Dottie Ashley
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Dottie Ashley reviews theater and dance and writes about local arts organizations. She is the winner of the 2003 Elizabeth O'Neill Verner Award given to the outstanding arts writer in the state, and twice won a National Partners of the Americas Journalist Fellowship to Cali and Bogota, Columbia. She worked for The State newspaper in Columbia for 15 years, where she won the 1985 American Dance Festival Critics Award. Ashley has covered the Spoleto Festival USA since its founding in 1977. She has a master's degree from the University of South Carolina.
Recent Stories
Jack's perspective, commitment helped jazz up Charleston
Dizzy's philosophy accurately reflects that of former Post and Courier feature writer and jazz columnist Jack McCray. When the news broke early Thursday that the affable, muti-talented Charleston native, 64, had been found dead Wednesday in his Coming Street apartment, shock waves raced through the city's jazz community.
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'The Marvelous Wonderettes'
Even if you're too young to remember hit tunes such as 'Mr. Sandman,' or 'Wedding Bell Blues,' Roger Bean's frothy, fun musical, 'The Marvelous Wonderettes,' at the Village Playhouse should put you in a dancing mood.
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REVIEW: 'Nashville' has something for everyone
Traditionally, ballet has been viewed as a 'high-faluting'' type of performing arts genre but the Charleston Ballet Theatre's staging of 'Nashville' proved that high quality dance can be appreciated by everyone.
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'Proof' explores familiar family problems
'No way I'm going to see that," was my adamant response when my husband suggested we include the drama "Proof" during our theatergoing week in New York in 2000.
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French artist has solo show at Dunnan
Russian artist Wassily Kandinsky's famous quote, "Art is the language of the soul," is an inspiration to French artist Nathalie Naylor, now living on Sullivan's Island.
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Playhouse to present political thriller
In what ways can the subject of a play affect the private world of an actor?
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Local acting studio to get 'Out of Sterno'
The title of comedian and playwright Deborah Zoe Laufer's 2009 play, "Out of Sterno," could be confusing. Rather than referring to canned heat, it references a fictional town from which the protagonist flees.
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South of Broadway stages 'Cafe La Boheme'
The flavor of 1830s Bohemian Paris will waft through North Charleston's Park Circle neighborhood this week when the South of Broadway Theatre Company performs an abbreviated version of "La Boheme," one of Puccini's most popular operas.
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Reality check: Local dancers, ballet directors react to 'Black Swan' film
The ethereal image of a dainty ballerina pirouetting about the stage in a wispy tutu can be highly deceptive, exactly the raison d'etre for the highly acclaimed film "Black Swan," for which star Natalie Portman recently won a Golden Globe Award and probably will get an Oscar nomination this week.
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Theaters tackle challenging productions
Leaping into 2011, the Charleston theater community opens this week with three challenging productions, all new to the Lowcountry.
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