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YAMATO The Drummers of Japan

YAMATO channels ‘the very pulse of life’ into ancient art of Japanese drumming

–As seen in Asheville Citizen Times / Asheville Scene, Feb. 7, 2025 Get tickets to YAMATO: The Drummers of Japan Masa Ogawa, artistic director and founder of YAMATO: The Drummers...
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Chanticleer playbill program cover

Chanticleer program for Jan. 31

The playbill program for Chanticleer, performing Friday, January 31 at 8 p.m. in Diana Wortham Theatre at the Wortham Center.
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VIDEO: 人の力 “Hito no Chikara” — The Power of Human Strength

An unimaginable amount of energy. A 400-years-old instrument. Heart-thumping rhythms and explosive beats. https://youtu.be/yMipT3Crzgo YAMATO: The Drummers of Japan delivers a thrilling, high-energy ride through centuries of Japanese tradition with...
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Program cover for The Comedy Zone with headliner Greg Morton

The Comedy Zone program for Jan. 24 & 25

The playbill program for The Comedy Zone with headliner Greg Morton and opener Kenny Mock, Friday & Saturday, Jan. 24 & 25 at 8 p.m. in Tina McGuire Theatre at...
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Rennie Harris Puremovement program cover for January 17 & 18, 2025 performances.

Rennie Harris Puremovement program for Jan. 17 & 18

The playbill program for Rennie Harris Puremovement, performing Friday & Saturday, Jan. 17 & 18 at 8 p.m. in Diana Wortham Theatre at the Wortham Center.
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The Stakeout by Martin Dockery - playbill program for January 9–11, 2025 at the Wortham Center

“The Stakeout” program for Jan. 9–11, 2025

The playbill program for "The Stakeout" by Martin Dockery, directed by Vanessa Quesnelle, Thursday–Saturday, January 9–11, 2025 at 7 p.m. in Tina McGuire Theatre at the Wortham Center for the...
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Rennie Harris Puremovement performs Jan. 17 & 18 at 8 p.m. Photo by JHsu media.

Hip-hop, street dance enters a new era with Rennie Harris Puremovement

Legendary choreographer Rennie Harris is on a mission to prove one thing to the world: street dance isn’t stagnant — and you can’t put it in a box. Rennie Harris...
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Asheville Citizen Times / Asheville Scene article, Friday, December 13, 2024.

A Swannanoa Solstice returns to Asheville to bring joy and light

–as seen in Asheville Citizen Times / Asheville Scene, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. For the last 22 years, A Swannanoa Solstice has ushered in the holiday season with world-class music,...
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A Swannanoa Solstice playbill program cover

A Swannanoa Solstice program for Dec. 22, 2024

The playbill program for A Swannanoa Solstice, performing in Diana Wortham Theatre on Sunday, Dec. 22 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.
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American violinist Brad Repp pianist-actor Aldo Gentileschi are Duo Baldo.

Duo Baldo a delightful mesh of comedy and classical music

As seen in Asheville Citizen Times / Scene, Nov. 15, 2024 DUO BALDO is pianist-actor Aldo Gentileschi (left) and violinist Brad Repp. In 2002, in a small town on the...
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