April 3rd: Congressional Black Caucus Spouses Heineken USA Performing Arts Scholarship, April 10th: Arkansas Arts Council Individual Artist Fellowship, April 15th: McCallum Theatre Education Annual Choreography Festival, April 17th: National Dance Project Presentation Grants - New England Foundation for the Arts
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Dance Data Project® today released the updated “Top 50” list of United States ballet companies, which will make up the sample of ballet companies studied by the research team for 2020 reports associated with ballet company repertoire and operations.
Dance Data Project® (DDP) today published its ninth study. For this collaboration with the Center for Equity, Gender, and Leadership (EGAL) at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, MBA Candidate Patrick Crocker joined DDP in an examination of gender equity in the 50 largest U.S. dance venues. The “Dance Venue Leadership and Programing Report” reveals nearly-complete gender parity at all levels of dance venue leadership. Research indicates that if a venue selects a ballet company led by a woman, the resulting work is more likely to include works choreographed by women.
Dance Data Project® (DDP) has conducted an initial examination of resident choreographer positions globally within the ballet industry.
DDP found that among the 116 international and U.S. ballet companies studied, a significant majority have hired men as resident choreographers. The study reveals that 37 of the 116 ballet companies surveyed globally employ resident choreographers. Twenty-eight of these 37 companies have placed exclusively men in this position (76%). Read the report here.
December 20, 2019 Northfield, Illinois Dance Data Project® (DDP) research was discussed in a Here & Now piece on National Public Radio (NPR) on Friday, December 20. Reporter Sharon Basco’s discussed the shifting “no girls allowed” atmosphere in the artform.
A story by Sharon Basco, airing in over 500 stations in the U.S. today, features research from Dance Data Project ® and covers gender inequity in ballet. The story airs at 1:20 pm EST.
