Charleston performing arts events

Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra

Tuesday, May 28 7:30p

A trio of orchestral showpieces, to include Bartók’s suite from the ballet "The Wooden Prince," Rimsky-Korsakov's "Capriccio Espagnol" and Rachmaninoff's "Symphonic Dances."

Chamber Music: Program IV

Wednesday, May 29 1:00p

Dock Street Theatre, Charleston

This Bank of America Chamber Music concert series features a rotating roster of artists, under the leadership of violinist Geoff Nuttall...

Chamber Music: Program XI

Saturday, Jun 8 1:00p

Dock Street Theatre, Charleston

This Bank of America Chamber Music concert series features a rotating roster of artists, under the leadership of violinist Geoff Nuttall...

The Prodigal Son

Saturday, Jun 1 6:00p

Gage Hall, Charleston

Romantic, timeless love in all forms — from unconditional to unrequited — is the continuous thread for this year’s Charleston Chamber Opera Piccolo Spoleto Festival production...

Chamber Music: Program X

Friday, Jun 7 1:00p

Dock Street Theatre, Charleston

This Bank of America Chamber Music concert series features a rotating roster of artists, under the leadership of violinist Geoff Nuttall...

Chamber Music: Program V

Friday, May 31 1:00p

Dock Street Theatre, Charleston

This Bank of America Chamber Music concert series features a rotating roster of artists, under the leadership of violinist Geoff Nuttall. Program V is Bach's "Suite No...

Chamber Music: Program VI

Saturday, Jun 1 1:00p

Dock Street Theatre, Charleston

This Bank of America Chamber Music concert series features a rotating roster of artists, under the leadership of violinist Geoff Nuttall...

Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra

Monday, Jun 3 7:30p

Sottile Theatre, Charleston

The orchestra will perform John Adams’ "Harmonielehre" (“Book of Harmony”), in addition to the American premieres of the Ravel/Boulez "Frontispice" and Pēteris Vasks’ "Credo."

Chamber Music: Program VII

Monday, Jun 3 1:00p

Dock Street Theatre, Charleston

This Bank of America Chamber Music concert series features a rotating roster of artists, under the leadership of violinist Geoff Nuttall. Program VII is Vivaldi 's "Spring, Concerto No...

The Prodigal Son

Sunday, Jun 2 4:00p

Gage Hall, Charleston

Romantic, timeless love in all forms — from unconditional to unrequited — is the continuous thread for this year’s Charleston Chamber Opera Piccolo Spoleto Festival production...

Small Men

Tuesday, Jun 4 8:30p

Theatre 99, Charleston

Straight from New York City, this critically acclaimed sketch show written by and starring Neil Casey (Saturday Night Live) and Will Hines (UCB) is inspired by the passions of people who work for t...

Chamber Music Program I

Friday, May 24 1:00p

Dock Street Theatre, Charleston

This Bank of America Chamber Music concert series features a rotating roster of artists, under the leadership of violinist Geoff Nuttall...

John Avlon: Deadline Artists

Saturday, Jun 1 3:00p

Charleston Library Society, Charleston

In the Piccolo Spoleto Literary Festival's finale, journalist John Avlon will discuss his newest work, "Deadline Artists: Scandals, Tragedies and Triumphs-More of America's Greatest Newspaper Colum...

'The Intergalactic Nemesis'

Wednesday, Jun 5 7:00p

Sottile Theatre, Charleston

More than 1,250 original full-color comic-book images blast from a two-story-high projection screen with actors' voice-overs and sound effects in "Book One: Target Earth," the story of an intrepid ...