Creative Stage

The Creative Stage offers a variety of uniquely creative performing arts programs sure to ignite your child's imagination. With our innovative classes such as Musical Theater Builders, Dancing Designers, and Film Makers Workshop, children work collaboratively with professional artists, designers, actors, and musicians to bring their own unique creative vision to life. These multi-disciplinary classes are designed to teach skills and abilities that go far beyond the performing arts.

“The whole process is immensely fun for the children. The final performances are an absolute joy to watch!”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               --Ellen Morris (Creative Stage parent)

Creative Stage Partners, and Collaborators include:

The Cathedral School

Embrace Harlem at JCC Harlem

Hunter College Elementary School

Manhattan School for Children  

The School at Columbia University

JCC, Harlem

Peter Norton Symphony Space

Carnegie Hall (Fall Family Day, 2018)

"I am delighted to endorse the work of Madeline Bender. She brings great skill to everything she does, but she stands out for the humanity that underlies her communication. It is an irresistible combination. Her imagination and skills extend into her teaching and the joy that she brings to it, passing on her knowledge lightly but deftly."

                                                                                          --Jonathan Papp (Professor of the Royal Academy of Music, London, England, and Artistic Director of the Georg Solti Accademia)