March 2013

Mar 28, 2013
Kelsey Colcord
The last (but not least!) of the Center Stage 2012 ensembles to arrive in the U.S. was Jogja Hip Hop Foundation (JHF), a group of DJs and rappers who incorporate Indonesian pop and gemalan music, ... Read more >>
Mar 26, 2013
Kelsey Colcord
In November 2012, Center Stage welcomed two very funny men to the U.S., Danish Ali and Ali Gul Pir, also known as Very Live. While on tour in the U.S., they were eager to see what made Americans ... Read more >>
Mar 15, 2013
Kelsey Colcord
BélO, Haiti's socially conscious groove innovator, came to the U.S. with Center Stage in late October 2012. Although he had performed in the states before, this was BélO's first time to small ... Read more >>
Mar 5, 2013
Kelsey Colcord
I believe that there is a possibility for us in this world to each mutually understand one another, because the arts, especially dance, makes us all honest and grants us an inner conscience.
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Mar 1, 2013
Kelsey Colcord
Flying from Pétion-Ville, Haiti, to Washington, DC in October of 2012, Compagnie de Danse Jean-René Delsoin began th
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February 2013

Feb 19, 2013
Kelsey Colcord
In Mid-September 2012, Ti-Coca & Wanga-Nègès arrived in Washington, D.C.
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Feb 1, 2013
Kelsey Colcord
Papermoon Puppet Theatre is a group of young artists and performers using puppetry to speak about contemporary issues, specifically the tumultous 1960's in Indonesia, with their piece, Mwathirika. ... Read more >>

January 2013

Jan 23, 2013
Kelsey Colcord
Before Zeb and Haniya headed back to Pakistan after their Center Stage tour, one of the musicians remarked, "Music is the sound of emotions, it doesn't lie, it connects straight to the heart, it ... Read more >>

December 2012

Dec 20, 2012
Kelsey Colcord
This week we are going to be focusing on noori. Reflecting on their tour with Center Stage, they had this to say, "All of this has been a great learning experience because we transferred and ... Read more >>
Dec 13, 2012
Kelsey Colcord
After years of planning, the first round of Center Stage has wrapped up. It’s hard to believe all that has happened over the past six months, and we wanted to take a photographic look back at the ... Read more >>