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An open invitation to compose for the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

2026.06.15

For 120 years, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra has helped shape the sound of the city – and the many communities, places and people within it.

Institutions

Müpa Budapest holds The Grand Chinese New Year Concert

2026.03.04

BFPA

Connecting Arts Across Borders: WAPA Charts a New Landscape for Civilizational Exchange and Mutual Learning in 2025

2025.12.30

BFPA

Diversity Ignites Brilliance, Pioneering Elevates Excellence: the Beijing Forum for Symphonic Music 2025 Jointly Charts a New Blueprint for Global Symphonic Development

2025.12.01

Institutions

Joe Hisaishi to make his Proms debut with the RPO

2025.08.12

The Teatro Real Orchestra Concert

Concert 2026.2.7 19:30 (GMT+8)

On February 7, The Teatro Real Orchestra Concert will premiere online.Conductor Gustavo Gimeno will lead the orchestra joined by internationally renowned Spanish pianist Javier Perianes, to present a symphonic feast spanning German-Austrian and Spanish classics.

Initiated by the China National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA), the World Association for Performing Arts (WAPA) is an international, professional and non-profit
social organization formed voluntarily by theaters, cultural groups, art colleges, cultural companies, and other institutions of performing arts. The WAPA is headquartered in Beijing with its Secretariat set at the NCPA.

The objective of the WAPA is to promote the international development of outstanding performing arts with national and regional characteristics and the integration of science and technology with performing arts by building an open and multilateral exchange platform so as to facilitate the exchange and mutual learning and common prosperity of
world civilizations.

Members

The WAPA consists of institutional members. Membership of the WAPA is open to all those who:
a). have the willingness to join the WAPA;
b). accept the Statute of the WAPA;
c). are well recognized in the professional field; and
d). have the willingness and ability to fulfill the obligations of members.

Currently, the WAPA consists of 30 member organizations from 19 countries across five continents.

Join Us

We sincerely invite colleagues in performing arts to join the BFPA and work together to build a Community of a Shared Future for Theatres Around the Globe. If interested, please click to apply. Looking forward to your joining.