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Dance Data Project® (DDP) today releases its 2019-2020 Season Overview, a statistical examination of choreographer gender within the seasons of the Top 50 U.S. companies. This year’s report indicates a significant increase in programming equity from last year, but men remain favored in almost every category.
Dance Data Project® (DDP) today announced the release of Global Conversations – Navigating Challenging Times, the second round in a series of virtual interviews. Round 2 features 10 artistic directors, executive directors, and CEOs of some of the most globally esteemed ballet companies. See the full roster in the announcement.
DDP is very proud to share a piece written by our incredible colleague Jenesis Williams for the DDP website. Our team recognizes the importance of taking a step back right now to amplify Jenesis’ voice. We are moved by her powerful words and invite you to hear her thoughts and experience for yourselves in this piece for the DDP blog. Jenesis says it best herself: “I’ve been told that ballet is just a conversation between a dancer and the audience. If that’s true, it’s time we give young, black dancers a voice.”
Dance Data Project® (DDP) today introduces Round 1 of Global Conversations – The Creative Process, an ongoing online series of bite-size interviews that feature some of the most notable choreographers, artistic and executive directors, dance critics, and senior academics working in ballet today.
DDP has released Global Fellowships, Competitions, and Initiatives Guide 2020. The Guide is a comprehensive list of international opportunities for choreographers to develop, workshop, and present dance works.
