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May 2011

Musicians at The Rock
May 2, 2011

Albuquerque to Islamabad

Neal Copperman
I first heard of the Center Stage program in October 2010 through the call for artists.
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April 2011

Coke Studio
Apr 26, 2011

Welcome to Pakistan

Deidre Valente
On our first night we were invited to a fantastic jam session at The Rock Musicarium – a spectacular outdoor amphitheater in a beautiful park setting just outside of town.
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Apr 14, 2011

Chainsaws and Gamelan

Kathleen Pletcher
(Yogyarta, Indonesia) Contemporary culture is flourishing in a country renowned for its classical arts. Having practically launched my work in the arts from a love of Wayang Kulit (shadow ... Read more >>
Apr 12, 2011

2 out of 17,000

Jacob Yarrow
It was a thrill to be part of Center Stage's advance trip to Indonesia. Over the course of a week, we had a remarkably varied experienced that included the ancient and modern, urban and rural, ... Read more >>
Papermoon company
Apr 6, 2011

Something Old, Something New

Lisa Booth
Our advance trip to Indonesia for Center Stage offered an invigorating mix of the ancient and the new – sometimes co-existing and other times interacting to create an exhilarating and fresh ... Read more >>

March 2011

Borobudur temple
Mar 28, 2011

The Sounds of Indonesia

Adrienne Petrillo
Landed in Padang today on the island of Sumatra.  This area of Indonesia was devestated by an earthquake in 2009 and there is evidence of its impact throughout the city.  We drove down ... Read more >>
City of Jakarta
Mar 24, 2011

30 hours of travel!

Adrienne Petrillo
Arrived in Indonesia after 30+ hours of traveling.  We had a lovely dinner with Chodidah "Toto" Rahardjo from the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta and Amna Kusumo from the Kelola Foundation. They ... Read more >>
Mar 1, 2011

NEFA receives $200K from Robert Sterling Clark Foundation!

Rebecca Blunk
The Robert Sterling Clark Foundation has awarded $200,000 to the New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA) in support of the U.S. Department of State’s Center StageSM effort.
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January 2011

Jan 7, 2011

Final countries announced!

Adrienne Petrillo
Today, assistant secretary of state Ann Stock spoke at the American Performing Arts Presenters (APAP) conference in New York City, where she announced that Center StageSM will bring a total of 10 ... Read more >>

October 2010

Oct 6, 2010

Calling all international performing artists!

Adrienne Petrillo
We have officially announced a call for nominations of performing arts ensembles from the following countries:
Haiti Indonesia Mali Pakistan Senegal Syria Turkey Visit ... Read more >>