SPOLETO FESTIVAL USA 14 George Street Charleston, SC 29401 spoletousa.org Photo by Julia Lynn CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Take advantage of group pricing! Select performances, indicated in pink, include a group discount of up to 20% off the ticket face value.

TIME EVENT GENRE VENUE 21 MAY: THURSDAY 8:00 PM Romeo and Juliet (preview) Theater DST 9:00 PM Musica Nuda Jazz CIS

22 MAY: FRIDAY 1:00 PM Chamber Music I Music DST 3:00 PM Sleeping Beauty Theater ROB 6:00 PM Sleeping Beauty Theater ROB 7:00 PM Paradise Interrupted Opera MEM 7:00 PM A Streetcar Named Desire Dance SOT 8:00 PM Romeo and Juliet Theater DST 9:00 PM Musica Nuda Jazz CIS

23 MAY: SATURDAY 11:00 AM Chamber Music I Music DST 12:00 PM Sleeping Beauty Theater ROB 1:00 PM Chamber Music I Music DST 2:00 PM A Streetcar Named Desire Dance SOT 3:30 PM Conv | Shakespeare’s Globe Artist Talks CLS 5:00 PM Sleeping Beauty Theater ROB 5:00 PM The Lost Garden Music REC 7:30 PM Veremonda, l’amazzone di Aragona Opera DST 8:00 PM A Streetcar Named Desire Dance SOT 9:00 PM Mônica Salmaso Jazz CIS

24 MAY: SUNDAY 11:00 AM Chamber Music II Music DST 12:00 PM Sleeping Beauty Theater ROB 1:00 PM Chamber Music II Music DST 3:00 PM A Streetcar Named Desire Dance SOT 3:30 PM Conv | Paradise Interrupted Artist Talks CLS 3:30 PM Romeo and Juliet Theater DST 5:00 PM Sleeping Beauty Theater ROB 5:00 PM Westminster Choir Music CTL 8:00pm Paradise Interrupted Opera MEM 8:30 PM Romeo and Juliet Theater DST 9:00 PM Mônica Salmaso Jazz CIS

25 MAY: MONDAY 11:00 AM Chamber Music II Music DST 1:00 PM Chamber Music III Music DST 1:00 PM Sleeping Beauty Theater ROB 3:30 PM Romeo and Juliet Theater DST 5:00 PM Carlos Aguirre Jazz REC 5:00 PM City Lights Music | Film SOT 7:30 PM Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell Music TDA 7:30 PM Sleeping Beauty Theater ROB 8:00 PM Romeo and Juliet Theater DST

All prices are subject to change.

SPOLETO FESTIVAL USA 14 George Street Charleston, SC 29401 spoletousa.org Photo by Julia Lynn CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Take advantage of group pricing! Select performances, indicated in pink, include a group discount of up to 20% off the ticket face value.

TIME EVENT GENRE VENUE 26 MAY: TUESDAY 11:00 AM Chamber Music III Music DST 1:00 PM Chamber Music III Music DST 5:00 PM Carlos Aguirre Jazz REC 6:00 PM Sleeping Beauty Theater ROB 7:00 PM Carlos Aguirre Jazz REC 7:30 PM Veremonda, l’amazzone di Aragona Opera DST 8:00 PM Tan Dun / Barber / Sibelius Music SOT

27 MAY: WEDNESDAY 11:00 AM Chamber Music IV Music DST 1:00 PM Chamber Music IV Music DST 5:00 PM Carlos Aguirre Jazz REC 5:00 PM Westminster Choir Music CTL 6:00 PM Sleeping Beauty Theater ROB 7:00 PM Carlos Aguirre Jazz REC 7:30 PM Romeo and Juliet Theater DST 8:00 PM Paradise Interrupted Opera MEM 9:00 PM Quarter-Tone Shredding Music WSP

28 MAY: THURSDAY 11:00 AM Chamber Music IV Music DST 1:00 PM Chamber Music V Music DST 5:00 PM Rita Marcotulli and Luciano Biondini Jazz REC 7:00 PM Rita Marcotulli and Luciano Biondini Jazz REC 8:00 PM Romeo and Juliet Theater DST 9:00 PM Double Happiness Music WSP 9:00 PM Madeleine Peyroux Jazz CIS

29 MAY: FRIDAY 11:00 AM Chamber Music V Music DST 1:00 PM Chamber Music V Music DST 3:30 PM Romeo and Juliet Theater DST 5:00 PM Rita Marcotulli and Luciano Biondini Jazz REC 7:00 PM Rita Marcotulli and Luciano Biondini Jazz REC 7:30 PM What Moves You Dance WSP 8:00 PM Paradise Interrupted Opera MEM 8:00 PM Romeo and Juliet Theater DST 8:00 PM Trisha Brown Dance Company Dance ROB 9:00 PM Madeleine Peyroux Jazz CIS

30 MAY: SATURDAY 11:00 AM Chamber Music VI Music DST 1:00 PM Chamber Music VI Music DST 2:00 PM What Moves You Dance WSP 3:30 PM Conv | Veremonda Artist Talks CLS 5:00 PM Lang / Carissimi Music SOT 5:00 PM Rita Marcotulli and Luciano Biondini Jazz REC 7:00 PM Rita Marcotulli and Luciano Biondini Jazz REC 8:00 PM Veremonda, l’amazzone di Aragona Opera DST 8:00 PM Trisha Brown Dance Company Dance ROB 9:00 PM Dianne Reeves Jazz CIS 9:00 PM What Moves You Dance WSP

All prices are subject to change. Photo by Julia Lynn SPOLETO FESTIVAL USA 14 George Street Charleston, SC 29401 spoletousa.org CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Take advantage of group pricing! Select performances, indicated in pink, include a group discount of up to 20% off the ticket face value.

TIME EVENT GENRE VENUE 31 MAY: SUNDAY 11:00 AM Chamber Music VI Music DST 1:00 PM Chamber Music VII Music DST 1:00 PM Paradise Interrupted Opera MEM 3:30 PM Romeo and Juliet Theater DST 3:30 PM Trisha Brown Dance Company Dance ROB 5:00 PM The Book of Sounds Music REC 6:00 PM What Moves You Dance WSP 7:00 PM Lang / Carissimi Music SOT 8:00 PM Romeo and Juliet Theater DST

1 JUNE: MONDAY 11:00 AM Chamber Music VII Music DST 1:00 PM Chamber Music VII Music DST 7:30 PM Romeo and Juliet Theater DST 8:00 PM Decasia Music | Film SOT

2 JUNE: TUESDAY 11:00 AM Chamber Music VIII Music DST 1:00 PM Chamber Music VIII Music DST 5:00 PM The Concord Sonata Music REC 5:30 PM Golden Dragon Water Puppet Theatre Theater CIS 6:00 PM Knee Deep Physical Theater MEM 7:30 PM Veremonda, l’amazzone di Aragona Opera DST

3 JUNE: WEDNESDAY 11:00 AM Chamber Music VIII Music DST 11:00 AM Golden Dragon Water Puppet Theatre Theater CIS 1:00 PM Chamber Music IX Music DST 1:00 PM Golden Dragon Water Puppet Theatre Theater CIS 7:00 PM Knee Deep Physical Theater MEM 7:00 PM St. Matthew Passion Music SOT 7:00 PM When It Rains Theater ROB 7:30 PM Romeo and Juliet Theater DST 9:00 PM Taylor Mac Music WSP

4 JUNE: THURSDAY 11:00 AM Chamber Music IX Music DST 11:00 AM Golden Dragon Water Puppet Theatre Theater CIS 1:00 PM Chamber Music IX Music DST 1:00 PM Golden Dragon Water Puppet Theatre Theater CIS 3:30 PM Romeo and Juliet Theater DST 7:30 PM When It Rains Theater ROB 8:00 PM Knee Deep Physical Theater MEM 8:00 PM Romeo and Juliet Theater DST 9:00 PM Kate Davis Jazz CIS 9:00 PM Taylor Mac Music WSP

All prices are subject to change. Photo by Julia Lynn SPOLETO FESTIVAL USA 14 George Street Charleston, SC 29401 spoletousa.org CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Take advantage of group pricing! Select performances, indicated in pink, include a group discount of up to 20% off the ticket face value.

TIME EVENT GENRE VENUE 5 JUNE: FRIDAY 11:00 AM Chamber Music X Music DST 11:00 AM Golden Dragon Water Puppet Theatre Theater CIS 1:00 PM Chamber Music X Music DST 1:00 PM Golden Dragon Water Puppet Theatre Theater CIS 5:00 PM Golden Dragon Water Puppet Theatre Theater CIS 8:00 PM Shen Wei Dance Arts Dance SOT 8:00 PM Veremonda, l’amazzone di Aragona Opera DST 8:30 PM When It Rains Theater ROB 9:00 PM Knee Deep Physical Theater MEM 9:00 PM Taylor Mac Music WSP

6 JUNE: SATURDAY 11:00 AM Chamber Music X Music DST 11:00 AM Golden Dragon Water Puppet Theatre Theater CIS 1:00 PM Chamber Music XI Music DST 1:00 PM Golden Dragon Water Puppet Theatre Theater CIS 2:00 PM When It Rains Theater ROB 3:30 PM Conv | Shen Wei Dance Arts Artist Talks CLS 3:30 PM Romeo and Juliet Theater DST 5:00 PM Golden Dragon Water Puppet Theatre Theater CIS 7:00 PM Knee Deep Physical Theater MEM 8:00 PM Shen Wei Dance Arts Dance SOT 8:00 PM Romeo and Juliet Theater DST 8:30 PM When It Rains Theater ROB 9:00 PM Taylor Mac Music WSP

7 JUNE: SUNDAY 11:00 AM Chamber Music XI Music DST 11:00 PM Golden Dragon Water Puppet Theatre Theater CIS 1:00 PM Chamber Music XI Music DST 1:00 PM Knee Deep Physical Theater MEM 1:00 PM Shen Wei Dance Arts Dance SOT 3:30 PM Romeo and Juliet Theater DST 3:30 PM Finale/St. Paul & The Broken Bones Music MID

VENUES

CIS College of Charleston Cistern Yard, 66 George Street CLS Charleston Library Society, 164 King Street CTL Cathedral Church of St. Luke and St. Paul, 126 Coming Street CVC Charleston Visitor Center, 375 Meeting Street DST Dock Street Theatre, 135 Church Street MEM Memminger Auditorium, 56 Beaufain Street MID Middleton Place, 4300 Ashley River Road REC Simons Center Recital Hall at College of Charleston, 54 St. Philip Street ROB Emmett Robinson Theatre at College of Charleston, 54 St. Philip Street SOT College of Charleston Sottile Theatre, 44 George Street TDA TD Arena at College of Charleston, 301 Meeting Street WSP Woolfe Street Playhouse, 34 Woolfe Street

All prices are subject to change. Photo by Julia Lynn SPOLETO FESTIVAL USA 14 George Street Charleston, SC 29401 spoletousa.org GROUP SALES ORDER FORM SPOLETO FESTIVAL USA May 22 – June 7, 2015

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PLEASE REVIEW THE FOLLOWING NON-NEGOTIABLE CONDITIONS: To secure your reservation, a 50% non-refundable deposit must accompany the order. Seats cannot be held without payment. Full payment of any remaining balance must be received no later than April 3rd, 2015. Any orders placed after April 3rd must be paid in full at the time of the reservation. Orders which drop below the 12 group member minimum per performance will be subject to regular ticket prices. All performance dates, times, prices, venues and artists are subject to change without prior notice. There will be no refunds or exchanges.

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