American Spiritual Ensemble has thrilled audiences across the globe with a dynamic and soul-stirring repertoire that highlights the Black experience — and, now, it’s Asheville’s turn to be inspired. This critically acclaimed group, which comprises more than a dozen of the finest singers in the classical world, is set to perform live and in-person at […]
Different Strokes! Performing Arts Collective Collaborates with Wortham Center to Create BIPOC Apprenticeship Program
Collective announce a collaboration to establish the Apprenticeship Program for Emerging BIPOC Artists and Administrators, a paid apprenticeship program for high school and undergraduate college students interested in the administrative and technical aspects of theater.
Susan Werner brings variety to her concert at Wortham
Published in Asheville Scene, Oct. 22, 2021 With a catalogue that falls somewhere between folk, jazz and pop, with a pinch of country-Americana and world music thrown in, singer-songwriter Susan Werner stands poised and ready to please any crowd, no matter the musical taste. Though she’s known, first and foremost, as a fixture in folk, […]
World premiere at the Wortham: Pilobolus celebrates 50 years of innovation in dance
It began with a trio of unlikely artists: an English literature major with a knack for cross-country skiing, a competitive fencer majoring in philosophy science, and a pre-med student with a penchant for pole vaulting.
Wortham Center’s 21/22 Season Brochure
After more than a year of closures and other limitations, of connecting to people and art through screens, we’re thrilled to welcome you back to live, in-person performances. The 2021/2022 season celebrates our human journey with the best and brightest artists of this era — nationally and internationally touring performers bringing the best in music, […]
2021/2022 Season Preview Video is Here!
Nothing compares to the power of theatre — the transfer of energy between artist and audience, the roar of applause the thrill of sharing a collective experience. The 2021/202 season celebrates our human journey with the best and brightest artists of this era.
