As seen in the The Laurel of Asheville, April 26, 2026 On Friday and Saturday, May 1 and 2, at 7 p.m., the Wortham Center for the Performing Arts presents Stewart/Owen Dance + Guests in the Diana Wortham Theatre. Resident artists Gavin Stewart and Vanessa Owen, who comprise Stewart/Owen Dance, will host Eric Mullis and […]
Stewart/Owen Dance
Stewart/Owen Dance presents dance in a new way
–As seen in Asheville Citizen Times / Asheville Scene, May 10, 2024. By Nick Kepley; Special to Citizen Times. How does one choice spark a chain reaction in the world around you? This simple yet profound question is the catalyst behind Stewart/Owen Dance’s latest creation, where i end, you begin, which opened May 9 and will […]
Playbill for Stewart/Owen Dance: where i end, you begin — May 9–19, 2024
The playbill program insert for Stewart/Owen Dance: where i end, you begin — an all-new, evening-length work premiering in Tina McGuire Theatre at Wortham Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Asheville, May 9–19, 2024.
Listen: Gavin Stewart and Vanessa Owen interviewed on The Overlook with Matt Peiken
Matt Peiken, host of The Overlook with Matt Peiken, stopped by the Wortham recently to sit down and chat with Gavin Stewart and Vanessa Owen, co-founders of Stewart/Owen Dance. Vanessa and Gavin had just finished a rehearsal for the company’s newest evening-length work, where i end, you begin, premiering in Tina McGuire Theatre May 9–19. […]
Meet the Dancers: The cast of ‘where I end, you begin’
Wortham Center’s resident dance company, Stewart/Owen Dance, presents its newest creation, where i end, you begin, in performances running May 9–19 in Tina McGuire Theatre. How does one choice spark a chain reaction in the world around you? In where i end, you begin, the stories of six dancers are intertwined through grace, passion and […]
Moving stories: Stewart/Owen Dance premieres new work at Wortham
-Asheville Scene, April 14, 2023 For Gavin Stewart and Vanessa Owen, storytelling is the art — and dance is the medium that brings it to life. It’s a universal language with the potential to break down cultural barriers, cross political divides and make deeper connections possible. It’s a lesson the husband-and-wife duo learned while dancing with […]
