The 2025 Juried Showcase Lineup
Twenty-nine artists break boundaries in music, dance and theatre
Congratulations to the official selections for the 2025 WAA Juried Showcase. These artists represent cutting-edge multidisciplinary creations to reimagined traditions, from Pulitzer Prize winners to America’s Got Talent finalists. Learn more about these incredible artists by downloading the conference app.
The 2025 Juried Lineup
6:30 - 10:30 PM, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2
The Novo
6:05 PM 7NMS|Marjani Forté-Saunders + Everett Saunders, Pasadena, CA, Multidisciplinary
6:40 PM Mostly Kosher, Los Angeles, CA, World music
7:40 PM Delirium Musicum, Los Angeles, CA, Classical music
8:15 PM Odyssey Dance Theatre, Orem, UT, Contemporary dance
8:50 PM Blue13 Dance Company, Los Angeles, CA, Contemporary dance
9:20 PM Versa-Style Street Dance Company, Sun Valley, CA, Hip-Hop & Street dance
10:00 PM The Derina Harvey Band, Edmonton, Alberta, CA, World music
7:30 - 10:30pm, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3
Bovard Auditorium, USC
7:30 PM Kiran Ahluwalia, New York, NY, Global music
8:10 PM Guy Mendilow Ensemble*, Roxbury, MA, Spoken word
8:50 PM Soul Science Lab, Macungia, PA, Hip-hop music
9:30 PM Lizzy & the Triggermen, Los Angeles, CA, Jazz music
10:00 PM Le Patin Libre, Montreal, Quebec, CA, Contemporary skating
Bing Theatre, USC
7:45 PM Roopa Mahadevan/Roopa in Flux, Oakland, CA, Global music
8:15 PM The Filharmonic, Santa Fe Springs, CA, Acapella music
8:45 PM Ragamala Dance Company, Minneapolis, MN, Classical dance
9:15 PM Mixed eMotion Theatrix, Beverly Hills, CA, Multi-media theatre
9:50 PM The Dayton Contemporary Dance Company , Dayton, OH, Contemporary dance
10:20 PM Vanessa Sanchez y La Mezcla, San Francisco, CA, Tap dance, Mexican Son Jarocho, and Afro Caribbean rhythms
Sanctuary Theatre, USC
8:00 PM Sons of Serendip, Toluca Lake, CA, Popular music
8:35 PM Calder Quartet, Torrance, CA, Classical music
9:05 PM The Moanin' Frogs, Clarksville, TN, Classical music
9:35 PM Quarteto Nuevo, Burbank, CA, World chamber jazz music
7:00 - 10:00 PM, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4
Grand Performances
7:00 PM Jlin and Third Coast Percussion, Chicago, IL, Electronic & classical music
7:30 PM Jesús Muñoz Flamenco, Albuquerque, NM, Traditional dance
7:55 PM Extra Ancestral, Los Angeles, CA, Global dance and music
8:20 PM Grupo Bella, Montebello, CA, Traditional Mexican music
8:50 PM Astral Mixtape, Los Angeles, CA, Alternative classical music
9:25 PM Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca, San Antonio, TX, Global music