Experiences labelled with 'Theater'
Every year around Memorial Day Weekend, crowds flock to Charleston, South Carolina. Yes, for the beach; but more importantly, for one of the largest art festivals in the U.S., known as Spoleto Festival U.S.A. The 17-day Charleston festival that kicks off Memorial Day Weekend features two and a half weeks of the best theater, art and music the world has to offer. Started in 1977 by Pulitzer Prize composer Gian Carlo Menotti, the Charleston festival is the U.S. version of the "Festival of Two Worlds", which incidentally takes place in Spoleto, Italy. Why Charleston? Organizers wanted a U.S. city that would best embody the charm and ambiance that made the Festival of Two Worlds such a success in Italy. The cobblestone streets, antebellum homes and ...
Aside from vodka and extremely cold weather, Russia is also home to the Golden Mask Festival—a theatre-lover’s heaven on earth, amounting to months of endless artistic bliss. Imagine the most prestigious theatres in Moscow in all their glory: lights, costumes, grandiose production design. Imagine hundreds of performances in all genres of theatre: drama, opera, modern dance, operetta, ballet, even puppet. Now picture all of them together, and you've got Russia’s Golden Mask National Theatre Award and Festival. The best thing about the Golden Mask theatre festival is that all the finest Russian theatre productions are presented in central Moscow, so it’s easy for a theatre-lover to hop from one play to another. And because it’s a collection of only the best, you are almost guaranteed ...
