As one of the most influential performing arts exchange platforms in Asia,ChinaSPAF actively harnesses the agglomeration effect of being a "global arts marketplace".It is dedicated to building an international cooperation platform for mutual learning among civilizations and resource sharing.
Each year,it attracts more than 500 arts institutions and over 2,000 delegates from around the world to Shanghai,leading to nearly 600 cooperation intentions. Representatives from leading international performing arts organizations-including the European Festivals Association,the International Society for the Performing Arts(ISPA),and the China Association of Performing Arts-gather in Shanghai to attend world-class performances,present outstanding projects,and engage in dialogue and collaboration.
ChinaSPAF upholds quality innovations and service upgrades, combining high-level “going global” with high-quality "bringing in”, through its dual-engine model of “outstanding recommendations plus targeted negotiations”, it not only provides a platform for overseas and domestic creatives, presenters, and investors to exchange and display, cooperate and negotiate, and match resources, but also creates the opportunity for excellent domestic works to reach the global stage, encouraging the “double cycle” in the flow of international and domestic performing arts resources.
In recent years,64 outstanding original Chinese productions made it to 29 countries and regions through ChinaSPAF, delivering over 100 performances in total, building a bridge of “cultural understanding, emotional resonance, and mutual development ”for Chinese productions going overseas. By establishing a multilateral cultural cooperation network for international performing arts transactions targeting “global buyers,” ChinaSPAF gives a powerful boost to the sustained, high-quality development off international cultural trade.
