THE NEXT GREAT PERFORMANCE
DISCOVERY
Right alongside showcasing and exhibiting, Discovery Sessions are at the heart of the conference. These special sessions are a must for programmers and presenters looking for ideas, inspiration, and their next-great-discovery. Each session has its own purpose, and all offer different opportunities. For the best-rounded experience, we recommend attending them all!
Applications for Pitch NOW and Amplified are now OPEN!
What happens when the most creative minds in the industry come together? Let’s find out at WAA 2025! These discovery sessions offer a great opportunity to share your projects with the WAA community. We look forward to hearing your ideas and how they come to life!
Learn more and apply from the link below.
Deadline to apply: March 14 at 11:59pm Pacific Time
Image: WAA 2024; credit: Ken Jacques
Pitch NOW | New & Out of the Box Works
Pitch NOW is a forum for bold artistic ideas that need more than a stage and tour date to become reality. You’ll learn about six new, innovative performing arts projects that span disciplines, support social movements, work well in nontraditional venues, engage communities or schools, or utilize the latest technology.
How does it work?
Please note that Pitch NOW projects are at different stages of development but are not currently tour-ready. They are imaginative and impactful ideas that push the boundaries of performing arts concepts that need your energy and investment to become a reality. Each project gets 10 minutes that includes a five-minute presentation and a five-minute Q&A directly after the presentation so you can learn if the project is a fit for your community and venue.
Pitch NOW will take place IN-PERSON in September at WAA^LA.
Image: WAA 2024; credit: Victor Karam
Amplified
The popular Amplified will continue this year, but it will be held online, the summer before the conference. This pitch session was created for artists and agent/managers to share the projects they are passionate about but because of their size, scope, technical requirements, or other aspect, showcasing these projects is prohibitive. Presenters, if you are looking for thrilling work that you’ve likely never seen before, be sure Amplified is on your schedule!
Amplified will take place ONLINE in the summer months before the conference.