Italy’s Carlo Colla and Sons Marionette Company returns to Spoleto Festival USA (Sleeping Beauty, 2015) with its old-world style of puppetry and enchanting rendition of The Pied Piper of Hamelin. Witness the town’s grape harvest and feast, general mirth, and the appearance of a mysterious visitor and his flute. This well-known fairy tale from the Brothers Grimm weaves its story around the beautifully painted scenes of Saxony, featuring 11 puppeteers manipulating 410 meticulously crafted marionettes—including 300 pesky rats!
1 hour, 30 minutes; performed in English.
Website: spoletousa.org/events/the-pied-piper
Location: Emmett Robinson Theatre at College of Charleston
Charleston, South Carolina 29401
Prices: $25/child; $55/adult
Age: Ages 6+
Registration: Purchase tickets via http://ticketing.spoletousa.org/single/SYOS.aspx?p=4216
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