More than 50 performing arts companies will be vying to impress the who’s-who of arts presenters from around the globe at the Australian Performing Arts Market (APAM) in Adelaide this week.
The event – which is a sell-out for only the second time in its history – will kick off on Monday with a keynote address from internationally renowned actor Cate Blanchett.
Over five days, APAM will showcase Australian and New Zealand performing arts to more than 600 presenters and producers from more than 25 countries around the world. Held in conjunction with the Adelaide Festival and Adelaide Fringe, APAM has become a major event on the Australian performing arts calendar. Since 1994, the Market has resulted in more than 70 Australian performing arts companies touring to over 1200 venues, generating in excess of $30 million in revenue.
APAMs from 1998 - 2012 was funded by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts and the South Australian Government through Arts SA and presented with the support of the Department of Foreign Affairs, Adelaide Festival Centre, Adelaide Fringe, Adelaide Festival and Creative New Zealand.