Asia Pacific Festivals Connection (APFC)

ABOUT

The Asia Pacific Festivals Connection(APFC) is a network with a group of festivals, venues and organizations of performing arts in the Asia-Pacific region dedicated to collaborating with each other in order to increase the mobility and/or circulation of Asia-Pacific arts works and artists.

MISSION

- To collaborate and develop partnerships with inter Asia and Pacific festivals and institutions.
- To highlight Asia-Pacific perspectives.
- To increase the mobility and circulation of Asia and Pacific works and Asia and Pacific artists.
- To build an Asia and Pacific performing arts ecology.

OBJECTIVES

- Co-commissioning and co-producing: support Asian and Pacific artists collectively by co-commissioning or co-producing.
- Co-presenting: co-presenting works that APFC members produce or present.
- Supporting creative development: research and development support through residency projects, funding and/or other means.
- Connecting tours: sharing international touring productions.

MEMBERSHIP

Period: a tentative 3-year partnership starts from 2024 to 2026
The core members of APFC include:

- Asia TOPA: Asia-Pacific Triennial of Performing Arts (Australia)
- Bangkok International Performing Arts Meeting (Thailand)
- Kyoto Experiment (Japan)
- National Theater & Concert Hall (Taiwan)
- Seoul Performing Arts Festival (South Korea)
- Singapore International Festival of Arts (Singapore)
- Perth Festival (Australia)

Commitment

Members should share the information that strengthens the exchange as much as possible.
Members are required to attend the physical meeting twice a year. Attendance options include both online and in-person participation.
Members must support at least one project / artist in any creative way (refers to OBJECTIVES) based on mutual agreement each year.
Members are expected to host in-person meetings at least once.

To join APFC

New members need to be recommended by existing members and agreed during the in-person meetings.
The application should be sent to member organizations at least one month before the meeting.

For the in-person meeting

Members are required to submit proposals, including production, research, and development projects, at least a month before the meeting. Additionally, members are responsible for covering their own transportation expenses, including flight fees.
The hosting member shall provide the conference venue, performance tickets, and event’s pass; preferably with accommodation and local transportation.

ADMINISTRATION

For the year 2023-2024, the secretarial duties will be temporarily handled by SPAF and NTCH. The following terms of secretariat shall be discussed during the second meeting in 2024.