At the Wortham Center for the Performing Arts, you’ll find the very best in live music, comedy, theatre, dance, music and more. Below is a video sampler of past, present and returning artists. Become a Friend of the Wortham Center and enjoy perks throughout the season.
Dance
VIDEOS: Brazilian influences inform dance production at the Wortham Center
Scroll down to watch two interview videos with Ephrat Asherie. For New York City-based dancer and choreographer Ephrat Asherie, dance is all about the music. “It’s always been about the music,” said Asherie, the founder and artistic director behind Ephrat Asherie Dance. “Music is what makes you want to get up and move — and […]
Popular dance company takes the stage at Wortham: PHILADANCO!
As a young dancer in 1940s Philadelphia, Joan Myers Brown dreamed of attending one of the city’s prestigious dance academies — honing her talents, developing additional skills and learning new methods surrounded by her peers. “When you’re a teenager, that’s when you create your dreams. And that’s what I wanted to do,” Brown recalled in […]
