When I first heard about Center Stage, I had no idea about the consequences this program would have on both my professional and personal paths. I didn’t know what to expect when Deirdre Valente...
Hey there, I’m Sasa Hsiao, the international producer of Resident Island Dance Theatre from Taiwan. It’s a great honor to be part of the Sixth Season of Center Stage. Even though it's been more than a...
June-December 2025 – alumni groups return to the U.S. for independent month-long tours: Khumariyaan (Pakistan), Kurbasy (Ukraine), Mohamed Abozekry (Egypt), and Papermoon Puppet Theatre (Indonesia)...
In October 2023, Classical Uprising hosted Ethio Classic Quartet as part of Center Stage’s fall tour lineup. Where we are based, in lovely Portland, Maine, it was just starting to feel like fall...
Filipinos love to eat. It is my firm belief that food is the singular language that each individual in a country of 7,641 islands (yes, not 7,107, contrary to popular belief) speaks. It is embedded...
