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Rachel Kate Gillon and Joel T. Hamilton join the Unchained Tournew
Rachel Kate Gillon is under the impression that she has a tendency of telling really dumb, irrelevant stories. Those are her exact words.
Charleston City Paper |
Susan Cohen |
09-19-2012 |
Performance
Peter Aguero shares a story about Shovels and Ropenew
The second to last night, we did a show in Atlanta at Manuel's Tavern. By that time, we had all just gotten into the rhythm and it was a lot of fun. I was talking to Michael Trent from Shovels and Rope, and we were both talking about, when we get to Atlanta, let's go get tattoos.
Charleston City Paper |
Susan Cohen |
09-19-2012 |
Performance
Some Tips for Newbies to Neil Gaiman's Sandman seriesnew
Amber Gibson, an employee at Soundwave Music, Comics, and Movies in Summerville, has been a fan of Neil Gaiman ever since a friend gave her some of his Sandman comics back in middle school. While Gaiman is known for movies like Coraline and Stardust and books like American Gods and Anansi Boys, his career really took off with DC/Vertigo's Sandman series.
Charleston City Paper |
Susan Cohen |
09-19-2012 |
Performance
Columbia’s Art Community Gives Charleston a Run For Its Moneynew
If you live in a city with an international arts festival, a gallery on every other corner, one of the oldest art museums in the nation, and an amazing contemporary art center — and that city is also on the ocean — why would you spend 90 minutes on a congested highway to check out the art scene in a state government-dominated city where life often revolves around large young men bashing into one another under stadium lights?
Charleston City Paper |
Jeffrey Day |
04-13-2012 |
Performance
Can Charleston's Dance Community Bounce Back?new
The local dance scene is going through a rough patch. The two companies that have carried the community for decades are in flux. Robert Ivey Ballet is adjusting to new management after Ivey, a major figure in the local arts world, passed away late last summer. And the Charleston Ballet Theatre rang in its 25th anniversary season with a slew of board resignations, talk of financial mismanagement, and accusations of plagiarism — and some are wondering if the company can even recover.
Charleston City Paper |
Erica Jackson Curran |
04-13-2012 |
Performance
Mike Daisey brings controversial Apple story to Charlestonnew
The monologist has been performing the Agony and Ecstasy of Steve Jobs since 2010, examining the moral issues surrounding the production of Apple products in China. In late 2011, his message was finally heard.
Charleston City Paper |
Stephanie Barna |
02-11-2012 |
Performance
Tags: Steve Jobs, Mike Daisey
Charleston Ballet Theatre Accused of Using Works Without Permissionnew
The Charleston Ballet Theatre is celebrating the launch of its 25th season, a major milestone for a company that's struggled with budget cuts in recent years. They're touting a shining silver anniversary season and a fresh new home in Mt. Pleasant, yet out of the public eye, the company has been dealing with claims of improper use of copyrighted material by international choreographers Eddy Toussaint and Jiri Kylian.
Charleston City Paper |
Erica Jackson Curran and Gervase Caycedo |
10-06-2011 |
Performance
Kathy Griffin Wins Big as a Hollywood Losernew
Many comedians have made a living by finding funny eccentricities in everyday life. But Griffin's show is less about what you did or saw yesterday and more about what you read on TMZ.
Charleston City Paper |
Greg Hambrick |
10-14-2009 |
Performance
Old School Championship Wrestling Is a Body-Slamming Thrillnew
Before the shock-and-awe firework displays, the epileptic-fit-inducing light shows, and personalized theme songs for each and every wrestler, pro wrestling was simple — two men, one ring, and a crowd to cheer them on as they pretended to beat each other to a pulp. OCSW is a throwback to those simpler times.
Charleston City Paper |
Myles Hutto |
03-25-2009 |
Performance
Easy Laugh: An Interview With Lily Tomlinnew
She might be nearly 70, but Lily Tomlin bounces with the enthusiasm of a high school cheerleader, and her mind never stops moving. Her laughter is rich and familiar, and comes frequently throughout the 35 minutes spent talking to her before she embarks on a cross-country tour.
Charleston City Paper |
Andrea Warner |
02-11-2009 |
Performance
Tags: comedy, Lily Tomlin
Obama's Historic Victory and What Kulture Klash 3 Really Meansnew
Is it more than an arts party? Does it have anything to say to arts organizations struggling to attract younger audiences? What does it suggest about 21st-century attitudes about our experience of the arts?
Charleston City Paper |
John Stoehr |
11-12-2008 |
Performance
The End of Deliberate Ugliness: How to reclaim the historic role of art in expressing spiritualitynew
Gail Sickel was searching in the 1970s, a dynamic period still roiling with the social and political upheavals of the decade before. The United States was still sunk in the quagmire of a foreign war. Coming of age amid this influence of anxiety, Sickel was part of a boom of young, idealistic Americans searching for new ways to express spirituality.
"I was looking for oneness," she says, reflecting on that time. "I was a seeker and eventually I found an experience that was heart-focused."
That experience was the Dances of Universal Peace.
Charleston City Paper |
John Stoehr |
08-13-2008 |
Performance
Tags: performance
Are You Ready to Bust a Gut?new
The fifth annual Charleston Comedy Festival, a co-production of Theatre 99 and the Charleston City Paper, has rounded up a passel of improv, sketch, and stand-up comedians for four nights of easy fun.
Charleston City Paper |
Staff |
01-16-2008 |
Performance
Tags: performance
