The full playbill for the 2025/26 Season, with information about season performances; sponsors, advertiser and supporter ads; Wortham programs; ways to give; and more.
Music
A Circus Like No Other: Afrique en Cirque Celebrates African Culture Through Acrobatic Artistry
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, […]
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 — […]
