PAD SHOWCASE SESSIONS

The PAD SESSIONS explore the plurality of American performing arts. Each session is hosted by a recognized performance specialist and features performances by diverse U.S. artists. For more information and to watch the video, click the Showcase Video button beneath each SESSION image.

  • Black Dance

    TOP (left to right): Rennie Harris Puremovement (credit: courtesy of the artist), Dayton Contemporary Dance Company (credit: Jeff Sabo), Music From The Sole (credit: Titus Ogilvie Laing).  

    BOTTOM (left to right): MOLODI (credit: The Comic Kid), LaTasha Barnes (credit: courtesy of the artist), and Staycee Pearl Dance Project (credit: Steven Pisano). 

  • American Songbook

    TOP (left to right): Guy Mendilow Ensemble (credit: Elizabeth Friar Photography), Allan Harris & the Cross That River Band (credit: courtesy of the artist), Urban Renewal Project (credit: Eddy Navarro).  

    BOTTOM (left to right): PUBLIQuartet (credit: courtesy of the artist), Eunbi Kim (credit: Shervin Lainez), Mali Irene (credit: courtesy of the artist). 

  • Beyond Jazz – Part I

    TOP (left to right): Jussi Reijonen (credit: Juan Carlos Villarroel), Todd Marcus (credit: Efrain Rebeiro), Magos Herrera (credit: Shervin Lainez)  

    BOTTOM (left to right): Catharsis (credit: Amanda Gentile), Dave Meder (credit: Adrien H Tillmann), Janinah Burnett (credit: John Keon) 

  • Dance To Power

    TOP (left to right): Extra Ancestral (credit: Farah Stop), Versa-Style Dance Company (credit: Julie Vincent), Nejla Yatkin (credit: Mika Pasco) 

    BOTTOM (left to right): Robert Moses’ KIN (credit: RJ Muna), ANIKAYA (credit: Liza Voll Photography), Kinetic Light (credit: Robbie Sweeny) 

  • American Roots

    TOP (left to right): Michela Marino Lerman (credit: courtesy of the artist), The Lee Boys (credit: courtesy of the artist), Queen Esther (credit: Catherine Hancock) 

    BOTTOM (left to right): Cary Morin (credit: courtesy of the artist), Sprig of That (credit: Maya Bolduan), American Patchwork Quartet (credit: Jack Randall) 

  • Beyond Jazz - Part II

    TOP (left to right): Rini (credit: Mukesh Babu), Jamison Ross (credit: Drumset Magazine), Alex Shaw Revivals of Blackness (credit: Aidan Un) 

    BOTTOM (left to right): Jalen Baker Quartet (credit: courtesy of the artist), Delbert Anderson Quartet (credit: Nouveau Productions), Gayelynn McKinney (credit: courtesy of the artist) 

  • East Moves West

    TOP (left to right): Mythili Prakash (credit: Jorge Vismara), Ragamala Dance Company (credit: Steven Pisano), Kenny Endo, Taiko Ensemble (credit: Toyo Miyatake Studio) 

    BOTTOM (left to right): Tau Dance Theatre (credit: Elyse Butler Mallams), Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company (credit: courtesy of the artist), Ananya Dance Theatre (credit: courtesy of the artist) 

  • Uncharted Frequencies

    TOP (left to right): Degenerate Art Ensemble (credit: courtesy of the artist), Jin Hi Kim (credit: courtesy of the artist), Floco Torres (credit: Autumn Bland Hudson) 

    BOTTOM (left to right): Olivia Komahcheet (credit: courtesy of the artist), Ensemble Mik Nawooj (credit: courtesy of the artist), Dorian Wood (credit: Laura Pardo) 

  • Latin Diaspora

    TOP (left to right): Grupo Rebolu (credit: courtesy of the artist), Boca Tuya (credit: Jacob Jonas), Lone Piñon (credit: Seth Jacob) 

    BOTTOM (left to right): Las Cafeteras (credit: JP), Ballet Folklorico de Los Angeles and Mariachi Garibaldi de Jaime Cuellar (credit: Julie Salas Rodriguez), Kalindá (Tata Cepeda) (credit: Herminio Rodriguez) 

  • Sounds Classical

    TOP (left to right): Catalyst Quartet (credit: Ricardo Quiñones), Quintero Latino (credit: courtesy of the artist) 

    BOTTOM (left to right): Yang and Olivia (credit: Yang Liu), Third Coast Percussion (credit: Saverio Truglia), Barron Ryan (credit: Andrew Saliga)  

  • American Diaspora

    TOP (left to right): Blato Zlato (credit: Sarrah Danziger), Sunny Jain’s Wild Wild East (credit: courtesy of the artist), Jesús Muñoz Flamenco (credit: courtesy of the artist) 

    BOTTOM (left to right): TAIKOPROJECT (credit: Knocking Bird Creative), Farofa (credit: courtesy of the artist), Dende & Band (credit: Leslie Macedo)