The Wortham Center is delighted to feature River Arts District Asheville artists in the facility’s lobby through the end of the 2024/2025 season. This pop-up gallery is part of the Wortham’s ARTS RISING! initiative, created to uplift, support and bring the Asheville community together as our region recovers from Hurricane Helene. Over the next several […]
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Heroes take center stage
During this period of recovery, Wortham is temporarily closed until the water system is operating at sufficient capacity to support audiences and artists. Events and classes are postponed for the month of October, and we anticipate reopening by November 1. In the absence of shows, we’ve used our stages to support first responders who continue […]
Wortham Center temporarily closed after storm
Update, Oct. 17, 2024POSTPONED: Breabach, Thursday Oct. 24 at 7 p.m. Update, Oct. 11, 2024POSTPONED: The Comedy Zone with Kevin Bozeman, Friday & Saturday Oct. 18 & 19 at 8 p.m. Youth Spoken Word Contest Canceled: The Wortham Center has decided to cancel the Youth Spoken Word Contest. We are committed to supporting our community […]
New Bag Policy
As Wortham kicks off the 2024/2025 season, please note the new bag policy for all events. If you have any questions about Wortham’s Bag Policy, please contact the Box Office at 828-257-4530 or boxoffice@worthamarts.org. Thank you for your cooperation.
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 day — racing through the underbrush on horseback, swinging boleadoras overhead in pursuit of a runaway bull — and at night, they dance Malambo beneath the […]
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 fluttering to the rhythm of Tchaichovsky’s score in “Swan Lake.” Four dancers twirl their way to stage left, while two others sashay to the right. […]
