Blog Archive by Year

Four people posing in front of a building with daffodils
Sep 30, 2024
Diego Bucio
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...
Four performers dance together on an outdoor stage
Aug 29, 2024
Sasa Hsiao
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...
Two women performing on stage
Aug 12, 2024
Kelsey Colcord Spitalny
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)...
A group of women pose together
Aug 05, 2024
Classical Uprising
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...
Five people, 4 in traditional Tboli clothes, posing together
Jul 15, 2024
Maddie Castillo
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...