From January 29 to April 9, 2025, a new PAD Showcase SESSION will be released every Wednesday for eleven (11) weeks. The SESSIONS are organized into a thematic groupings and introduced by a field specialist who will explore how the artists represent a specific aspect of American performing arts. The SESSIONS will premiere on the dates listed below and will remain accessible for later viewing. For more information and to watch the video, click the Showcase Video button beneath each SESSION image.
PAD SHOWCASE SESSIONS & RELEASE DATES
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Black Dance (Available: January 29)
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).
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American Songbook (Available: February 5)
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).
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Beyond Jazz – Part I (Available: February 12)
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)
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Dance To Power (Available: February 19)
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)
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American Roots (Available: February 26)
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)
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Beyond Jazz - Part II (Available: March 5)
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)
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East Moves West (Available March 12)
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)
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Uncharted Frequencies (Available March 19)
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)
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Latin Diaspora (Available March 26)
TOP (left to right): Grupo Rebolu (credit: courtesy of the artist), Boca Tuya (credit: Jacob Jonas), Lone Piñon (credit: courtesy of the artist)
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: courtesy of the artist)