The Asheville Ballet

Join us for this favorite holiday tradition, as the Asheville Ballet proudly presents our professional production of the Nutcracker at the Wortham Center for the Performing Arts! 

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Friday, December 13, 7:30pm

Saturday, December 14, 2:30pm

Saturday, December 14, 7:30pm

Sunday, December 15, 2:30pm

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Tickets: $20-60 available at Wortham Center: https://www.worthamarts.org/events/the-nutcracker-3/

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School Show Thursday, December 12​

Due to Hurricane Helene, the oldest non-profit ballet company in North Carolina, The Asheville Ballet, directed by Ann Dunn, has sustained severe damage to its building, costumes, and sets. Dancers, staff, families, and audience members know the magic and love that fuels the Academy as well as the Ballet Company. Let us keep the magic going to help The Asheville Ballet rebuild as quickly as possible. All funds will go directly to The Asheville Academy of Ballet and Contemporary Dance and rebuilding efforts.

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Please donate if you can, and please share our GoFundMe with your friends and social networks: ​https://gofund.me/9605dcb5

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Thank you for your support!

Join The Asheville Ballet dancers and friends at the Grove Arcade for the Annual Holiday Tree Lighting Block Party on Small Business Saturday, November 30th. 

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Starting at 4 PM, shop the holiday-curated market of local vendors followed by a night of festivities and surprises until 9 PM. Enjoy pop-up food and cocktails from your favorite Grove Arcade restaurants and neighbors serving the community from the streets of Restaurant Row.

Event festivities will also include...

-Live music from DJ Griffin White and The Bill Bares Jazz Trio

-Appearances by The Asheville Ballet

-Street performances

-Magical holiday decor by Studio Flora Diva

-Letters to Santa Station

-Santa appearance & photo-op

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This family-friendly event will host a vigil in honor of the loss in WNC due to Hurricane Helene and celebrate the strength of the community.

Fall Classes at the Asheville Academy of Ballet and Contemporary Dance, official school of The Asheville Ballet, Ann Dunn Owner/Director, are on hold due to studio damage sustained during Hurricane Helene. 

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When we are back up and running, we'll have excellent offerings at all levels for students of every age in Ballet, Modern Dance, Pilates, Pointe, Conditioning, and Creative Ballet, with our wonderful faculty, including Zoe D'Astolfo, Alisha Ear, Fleming Lomax, Allison Hertzberg, Rachel Taylor, and Kendall Teague. Please fill out a registration form to enroll. ​

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Please donate to our studio recovery efforts if you can, and please share our GoFundMe with your friends and social networks. 

Mark your calendars and join us for “Spring Into Dance: An Artistic Bouquet,” a professional production of all original choreography, in various styles, by Western North Carolina’s own Ballet Company and North Carolina’s oldest ballet company, The Asheville Ballet, directed by Ann Dunn. Spring into Dance will feature exciting new dance works by our resident choreographers.

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More information available soon.

Mark your calendars and join The Asheville Ballet, Ann Dunn Director, for a professional production of all original work! Resident choreographers will present their exciting new work, in various styles, classical to contemporary. Bring a blanket or a lawn chair and enjoy an evening of dance in our beautiful city, under the stars!

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Friday & Saturday, Sept 12 & 13, 2025

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​​Location: Roger McGuire Green stage, Pack Square Park

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​​Image by Cat Ford-Coates.