In a special Valentine’s Day event at the Wortham Center for the Performing Arts, dynamic father-and-son piano duo Ryan & Ryan combine their talents to create a dazzling blend of old and new — from Rachmaninoff to Gershwin, Ellington to Copland — blending classic and contemporary music into an enthralling concert experience. The concert takes […]
Wortham Center Presents
Aquila Theatre breathes new life into literary classics, “The Great Gatsby” and “Macbeth,” Feb. 4 & 5
For one weekend of stellar performances at the Wortham Center for the Performing Arts, Aquila Theatre brings two literary classics to life in downtown Asheville: F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby on Friday, Feb. 4 and Shakespeare’s Macbeth on Saturday, Feb. 5. One of the Wortham Center’s fan-favorite companies, returning each season with two new […]
Susan Werner brings variety to her concert at Wortham
Published in Asheville Scene, Oct. 22, 2021 With a catalogue that falls somewhere between folk, jazz and pop, with a pinch of country-Americana and world music thrown in, singer-songwriter Susan Werner stands poised and ready to please any crowd, no matter the musical taste. Though she’s known, first and foremost, as a fixture in folk, […]
World premiere at the Wortham: Pilobolus celebrates 50 years of innovation in dance
It began with a trio of unlikely artists: an English literature major with a knack for cross-country skiing, a competitive fencer majoring in philosophy science, and a pre-med student with a penchant for pole vaulting.
Wortham Center’s 21/22 Season Brochure
After more than a year of closures and other limitations, of connecting to people and art through screens, we’re thrilled to welcome you back to live, in-person performances. The 2021/2022 season celebrates our human journey with the best and brightest artists of this era — nationally and internationally touring performers bringing the best in music, […]
2021/2022 Season Preview Video is Here!
Nothing compares to the power of theatre — the transfer of energy between artist and audience, the roar of applause the thrill of sharing a collective experience. The 2021/202 season celebrates our human journey with the best and brightest artists of this era.
