PADX Trade Mission
Busan + Hong Kong
The West has long been the gateway to Asia, and WAA is building on that legacy by sending the first official US trade mission of performing arts professionals to Asia. With support from US Department of Commerce International Trade Administration, 12 US artists and agencies and three US presenters share our story with the world.
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.
About the PADX Program
PADX is an initiative of the Performing Arts Discovery (PAD) program, developed to expand international markets and generate overseas touring opportunities for U.S. performing artists.
PADX launched in September 2022 thanks to a new partnership and $300,000 grant award from the U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration’s (ITA) Market Development Cooperator Program (MDCP) which facilitates relationship-building with international partners and provides travel support for delegations of artists and other performing arts professionals to participate in overseas conferences and events.
Return to the PAD program home page.
PAST PADX TRIPS
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Worldwide Music Expo (WOMEX) | Manchester, England | October 2024
October 2024, WAA traveled to the WOMEX — Worldwide Music Expo in Manchester, England. Accompanied by WAA executive director, Joshua Heim, the artists networked with international programmers and agents, participated in professional development activities, attended evening showcases and operated a PAD booth in the WOMEX Trade Fair.
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International Society for the Performing Arts (ISPA) | Perth, Australia | April 2024
April 2024, PADX brought a delegation of artists and agents to the second ISPA — International Society for the Performing Arts Congress of 2024 in Perth, Australia. ISPA congresses are attended by more than 500 leaders from more than 50 regions around the world, representing different genres and disciplines within the performing arts field.
Read Joshua Kohl’s experience in Degenerate Art Ensemble’s Substack.
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Worldwide Music Expo (WOMEX) | A Coruña, Spain | October 2023
WAA’s first ever PADX delegation of artists and agents traveled to A Coruña, Spain for WOMEX — Worldwide Music Expo in October 2023 — the biggest conference of the global music scene and the leading networking platform for the world music industry, making new connections with performing arts professionals from all over the world and exploring the culture and picturesque views of host city, A Coruña together.
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