PAYPA ANNUAL HUI & AWARDS EVENING

Our Purpose - To promote, champion, advocate for and advance the enrichment of tamariki and rangatahi in Aotearoa through the performing arts.

Our Vision - High-quality and accessible performing arts experiences for, by and with children and young people are created by engaged and valued practitioners.

Our Objectives - PAYPA will Champion, Connect and Cultivate Aotearoa’s Performing Arts & Young People (PA&YP) sector.

The PAYPA Annual Hui 2026 is coming up in Wellington at the end of October! The Annual Hui brings together artists and people working with and for young people through performing arts.

Come join us in experiencing workshops, performances, conversations, the PAYPA Awards, and lots of opportunities to meet others working across the sector.

FRIDAY 30TH OCTOBER: 

5pm - 7pm - Welcome Function: An informal chance to come together and connect over a pre-show drink.

7pm - 9 pm - Performance - After God at Circa 1 -

SATURDAY 31ST OCTOBER

9:30am-12pm - Workshop 1 at Circa 2 'So You Think You Know Me?' - A workshop on whakapapa, whakawhanaungatanga and the art of creating through connection with Regan Taylor

12pm - 1pm - Lunch

1pm-2:30pm - Workshop 2 at Circa 2 - 'Make, Move and Connect with Young Audiences' - A workshop on storytelling with the body with Sacha Copland of Java Dance

2:30pm-4:30 pm - Afternoon Tea, Panel and Community Discussion 

Join us for refreshments with invited panellists from across the motu and participate in an open discussion about keeping connected and strong as the sector moves forward into the future.

4:30pm-5:30pm - Little Landscapes in Circa Foyer - Join multi-award-winning performer Amy Grace Laura in the Circa Foyer for a sensory and intimate performance for young children and their grown-ups.

6pm-9pm - Annual PAYPA Awards Evening

Join us for an evening of celebration and connection. Hosted by PAYPA intern Jack Porter and featuring performances by The KaRs and Musical Stars. And of course, we'll celebrate our wonderful nominees and winners of the PAYPA awards themselves!

SUNDAY 1st November

9.45am - Walk and Talk with PAYPA - from Circa Theatre to Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui Central Library

Meet PAYPA Board members and enjoy the restored library building. A wonderful space for everyone to learn, discover and connect.

11:30 am Performance - Flutter at the Community Room at the Central Library performed by Anna Bailey of String Bean Puppets in the Community Room at the Central Library

Visit https://events.humanitix.com/paypa-annual-hui-2026-xb496kng to register

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NOMINATE ARTISTS FOR THE AWARDS EVENING BELOW

The PAYPA Emerging Artists Award- For a new company or individual who has made a splash in the Performing Arts industry - https://forms.gle/UDLxBedkcPJZbKjz8

The PAYPA Award for Production of The Year- For a production for young people that shows overall excellence in form and content and has resonated superbly with its intended audience. ( ie by a professional company for a young audience) - https://forms.gle/d6J3DQ3wFYX9L7tL6

The PAYPA Award for Production of the Year- for a production BY and/or WITH young people that shows overall excellence in form and content and has resonated superbly with its intended audience. -https://forms.gle/j1joKBKerEbt7z8M6