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.
UPCOMING PADX TRIPS
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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.
