Originally from Italy, Caterina Rago obtained her B.F.A. from l’Accademia Nazionale di Danza in Rome. In New York, Rago has performed work from Robert Battle, Pearl Lang, Virginie Mecene, Lone Kjaer Larsen, Tina Thompson. She was Principal Dancer of the Off-Broadway Show Spider Dance directed by Jeff Whiting, and toured Italy in the original cast of Cercando Picasso, Baccanti and Prometeo with the Martha Graham Dance Company, directed by Antonio Calenda e Giorgio Albertazzi.