Uniquely American Dance
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![Adji Cissoko, of Alonzo King Lines Ballet, a celebrated contemporary ballet company creating performances that alter the way we look at ballet today. Photo credit: RJ Muna. Represented by Selby/Artists Management.]()
Alonzo King Lines Ballet
Adji Cissoko, of Alonzo King Lines Ballet, a celebrated contemporary ballet company creating performances that alter the way we look at ballet today. Photo credit: RJ Muna.
Represented by Selby/Artists Management.
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![100 Seconds to Midnight explores the intersection of “Doomsday” for the Global Majority and women. Photo credit: Jeanne Mam-Luft.]()
Blue13
100 Seconds to Midnight by Blue13 Dance explores the intersection of “Doomsday” for the Global Majority and women. Photo credit: Jeanne Mam-Luft.
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![DCDC’s Wawa Aba - toughness, hardiness, perseverance - features intricate polyrhythms and ancestral chants, pulling from African dance traditions and celebrating determination.]()
DCDC
DCDC’s Wawa Aba - toughness, hardiness, perseverance - features intricate polyrhythms and ancestral chants, pulling from African dance traditions and celebrating determination.
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![ODC is dedicated to the lifecycle of the artistic process. Through our company, school and theater, we aim to inspire audiences, cultivate artists, engage community, and foster diversity and inclusion through dance.]()
ODC
ODC is dedicated to the lifecycle of the artistic process. Through our company, school and theater, we aim to inspire audiences, cultivate artists, engage community, and foster diversity and inclusion through dance.
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![Rennie Harris Puremovement American Street Dance Theater (RHPM) is a world-renowned force in Hip-Hop and American street dance, captivating audiences across five continents.]()
Rennie Harris Puremovement American Street Dance Theater
Rennie Harris Puremovement American Street Dance Theater (RHPM) is a world-renowned force in Hip-Hop and American street dance, captivating audiences across five continents.
Uniquely American Music & More
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![Vocalist and storyteller Ana Everling crafts a sonic bridge between ancestral tradition and reclamation of a Romanian cultural heritage. Photo credit: Christopher Sanders. Represented by Riot Artists.]()
Ana Everling
Vocalist and storyteller Ana Everling crafts a sonic bridge between ancestral tradition and reclamation of a Romanian cultural heritage. Photo credit: Christopher Sanders.
Represented by Riot Artists.
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![Bandaloop, an aerial dance company, performs vertically on a high rise building.]()
Bandaloop
Bandaloop, an aerial dance company, performs vertically on a high rise building.
Represented by Sozo.
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![San Francisco’s boundary-stretching Del Sol Quartet believes that live music can, and should, happen anywhere. They champion music by living artists, providing the possibility for dialogue, community, and unexpected discovery.]()
Del Sol Quartet
San Francisco’s boundary-stretching Del Sol Quartet believes that live music can, and should, happen anywhere. They champion music by living artists, providing the possibility for dialogue, community, and unexpected discovery.
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![Pink Martini blends global musical traditions into a lush, multilingual “little orchestra” sound that fuses jazz, Latin, classical, and vintage pop. Represented by TBA.]()
Pink Martini
Pink Martini blends global musical traditions into a lush, multilingual “little orchestra” sound that fuses jazz, Latin, classical, and vintage pop. Represented by TBA.
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![Third Coast Percussion (TCP) is Chicago’s GRAMMY® Award-winning percussion quartet and GRAMMY®-nominated composer collective that made history as the first percussion ensemble to win the revered music award in the classical genre.]()
Third Coast Percussion
Third Coast Percussion (TCP) is Chicago’s GRAMMY® Award-winning percussion quartet and GRAMMY®-nominated composer collective that made history as the first percussion ensemble to win the revered music award in the classical genre.
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![For 25 years, Grammy-winning percussion quartet Sō Percussion has redefined chamber music for the 21st century. Photo credit: Evan Chapman.]()
Sō Percussion
For 25 years, Grammy-winning percussion quartet Sō Percussion has redefined chamber music for the 21st century. Photo credit: Evan Chapman.
Represented by Alliance Artist Management, Portland, OR.
ONLINE SHOWCASE
From 2022-2025, 75 artists/ensembles received support from our expert video production team to create a professionally-produced live performance video. The showcase videos are promoted to international markets through the PAD program’s Online Showcase Video Gallery. Follow the link below to view 15-minute videos from the seventy-five artists of the PAD Showcase’s 2022, 2023, 2034 and (NEW!) 2025 cohorts.
2025 PAD SHOWCASE ARTISTS
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Kiran Ahluwalia
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![Credit: Kirby Griffin]()
BIRCKHEAD
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![Credit: Jordan Saint]()
Christal Brown / INSPIRIT
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![Credit: Dominic Green]()
DuPont Brass
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![Credit: Rose Eichenbaum]()
Dan Froot & Company
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![Credit: Nancy Ingersoll]()
Ize Trio
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![Credit: Dominique Washington]()
La Mezcla
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![Credit: Rafa Cardenas]()
Quetzal
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![Credit: Ram Keshav]()
Roopa in Flux
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![Credit: Julianne Karr]()
Sounds of April & Randall
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![Credit: Tomothy Salaz - Randm Vision Photography]()
Versa-Style Street Dance Company
2024 PAD SHOWCASE ARTISTS
10 artists/ensembles were selected for the 2023 - 24 PAD Showcase program cycle. View their 15-minute showcase videos and learn more about their work.
Allan Harris and the Cross That River Band
Dave Meder
Delbert Anderson Quartet
Farofa
Floco Torres
Jesus Muñoz Flamenco
Kalindá (Escuela de Bomba y Plena Tata Cepeda)
MOLODI
Peter-Rockford "Tau" Espiritu
The Urban Renewal Project
2023 PAD SHOWCASE ARTISTS
25 artists/ensembles were selected for the 2022 - 23 PAD Showcase program cycle. View their 15-minute showcase videos and learn more about their work.
American Patchwork Quartet
Barron Ryan
Blato Zlato
Catharsis
Dayton Contemporary Dance Company
Dendê and Band
Dorian Wood
Eunbi Kim
Extra Ancestral
Janinah Burnett
Jin Hi Kim
Jussi Reijonen
Kinetic Light
Magos Herrera
Music From The Sole
Nejla Yatkin
Queen Esther
Rennie Harris Puremovement
Rini
Robert Moses' KIN
Sprig of That
TAIKOProject
Third Coast Percussion
Todd Marcus
Yang and Olivia
2022 PAD SHOWCASE ARTISTS
30 artists/ensembles were selected for the 2021 - 22 PAD Showcase program cycle. View their 15-minute showcase videos and learn more about their work.
Ananya Dance Theatre
ANIKAYA
Ballet Folklorico de Los Angeles with Mariachi Garibaldi de Jaime Cúellar
Boca Tuya
Cary Morin
Catalyst Quartet
Degenerate Art Ensemble
Ensemble Mik Nawooj
Gayelynn McKinney
Grupo Rebolu
Guy Mendilow Ensemble
Jalen Baker
Jamison Ross
Kenny Endo
Las Cafeteras
LaTasha Barnes
Lee Boys
Lone Piñon
Mali Irene
Michela Marino
Mythili Prakash
Nai Ni Chen
Olivia Komahcheet
PUBLIQuartet
Quinteto Latino
Ragamala
Revivals of Blackness
Staycee Pearl Dance Project & Soy Sos
Sunny Jain
Versa-Style Dance Company