Wortham Blog
Video: IN REHEARSAL — Stewart/Owen Dance
Step on stage and experience an immersive view of rehearsals for Stewart/Owen Dance's upcoming April 21 & 22 performances on the Diana Wortham Theatre stage. Stewart/Owen Dance • April 21...
A conversation with singer-songwriter and guitarist Raul Midón
Raul Midón lives in a world of sound. Blind since birth, the singer-songwriter and guitarist sets no limits on his musical creativity, writing lyrics that explore the senses with unworldly...
Wortham hosts first-ever Free Play Day for kids
Kids had fun exploring the performing arts at the Wortham Center’s first-ever Free Play Day on Saturday, March 11! With a series of hands-on workshops in theatre, movement, and improvisation...
Video: New Work at the Wortham Center—Feedback Panel
https://youtu.be/Trxq9K6b3PI Stewart/Owen Dance has been busy creating the Wortham Center’s first-ever commissioned work. This original piece, choreographed by Vanessa Owen and Gavin Stewart, is being developed over the course of...
Malevo brings high-energy renegade dance to Wortham stage
Asheville Scene | Citizen Times, February 24, 2023 In the grassy plains of Argentina’s Pampas, where flat, fertile earth stretches to the horizon, the gauchos of legend herd cattle by...
The Trocks return to Wortham with more mirth and grace
Asheville Citizen Times | Scene • February 10, 2023 The lights go up, the curtains draw back, and six male ballerinas, dressed in drag, take the stage, their tulle skirts...
Video: New Work at the Wortham Center—First Steps
https://youtu.be/wBZANGRTE8M For the first time ever, the Wortham Center is proud to commission a brand new work. This piece by Stewart/Owen Dance will premiere in April of 2023 and be...
Solstice celebrates 20 years of magic in the mountains
This story appeared on the cover of Asheville Scene, published by the Asheville Citizen Times, on Friday, Dec. 16. Click here to see the story as it appeared in print. Each winter for...
Video: A Message of Thanks
Happy Thanksgiving from the Wortham Center for the Performing Arts. https://youtu.be/aZhYjDLfyHM
Quarteto Nuevo fuses world cultures, past and present, into mesmerizing musical melting pot
Weaving jazzy, mesmerizing rhythms over lightly rumbling percussion, Quarteto Nuevo creates enchanting soundscapes that fuse together many cultures, past and present, around the world. Quarteto Nuevo plays Wortham Center in...