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ABOUT CONTACT EAST

Contact East 2024 is happening September 26-29 in Charlottetown, Epekwitk/PEI.

Registration closes on Sunday, September 22 at 9:00 PM AT. 

Meals

Due to the rising costs of producing Contact East, not all meals will be included in this year’s Conference Pass. If you are registering as an APA Member or Associate Member, do not purchase the AGM Lunch option! It is included in your registration.

Included in all conference passes: Opening and Closing reception meals
Included in APA Member passes: AGM Lunch + Opening and Closing reception

Each meal is $34.50 after taxes.

Accommodations

Accommodations Update:
 
Unfortunately, all rooms at The Rodd Hotel for Wednesday, September 25th have been booked. Fortunately, APA is receiving a preferred rate at the Hotel on Pownal, just a 30 second walk from the Rodd. Please call them at 902-892-1217 and specify you are with the Atlantic Presenters Association to book your room for Wednesday, September 25th. All guests must provide credit card information upon booking, and the name on the credit card must match the name on the reservation. 
 
There are a limited number of rooms on this block, so book fast! The cutoff date is August 20, 2024.
 
Room Rates:
Standard 1 Queen x 1 room only – $259.00
Superior 1 Queen x 9 rooms – $274.00
Superior 2 double beds x 5 rooms – $294.00
 
Deluxe Continental Breakfast is included in rate as well as an evening reception from 5-6pm where you will receive a complimentary glass of beer or wine. 
 
Rooms ares still available at the Rodd for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night (September 27-30).
 
The Rodd Charlottetown
75 Kent St., Charlottetown, PEI, C1A 7K4
 
Room rates:
Standard room: $214 
Executive room: $214 
Suite: $314 
Room rates are subject to HST and a 3% tourism levy, also subject to HST.
Complimentary parking.
 
To book your room please follow this link, or you can call the Reservations department directly at 1-800-565-RODD (7633). Please note that you are attending Contact East with APA. You will be required to provide a credit card number upon booking. Reservations for sleeping rooms should be made by September 1st,  2024.
 
Cancellation insurance:
 
APA encourages delegates to include cancellation insurance in their travel bookings, as it will be hurricane season in Atlantic Canada during the conference. Better safe than sorry!

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About Contact East

Contact East is the Atlantic Presenters Association’s hallmark event and Atlantic Canada’s performing arts booking conference. The annual event provides an essential and inspiring experience for delegates bringing together regional, national, and international performing arts presenters, managers, and agents, to see performances which showcase a diverse range of artistic genres, including but not limited to music, cabaret, dance, disability arts, circus arts, comedy, youth-oriented programming, and cultural performances.

Contact East is a four-day showcase and professional development conference complete with approximately 30 artist performances, showcase and pitch sessions, as well as an unprecedented opportunity for presenters to network and learn from some of the best in the business from the Atlantic Provinces, across Canada, and internationally.

APA is further committing to its mandate to present a diverse range of artists from a variety of backgrounds. APA acknowledges that past artist selection processes were not fair or equitable and understands the value that lived experiences and community-based practices have when it comes to making decisions. APA is committed to implementing and upholding equitable practices in choosing artists to perform at Contact East 2024 and beyond.

The artists chosen by the selection committee shall have equitable representation across populations, including Indigenous, Black, racialized, 2SLGBTQIA+, Deaf, Disability, and Mad arts communities. Atlantic Presenters Association is dedicated to providing a space that is accessible, inclusive, and free from oppression, harassment, and discrimination.

To further ensure a fair selection process, APA will be putting out a call for applications for interested individuals to be on this year’s selection committee. In the past, Contact East’s selection committee has been hand-picked from APA’s membership rather than opened up to the larger presenting community. The goal of this change is to make sure the committee represents a cross-section of different artistic genres and cultural backgrounds, resulting in an overall diverse representation of committee members to ensure the selection process is as fair and equitable as possible.

Past Artists

Awards and Nominations

Initiated in 1998, Contact East sponsored a series of awards to recognize excellence and achievement in the field of live performance touring and presentation. The Contact East Awards of Excellence celebrate the growth of the industry and recognize the accomplishments of presenters and performers who comprise the touring sector in Atlantic Canada.

Beginning in 2015, Contact East streamlined its awards into one honour, the Atlantic Presenters Association Achievement Award.

Awards Categories

History

Beginning in 1975, the event was produced by the Touring Office of the Canada Council for the Arts. In 1982, the event was managed by a steering committee of representatives from the four Atlantic Provinces. With the incorporation of the Atlantic Presenters Association in 2001, the organization took over management of the event and has been producing quality conferences ever since.

According to the Atlantic Presenters Association’s records, Contact East has been held in the following years and locations:

2022 – Nova Scotia – Halifax (Neptune Theatre)
2021 – New Brunswick – Moncton (Capitol Theatre)
2020 – Contact(less) East
2019 – Prince Edward Island – Charlottetown (Florence Simmonds Hall at Holland College)
2018 – Newfoundland & Labrador – St. John’s (Arts and Culture Centre)
2017 – Nova Scotia – Membertou, Cape Breton (Membertou Trade & Convention Centre)
2016 – New Brunswick – Saint John (Imperial Theatre)
2015 – Prince Edward Island – Charlottetown (Confederation Centre of the Arts)
2014 – Nova Scotia – Pictou (deCoste Centre)
2013 – Newfoundland & Labrador – St. John’s (Arts and Culture Centre)
2012 – New Brunswick – Fredericton (Fredericton Playhouse)
2011 – Prince Edward Island – Summerside (Harbourfront Theatre)
2010 – Nova Scotia – Antigonish (The Keating Millennium Centre)
2009 – New Brunswick – Moncton (The Capitol Theatre)
2007 – Nova Scotia – Liverpool (The Astor Theatre)
2005 – Prince Edward Island – Summerside (Harbourfront Jubilee Theatre)
2003 – Newfoundland & Labrador – St. John’s (Arts and Culture Centre)
2001 – New Brunswick – Saint John (Hotel Courtenay Bay/Imperial Theatre)
1998 – Nova Scotia – Wolfville (Old Orchard Inn/ Atlantic Theatre Festival)
1996 – New Brunswick – Saint John (Delta Hotel/Imperial Theatre)
1994 – Prince Edward Island – Charlottetown (Confederation Centre)
1992 – Prince Edward Island – Charlottetown (Confederation Centre)
1990 – Nova Scotia – Dartmouth (Holiday Inn)
1988 – New Brunswick – Saint John (Delta Saint John/Saint John High School)
1985 – Nova Scotia – Halifax (World Trade Centre)
1983 – Massachusetts – Boston
1982 – New Brunswick – Sackville (Mt Allison University)
1979 – Nova Scotia – Halifax (Lord Nelson Hotel)
1978 – New Brunswick – Moncton (Hotel Beauséjour)
1977 – Nova Scotia – Halifax (Lord Nelson Hotel)
1976 – Nova Scotia – Halifax (Chateau Halifax)
1975 – New Brunswick – Fredericton (Lord Beaverbrook Hotel)