Wortham Blog
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...
Wortham Center awarded grant through the Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority
We are thrilled to receive the news that the Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority (BCTDA) approved investing $80K through its Tourism Product Development Fund to the Wortham Center’s Phase II...
Robert Dubac roasts modern society in thought-provoking comedy ‘The Book of Moron’
As seen in Asheville Scene, Friday Oct. 14, 2022 Writer, actor and comedian Robert Dubac calls his production, “The Book of Moron,” the funniest show you’ll ever think at. Alternatively,...
“Innovative dance from Complexions comes to Wortham for 2 evenings” –Asheville Scene
As seen in Asheville Citizen Times / Asheville Scene, Fri. September 16, 2022 When Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson first met and collaborated at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre,...
