APAP - Association of Performing Arts Professionals

APAP|NYC is the world's premier gathering of the performing arts presenting, booking and touring industry and the annual members conference of the Association of Performing Arts Professionals.

What is APAP|NYC 2022?

APAP will host a hybrid conference in 2022---making the most of meeting together in-person in New York City, while also maximizing access, engagement and convenience through our online platform.

What does a hybrid conference look like?

Whether you choose to participate in-person, online or both, substantial and engaging conference activities will happen on both tracks.

Unlike what we might conventionally think of as a hybrid conference, this will not be a conference where everything is livestreamed for a (secondary) virtual audience and nothing else. While there may be sessions that are livestreamed, there will be many unique opportunities and experiences designed with the intended audience---in-person or online---in mind, including:

Professional Development - in-person and online
Plenaries - in-person and online
Networking - in-person and online
"EXPO Hall"/Exhibit Space - in-person and online
Pitch Sessions
UP NEXT! - in-person and online
Showcases - in-person and online

When and where will the conference happen?

The in-person conference will take place as scheduled, January 14-17, 2022, at the New York Hilton Midtown. There will be online elements that overlay the in-person conference.

The online conference will have a wider footprint, with activities and engagement happening and content being made available on the online conference platform as early as late 2021 and continuing after the in-person conference in January 2022.

How much does conference registration cost?

The following are the registration rates for APAP|NYC 2022.

In-person* individual: $500
Online only individual: $150
In-person* exhibitor (includes booth fee): $595
In-person* additional exhibitor badges: $250
Online only exhibitor: $100
Online additional exhibitor badges: $50

Conference registration will open in September 2021.

*All in-person registrations include full access to the online conference and platform.

Coming soon

We will be sharing information in the coming weeks about:

EXPO Hall/Exhibit Space
Hotel room rates. Room booking will begin in September 2021.
Showcase listings

As we are currently offering relief with APAP membership fees, there will also be conference rate relief available.

APAP|NYC 2022 Conference Committee

Thank you to the 2022 Conference Committee for their commitment and contributions to APAP|NYC 2022.

Mark Alexander, executive director, Palm Beach State College
Michael Alexander, director, public programming, California Institute of Technology
Conference Co-Chair: Marc Baylin, president, Baylin Artists Management
Sophie Blumberg, associate producer, Octopus Theatricals
Andre Bouchaard, principal and founder, Indigenous Performance Productions
Gail Boyd, president, Gail Boyd Artist Management
Jonathan Campbell, head of outreach and strategic initiatives, Small World Music
Andrea Cuevas, director of presented events marketing, McCarter Theatre Center
Conference Co-Chair: Ally Haynes-Hamblen, director of Cultural Affairs, City of Las Vegas
Tommy Hensel, managing director, fine & performing arts center, Moraine Valley Community College
Conference Co-Chair: PennyMaria Jackson, Founder and chief creative officer, ArtzVenture
Laura Kratt, executive director, Appalachian Theatre
Sam Livingston, director of operations, Weill Music Institute, Carnegie Hall
Beth Macmillan, executive director, Artown
Dayna Martinez, senior programming director, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts

Tracey McFarland, Founder, president of booking, Broadway and Beyond Theatricals
Christopher Morgan, executive artistic director, Dance Place
Eric Nelson, client engagement officer, TRG Arts
Hanna Oravec, assistant director for programs, Wesleyan University, Center for the Arts
Kyoung Park, artistic director, Kyoung's Pacific Beat
Manuel Prestamo, president, PMI: Performance Management International
Tiffany Rea-Fisher, artistic director, Elisa Monte Dance
Crandall Rogers, founder and president, Four Mortals Prodcutions Inc.
Conference Co-Chair: Rosalba Rolon, artistic director, Pregones Theater
Jerry Ross, president, Harmony Artists, Inc.
Sarah Saltwick, co-director, sales & artistic relations, Holden & Arts Associates
Rena Shagan, president, Rena Shagan Associates, Inc.
Francine Sheffield, Founder/CEO, Sheffield Global Arts Management
Jake Stepansky, Co-founder, JETco.
Diana Tan, agent, ECE Touring
Todd Wetzel, executive director, Purdue Convocations
Mark Wilson, executive director, Lehigh University, Zoellner Arts Center