Charleston City Ballet brings 'Hunchback of Notre Dame' to Piccolo Spoleto Festival

Michael Wise held a silver knife as he stood next to the barre in his sweltering dance studio. It was a real dagger Wise uses in the Charleston City Ballet’s production of "The Hunchback of Notre Dame." He chose to use a real weapon, rather than a fake one, to ensure that it doesn’t break and become hazardous to his...