Artopia-Media Arts
In the media arts lobby, you can meet an artist, be a media critic, watch a movie, and create your own animation and storyboards.
Porgy and Bess: A Charleston Opera
Portrait of Leontyne Price, in "Porgy & Bess" Created in 1953. Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, Carl Van Vechten Collection, [LC-USZ62-94217]
Charleston native Dubose Heyward wrote the book Porgy in 1925, about African-American life in tenement streets of his hometown. In 1935 Heyward and George Gershwin produced an opera based on the book.
History of Theater Buildings
Meet two historical buildings in South Carolina that were built and used for theatrical productions.
Newberry Opera House
The Newberry Opera House was built in 1881 for $30,000.
Interactive image of the inside of Newberry Opera House. Click and drag within the image to pan. via knowitall.org.
South Carolina in Movies
Lots of movies have been filmed in South Carolina because of our unique settings.
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