The application process for the next Pitch New Works Now at the New York 2012 ISPA Congress is now closed.  Selected projects for the 2012 New York Congress will be announced shortly.

Developed from a program originated at the Banff Film and Television Festival in Alberta, Canada, Pitch New Works Now is a forum for creators to share new international and/or cross-cultural projects with ISPA’s prestigious international network of performing arts professionals.  Presenters have the opportunity to pitch their new work to more than 350 delegates from 50 countries.

Ten projects are selected to participate in Pitch New Works Now held at ISPA Congresses.  Selected applicants have seven minutes to pitch their new work and three minutes immediately following the pitch to answer delegate questions.  After the pitch session, participants have the opportunity to interact directly with delegates during ISPA’s informal networking session; ProEx (Professional Exchange).

Past presenters in Pitch New Works Now have included proposals from many of the world’s leading dance, music, and theater artists including, but not limited to: Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company (United States), Birmingham Repertory Theatre and Siobhan Davies Dance Company (Great Britain), Chinese Music Virtuosi (Hong Kong), Chunky Move and Balletlab (Australia), Compagnie Marie Chouinard, Volcano (Canada), Emio Greco/PC (Netherlands), Farm in the Cave (Czech Republic), Michael Curry (United States), Opera Africa and Farber Foundry (Africa), Ping Chong & Company (U.S./China), SITI Company (United States), T’Ang Quartet (Singapore), and Ultima Vez (Belgium).

View Toronto 2011 and New York 2011 Pitch New Works Now Projects presented at the Toronto and New York 2011 Congresses here.  To view an example of an actual pitch given at the New York 2010 Congress, see Pitch New Works Now project "Aviary".

Who should apply?

Application and Selection Process

Candidates should download and complete the Pitch New Works Now Application Form (Word Format | PDF) and submit all required material by Friday, October 14, 2011.  This is a final deadline, no extensions or late submissions will be accepted.  All material should be submitted in English and ISPA regrets that the application materials will not be returned.  Applications will be reviewed by the 2012 ISPA Pitch Committee: Lieven Bertels (Syndey Festival), Linda Brumbach (Pomegranate Arts), and Chris Lorway (Luminato).  Candidates will be notified of their application status by Friday, November 4, 2011.  The next Pitch New Works Now will take place from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm on Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at the The Times Center in New York City.

To apply, assemble a complete application in this order: (1) Pitch New Works Now application form - found above, and (2) all requested material in Section IV of the application in a single Adobe PDF document (maximum of 10 pages accepted in an application).  Submit the application via email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it indicating “Pitch New Works Now Application” in the subject line of the email.  Please note, if you do not receive a confirmation email within 24 hours of submitting your application, your application was not received and you should contact the ISPA offices.

Applications in electronic format preferred.