As seen in Asheville Citizen Times | Scene, Friday, April 25, 2025 Most professional dancers — especially those that go on to found successful companies — begin their training in childhood. Gaspard Louis isn’t like most professional dancers. For the Haitian-born choreographer, dance began in a college gymnasium, where Louis, then a business major in the […]
Renowned illusionist Jeki Yoo brings quick-change and close-up magic to the Wortham, April 24
The magic of world-renowned illusionist Jeki Yoo — known as “the cutest magician of all time” on social media — comes to downtown Asheville Thursday, April 24 at 7 p.m., for an act that left notorious critic Simon Cowell stunned in a 2017 appearance on America’s Got Talent. South Korean magician Jeki Yoo first made […]
“Unsupervised & Dehydrated”: Comedian Karen Morgan plays the Wortham, April 17
Laugh out loud with us when stand-up comedian Karen Morgan brings her Unsupervised & Dehydrated Comedy Tour to the Wortham, Thursday, April 17 at 7 p.m. (originally scheduled for Sept. 26). A former trial attorney, Karen is known for her clean, observational and relatable humor. Her comedy reflects on her experiences as a wife, mother […]
Listen: ‘Latingrass’ duo re-interprets Bluegrass and traditional Venezuelan music – NPR’s “Here & Now”
Interview with Larry & Joe on NPR’s Here & Now in Boston’s WBUR studios This segment aired on Here & Now November 17, 2023. Original article available at wbur.org. Larry Bellorín hails from Monagas, Venezuela, and is a legend of Llanera music. By age 6, Bellorín became a shoe shiner and built a faithful clientele […]
Koresh Dance Company presents “Masquerade” – program for March 21 & 22
The playbill program for Koresh Dance Company, presenting “Masquerade” – Friday & Saturday, March 21 & 22, 2025 at 8 p.m. in Diana Wortham Theatre at the Wortham Center in Asheville, NC.
Dance and live music converge in Koresh Dance’s surrealist ‘Masquerade’
–as seen in Asheville Citizen Times / Asheville Scene, March 14, 2025. The lights are up, the music begins, and shadows flicker across the stage as masked figures move in hypnotic unison. A lone singer approaches, her operatic voice undulating through the darkness. Dancers begin to swirl around her, their movements fluid and haunting — […]
