As seen in October 31, 2025 Asheville Citizen-Times Originally scheduled for Wortham Center’s 2024/25 season, Cirque Kalabanté’s acclaimed production Afrique en Cirque makes its long-awaited Asheville appearance on Friday, Nov 14 at 7 pm at Wortham Center for the Performing Arts. The performance was rescheduled due to Hurricane Helene. Created by Guinean-born artist Yamoussa Bangoura, […]
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On stage: Inside Wortham Center’s 2025/26 lineup
As seen in Asheville Citizen Times • Friday, September 19, 2025 Beginning with a season-opening performance on Saturday, September 27, the Wortham Center’s 2025/26 season brings an array of world-class artists in music, theatre, dance, comedy and family entertainment, along with workshops, masterclasses and special events. “Each year, Wortham aims to curate a season that reflects […]
Wortham 2025/26 Season Brochure
Brilliant Talent • Radiant Moments • A Season that Shines. Welcome to the 2025/26 Season.
Listen: ‘Latingrass’ duo re-interprets Bluegrass and traditional Venezuelan music – NPR’s “Here & Now”
Interview with Larry & Joe on NPR’s Here & Now in Boston’s WBUR studios This segment aired on Here & Now November 17, 2023. Original article available at wbur.org. Larry Bellorín hails from Monagas, Venezuela, and is a legend of Llanera music. By age 6, Bellorín became a shoe shiner and built a faithful clientele […]
Dance and live music converge in Koresh Dance’s surrealist ‘Masquerade’
–as seen in Asheville Citizen Times / Asheville Scene, March 14, 2025. The lights are up, the music begins, and shadows flicker across the stage as masked figures move in hypnotic unison. A lone singer approaches, her operatic voice undulating through the darkness. Dancers begin to swirl around her, their movements fluid and haunting — […]
Jazz singer Jane Monheit plays the Wortham
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, […]
