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Transcend borders. Build understanding. Embrace diversity.
Center Stage is among the most successful programs to bring contemporary international performing artists into direct contact with people across a wide range of U.S. communities, and to share these experiences globally.
Center Stage is a public diplomacy initiative of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, administered by the New England Foundation for the Arts, with general management by Lisa Booth Management, Inc.
Since 2012, the program has welcomed 29 music, dance, and theater ensembles from nine nations into our national cultural dialogue, enlarging our world, and sharing diverse, global perspectives directly with communities in the U.S., and via real time virtual interactions, with fans and allies abroad.
For its fifth edition, Center Stage, will host five contemporary ensembles from Colombia and Perú in the U.S. Musicians and multimedia artists will make independent month-long tours across the country from February-May 2022, promoting global ties and engaging with audiences on stage, off stage, and online. Each will make their U.S. debut with the program.
Keep up with Center Stage on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter and at www.centerstageUS.org.
Presenters, community organizations, and venues interested in partnering with Center Stage are encouraged to contact Lisa Booth & Deirdre Valente at Lisa Booth Management, Inc. Tel +1-212-921-2114 artslbmi@msn.com. For general program information, please contact Adrienne Petrillo, Program Director, +1-617-423-1178 apetrillo@nefa.org.
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