Arts festival boosts turnout in chilly Aiken
Nippy weather drew crowds inside for exhibits and two touring performances at the Aiken County Arts Festival. Nearly 1,000 attended the H. Odell Weeks Activities Center with 500 for The Taming of the Shrew and about 300 for Fusion Dance Company. Proceeds support the Arts Council and Governor's School of the Arts.
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Aiken County
Charlotte Cassels
Aiken County Arts Council
Cassels
Arts Council
Aiken
Municipal Auditorium
Marie Judd
Erna Leon
Mary Toole
Dot Duches
Lynn Pope
Billie Sue Rush
Scott Delindik
Rose Hill Arts Center
Governor’s School of the Arts
H.O. Weeks Center
National Players
Shrew at USC Aiken Highlights Need for Arts Facility
The National Players staged The Taming of the Shrew at USC Aiken gym as part of Aiken County Arts Festival. Strong Kate and Petruchio performances by Elizabeth Carothers and Joe Roesch saved the show from weak supporting acting and poor sightlines.
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National Players
Aiken
Usc-Aiken
Aiken County
Shakespeare
Kate and
Petruchio
Elizabeth Carothers
Joe Roesch
Lucentio
Michael Chaban
Bianca
Domenica Galati
Kate
Roesch
Ms. Carothers
Peter Halstad
Vincentio
Stephen Brady
Petruchi
Grumio
Chaban
Ms. Galati
National
Joseph St. Germain
Joseph Lewis
William H. Graham
James Petosa
United States
Becky Brasington
Fusion Is A Lesson In Dance At Aiken Arts Festival
Miami based FUSION Dance Company performed at South Aiken High School as part of the Aiken County Arts Festival. The six member group offered short excerpts with on stage explanations, blending choreography and language. Notable pieces included Heads Up by Wally Lord and Don Martin and The Glass Wheel, ending with a machine like buildup to movement explosion. Members named Marvin Roberson Cathy Cantillo Lisi Cash Jean-Marc Colet Erin Killian and Anthony Stafford.
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Fusion
South Aiken High School
Aiken County
Wally Lord
Mad
Don Martin
Martin
Stafford
Marvin Roberson
Brownie Troop 102
Cathy Cantillo
Lisi Cash
Jean-Marc Colet
Erin Killian
Anthony Stafford
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Betsy Matthews
Aiken Day School
Zana Beharry
J.D. Lever
Meridith Wells
Hammond Hill
Tyrone Dixon
Greendale
David Miller
Jennifer Shaw
Monica Fitzgerald
Kennedy Middle School
Chucky King
LBC Middle School
Andy Hopkins
Paul Knox
Moses Padgett
Aiken High
Georgianna Conger
St. Angela Aca
Aiken Artists’ Guild
Barbara Cheetham
Doris Sorge
Ginny Southworth
Phil Permar
Antoine Cordahl
Weeks Activities Center
Carl Crosby
Weeks Center
Judy Harris
Fusion Dance Company
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