With a voice that exudes warmth and sophistication, dazzling jazz vocalist Jane Monheit is renowned for her innovative interpretations of Great American Songbook standards, from ballads to blues. Catapulted to stardom at age 20 for her immense musical talent, Monheit has spent the last two decades touring the globe, collaborating with jazz luminaries and legends, […]
2024-2025 Season
Once upon a time, there was a princess…
“Once upon a time, there was a princess born to a king and queen who were banished from the island of Ériu and forced to flee to America in a coffin ship.” So begins the true, award-winning story of former New York City call girl Mary Goggin in “Runaway Princess: A Hopeful Tale of Heroin, […]
The Acting Company program for Feb. 28 and March 1
The playbill program for The Acting Company presents Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors, Friday, Feb. 28 at 8 p.m., and August Wilson’s Two Trains Running, Saturday, March 1 at 8 p.m., in Diana Wortham Theatre at the Wortham Center for the Performing Arts.
The Acting Company brings contemporary classics to Diana Wortham Theatre stage
The year is 1968 — the height of the civil rights movement — and the buzz of change is in the air. In a small Pittsburgh diner, where the scent of coffee lingers and the weight of uncertainty is heavy, a group of regulars gathers to hope, dream and confront a world that refuses to […]
About the Concept: “Hito no Chikara” — The Power of Human Strength
「人の力」”Hito no Chikara” — The Power of Human Strength Technology is a tool,It is humans who wield it. With the advancement of technology,An era where technology possesses intelligence, Will humans become tools used by technology?What will become of human existence? In this age where humans are alive,Beat the Taiko drum. Made of a huge wooden […]
YAMATO channels ‘the very pulse of life’ into ancient art of Japanese drumming
–As seen in Asheville Citizen Times / Asheville Scene, Feb. 7, 2025 To Masa Ogawa, the ancient art of Japanese taiko drumming is more than just music — it’s a representation of humanity’s power, strength and creativity. “The drumbeat, like the heartbeat, is the very pulse of life and the epitome of the Japanese spirit,” […]
