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Spoleto Festival USA Download the brochure for this tour. (412k, Includes registration form.)
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If you’ve never been to Spoleto Festival USA in Charleston, South Carolina, you really don’t know what you’re missing.
One of the most important performing arts festivals in all of North America, Spoleto’s reputation for offering extraordinary work by the best artists in the world is well-deserved. As always, we will attend a cross-section of the festival’s offerings for one of the most interesting weekends of performance that you can find anywhere.
Your weekend of performances includes Gustav Mahler’s gorgeous song-symphony Das Lied von der Erde (The Song of the Earth); a special morning chamber music concert celebrating this final season of the legendary Charles Wadsworth’s program at Spoleto Festival; the play Don John by Britain’s extraordinary Kneehigh Theatre company (if you saw their amazing production of Tristan & Yseult at Spoleto Festival 2006 you know that extraordinary is an apt term); an absolutely mesmerizing adaptation of the Japanese Dogugaeshi tradition by the world renowned puppeteer Basil Twist; and, finally, a breathtaking dance performance by Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet from New York City! 
In addition to these performances your educational package includes a History of Charleston educational seminar as well as a guided city tour. In your free time you can visit important sites in early American and Civil War history, over 150 art galleries, beautiful old churches, the Charleston Market and many examples of fine early American architecture while dining in some of the best restaurants in America.
This trip has it all! Join us as we visit the beautiful and historic city of Charleston, South Carolina, for southern hospitality and the performing arts at their finest!
Thursday, May 28
Friday, May 29
Saturday, May 30
Sunday, May 31
"Having organized a few trips and many outings and conferences, I know how much work there is to make such a complicated trip run smoothly and be such a success. Please accept my compliments and also my thanks for all the work you did to make the weekend so very, very enjoyable. And I recommend YOUR trips to anyone I think might be interested."
"Can’t think of a thing (that could be improved). It was a most enjoyable experience for me, and I hope to be able to travel with UW-Madison again!"
"I thought that everything about this experience was wonderful, and I’m definitely looking forward to another trip in the future."
Everyone is welcome to join us. If you are traveling from parts of the country other than the Wisconsin area you are welcome to either meet us en route, at the Charleston airport, or at the hotel. If you want to fly with us, please let us know and we will put you in touch with our travel agent. If you want to meet us in Charleston just call and let us know your plans. We'll make sure the hotel is expecting you.
Costs: $1199/per person based on double occupancy; plus air. Price includes tickets for all 
performances, lodging, seminars, tours, and transfers.
Airfare is not included in this package price. Upon receipt of your deposit our travel agent will contact you to make your flight arrangements, regardless of your point of origin, if you wish. If you plan to make your own air arrangements, you must contact us first to confirm space and ground arrangements. Thank you.
As with all of our trips, you may choose to extend your stay in Charleston. Please let us know if we can assist you in your plans to stay beyond our travel dates. Please understand, however, that due to high ticket demand at Spoleto Festival we are unable to secure tickets for performances other than the ones we have listed here. Please join us for a great weekend!
Lodging: You'll enjoy comfortable accommodations at Charleston's Holiday Inn Historic District. The service is extraordinarily friendly and the concierge services allow you to make your visit to Charleston absolutely satisfying.
Transportation: There is coach transportation to and from the airport and to our morning Chamber Music Series performances. The other performance venues are within walking distance from the hotel so we will go on foot. If you have ambulatory difficulties alternative transportation can be arranged for a nominal charge.
For more information contact: Doug Whittle, (608) 263-7787 or Kim Seymour, (608) 262-3731.
Registration: To register for the Spoleto Festival tour please download and send in the registration form. The registration form is a part of the brochure.
Doug Whittle has been director of educational travel for UW’s Division of Continuing Studies since 2004. In this position he has organized and led trips to various destinations throughout North America, and on four other continents. His prior experiences include two years as a Peace Corps volunteer in Zaire, 12 years as a college art professor, and independent travel in Europe, Africa, Asia, and Central America.
For information contact Doug Whittle, 608-263-7787, dwhittle@dcs.wisc.edu, or Kim Seymour, 608-262-3731, kseymour@dcs.wisc.edu.
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The Department of Liberal Studies & the Arts is a part of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Continuing Studies. The units within Continuing Studies provide continuing education programs for lifelong learners, from precollege to seniors, as well as counseling services for adult learners. You will find the UW-Madison Continuing Studies home page at http://www.dcs.wisc.edu, or browse the Web site using the navigational links below.
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