APAP|NYC 2012 at a Glance
We are They—Owning the Road Ahead. We believe that the work we all do in our communities effects change, engages our communities, and transforms our society. We embrace and impact our communities in so many ways. We build communities, performing communities in every sense of the word. We make a lasting contribution to the health and prosperity of our communities – worldwide. And we also know that if we unify our work into a collective, field-wide movement, our impact will be even greater – both in quantity and quality. APAP|NYC 2012 provides the opportunity to reimagine our roles and responsibilities to our communities and discover the most effective individual and collective action that will ensure the vitality of the field and a world where all people experience the transformative power of live performance.
APAP|NYC provides unparalleled face-to-face opportunities to discover the artists, trends, and approaches for an industry that has at its heart human interaction and creativity. Over the course of five exciting days you connect with more than 3,500 colleagues from around the world; meet with artists and more than 370 exhibitors; take advantage of more than 1,200 performance showcases produced at venues throughout New York City; and participate in more than 50 professional and leadership development sessions, consultations and meetings. APAP|NYC is the world's largest, most inclusive marketplace for the performing arts and our industry’s destination for discovery, knowledge, connections and leadership. Get connected, find solutions and build your enterprise for the future!
The 2012 conference offers open space formats, interactive dialogue sessions, member-organized forums, and a consultation salon with experts, pre- and post-conference resources to help you sustain your work and ensure the vitality of your organization and the arts in your community. Here is what APAP|NYC has planned for you:
Professional Development | Plenary Sessions | EXPO Hall 2012 | Showcases | Special Events | Pre-conference Forums | Special Interest/Consortia Meetings | Other Events
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APAP|NYC 2012 is focused on Owning the Road Ahead – today, we must all begin to articulate our value and impact in new and powerful ways and most importantly we must re-imagine the ways that we do our work, animate, and contribute to our communities. You've taken the time to respond to our surveys, attend in-person conference forums, and participated in our national webinars – we have heard you! APAP|NYC 2012 is designed to respond to your needs – stories about successful and promising approaches, solutions to challenges, and fresh thinking for a rapidly changing marketplace. From the opening keynote with executive director for ArtPlace and syndicated radio personality Carol Coletta to framing a bold vision and plan for a global performing arts campaign in our Sunday Town Square you will gain the insight and resources you need to fuel your work and move your organization forward.
Concurrent Session I: What Drives and Inhibits our Success?
What are the challenges and concerns we have as a field that we can work together to solve? What factors influence the creation and dissemination of work across geographic and other boundaries? How do we secure and harness the resources, inspiration, and motivation to fully realize our mission and act as a field. In this interactive sessions artists, producers, agents/managers, presenters and scholars come together to explore ways to optimize partnerships, create collaborations that move beyond the market-driven paradigms that have characterized our industry to concrete strategies and actions.
Concurrent Session II: Forces Shaping the Communities We Serve
What are the roles and responsibilities for presenters, producers, and artists – performing arts professionals - in completely changed communities and in a world where participants are empowered and have the will and resources to create, curate and share their experiences. What is our role in enabling creative capacity, providing a forum for community building and deeper engagement with the arts? What are the promising practices and effective approaches to embracing a new era of civic participation and engagement in our communities? Community stakeholders come together to exchange stories and approaches that are meeting with success.
Concurrent Session III: How Will We Lead?
What new policies and practices are emerging in education, healthcare, civil society and other sectors that affect our growth and impact as a field? What are the assumptions and approaches to the business of presenting that are working? What new structures and projects are taking hold to support innovation and more adaptive strategies? What steps have performing arts leaders taken to rethink the roles, responsibilities, practices and expectations for our work in presenting performances and in connecting people in our communities? Who has adopted bold new thinking and strategies for connecting communities to the performing arts and measuring success? Artists and specialists from our field and related fields share stories and explore scenarios to ensure the impact and vibrancy of our sector.
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Consultation Salon
Back by popular demand is the Consultation Salon, one-on-one consultation sessions with experts and specialists in the field, running throughout the five days of APAP|NYC.
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APAP Plenary Sessions
A highlight of the conference, the plenary sessions bring together all attendees in the Hilton New York Trianon and Grand Ballrooms to hear from some of the most inspiring creative thinkers, thought leaders and artists from around the world who have influence on our field and our future.
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EXPO 2012
The EXPO at APAP|NYC provides an opportunity to experience the best of what our industry has to offer in talent, expertise and services. The largest global performing arts market for the presenting field, the EXPO is the place for you to research artists and touring productions, learn more about who is developing and financing new projects and more. The EXPO is bursting with energy for every open hour - from Saturday through Monday at APAP|NYC, making your presence there indispensable and critical to getting the information and connections you need to achieve your goals. With more than 370 artist managers, agents, producers, vendors and artists to meet, there just isn't a better, or a more effective way to do business.
About Exhibiting
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With more than 1,000 showcases produced by artists representing the breadth of performing arts disciplines, genres and formats during APAP|NYC, New York City plays host to a five-day festival of excerpted performances, works in progress and full length work. Showcases give presenting professionals the most comprehensive opportunity to see artists from around the world perform live in one city and the next day to talk with the artists and their representatives about their work and availability. Showcases are consistently cited by conference attendees as a top reason to attend APAP|NYC.
Participating in APAP|NYC as a touring artist, producing company, artist manager or agent? Showcases offer a unique platform for presenters and all attendees to experience your work firsthand as they plan for upcoming seasons, series and events. Performances range in genre and type from pop, jazz, classical, contemporary and world music to devised, text-based and musical theatre, classical, contemporary and experimental dance, opera, family programming, comedy, magic, experimental works, international legends – commercial and non-commercial -- and everything in between.
About Showcases
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From the International Delegate and New Colleague Orientation planned to get you connected to colleagues, the Welcome Reception, and Awards Luncheon to the NEA Jazz Masters Awards Concert, APAP|NYC hosts a wide array of special events to make your experience a memorable one.
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One of the most exciting events at APAP|NYC is the Awards Luncheon. Which audience member will be surprised to learn he or she won the Fan Taylor Award? (It’s the best-kept secret of APAP|NYC!) Which distinguished professional will receive the Award of Merit? Who is the sure-to-be funny and charming MC? All APAP members can participate by nominating colleagues and peers who have made or are making a significant contribution to the performing arts field. Take a few minutes to nominate those exceptional professionals you feel deserve recognition. Nominate Today!
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These member-organized, interactive half-day forums and special sessions focus on issues and opportunities in dance, theatre, world music, jazz, outdoor festivals, youth and family programming, classical, new and contemporary music as well as touring Broadway, global cultural exchanges and eco-leadership. Watch for details on these exciting, interactive forums.
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Special Interest sessions are organized by members and focus on specific areas of practice, research, current issue or topic of interest to a particular segment of members or of general interest to the field. State and Regional Consortia meetings give you an opportunity to meet your regional or state colleagues, talk about issues important to your location and opportunities for partnerships or collaborations.
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APAP|NYC is the nexus for an expanding global network of events and festivals celebrating the arts. The 2012 conference marks the eighth year that APAP has co-hosted and co-presented with the Public Theater and artistic director/producer Mark Russell the Under the Radar Festival and Symposium. This innovative artistic enterprise features full length festival performances and a two-day program of keynote speakers, breakout sessions and conversations exploring the landscape for new theater. This year APAP hosts the third annual Jazz Forum, and an opportunity for members to discuss the future for the jazz field and jazz audiences.
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