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Happening This Week

• Janie Taylor for LA Dance Project – Program: Spring Dances 
  • May 2, 2024 – May 12, 2024:  LA Dance Project will present Spring Dances, A program featuring new works by Janie Taylor (female) and Benjamin Millepied (male), alongside repertory works by Benjamin Millepied.
• Tsai Hsi Hung and Alia Kache for Ballet Arkansas – Program: Bravo
  • May 2, 2024 – May 5, 2024:  Ballet Arkansas will present Bravo, A program featuring world premiere works by Tsai Hsi Hung (female), Alia Kache (female), and Michael Fothergill (male) alongside a work by Sir David Bintley (male).
• Annabelle Lopez-Ochoa for Smuin Ballet – Program: Dance Series 2
  • May 3, 2024 – May 31, 2024:  Smuin Ballet will present Dance Series 2, a program featuring a world premiere work by Annabelle Lopez-Ochoa (female), alongside works by Amy Seiwert (female), Brennan Wall (female), and Michael Smuin (male). 
• Elayna Waxse for Minnesota Dance Theatre – Program: Spring
  • May 3, 2024 – May 12, 2024:  Minnesota Dance Theatre will present Spring, A program featuring world premiere works by Elayna Waxse (female), Javan Mngrezzo (male), Zachary Tuazon (male), alongside a work by Nia-Amina Minor (female).
• Lauren Lovette for New Jersey Ballet – Program: Repertory Evening
  • May 3, 2024 – May 4, 2024:  the New Jersey Ballet will present Repertory Evening, a program featuring a world premiere work by Lauren Lovette (female), alongside works by Harrison Ball (male), and Justin Peck (male).
• Jolene Bailie for Winnipeg’s Contemporary Dancers – Program: signals to segue
  • May 3, 2024 – May 5, 2024:  Winnipeg’s Contemporary Dancers will present a world premiere program featuring a new work by Jolene Bailie (female) and an original sound score by Emma Hendrix (female).
• Dani Rowe and Shannon Alvis for the OBT2 Tour
  • April 20, 2024 – June 1, 2024:  Oregon Ballet Theater’s second company, OBT, 2 will present its 2024 tour featuring works by Dani Rowe (female), Shannon Alvis (female), Ben Stevenson (male) and Dominic Walsh (male).
• Amy Hall Garner for New York City Ballet – Program: Classic NYCB I
  • April 24, 2024 – June 6, 2024:  New York City Ballet will present Classic NYCB I, a program featuring world premiere works by Amy Hall Garner (female), and Justin Peck (male), alongside works by George Balanchine (male).’
• May Zarhy for Theater Chemnitz Ballet – Program: Showcase VII: Witness
  • April 25, 2024 – June 13, 2024:  Theater Chemnitz Ballet will present Showcase VII: Witness, A program featuring an evening-length work by May Zarhy (female).
• Erika Overturff for American Midwest Ballet – Program: Cinderella
  • April 27, 2024 – May 12, 2024:  the American Midwest Ballet will present Cinderella, a world premiere evening-length ballet by choreographer Erika Overturff (female). 
• Ana Maria Lucaciu for Aalto Ballett Essen – Program: Last
  • April 13, 2024 – July 5, 2024:  Aalto Ballett Essen will present Last, a program featuring world premiere works by Ana Maria Lucaciu (female), Armen Hakobyan (male), and Ben Van Cauwenbergh (male).
• Gong Xingxing for Scapino Ballet Rotterdam – Program: Origin
  • April 7, 2024 – June 9, 2024:  Scapino Ballet Rotterdam will present Origin, a program featuring new works by Gong Xingxing (female), and Lior Tavori (male).
• Mélanie Lomoff for Opera Ballet Vlaanderen – Program: Ombra
  • March 30, 2024 – May 8, 2024:  the Opera Ballet Vlaanderen will present Ombra, A world premiere program featuring a collaboration of “chorus members, dancers and orchestral musicians of Opera Ballet Vlaanderen (in a) creative dialogue” including choreography by Mélanie Lomoff (female) and Luis Marrafa (male).
• Sharon Eyal and Sol León for Staatsballett Berlin – Program: 2 Chapters Love
  • December 11, 2023 – June 14, 2024:  Staatsballett Berlin will present 2 Chapters Love, A program featuring new works by Sharon Eyal (female), and Sol León (female).
    
    

Female Choreography Commissions, World Premieres, and Programming

• Nicole Powell for State Street Ballet – Program: Other Voices
  • May 10, 2024 – May 11, 2024:  State Street Ballet will present Other Voices, a program featuring new works by Nicole Powell (female), Nilas Martins (male), and Royce Zackery (male), alongside works by Laurie Eisenhower (female), and Edgar Zendejas (male).
• Achinta S. McDaniel for Blue13 Dance Company – Program: Soliloquy
  • May 31, 2024 – June 2, 2024:  Blue13 Dance Company will present Soliloquy, a new dance theater work by Achinta S. McDaniel (female).
• Maria Konrad for Nashville Ballet – Program: Dia de los Muertos
  • October 14, 2024 – October 20, 2024:  Nashville Ballet will present Dia de los Muertos, A program featuring an evening-length world premiere work by Maria Konrad (female). 
• Carling Talcott-Steenstra for the Royal Danish Ballet – Program: Koreorama
  • October 19, 2024 – March 6, 2025:  the Royal Danish Ballet will present Koreorama, a program featuring new works by Carling Talcott-Steenstra (female), Eliabe D’Abadia (male), and Oliver Marcus Starpov (male). 
• Eukene Sagues for the Royal Danish Ballet – Program: Blood Wedding
  • November 9, 2024 – November 22, 2024:  the Royal Danish Ballet will present Blood Wedding, a new evening-length production by choreographer Eukene Sagues (female).
• Arielle Smith for the English National Ballet – Program: The Nutcracker
  • November 28, 2024 – January 12, 2025:  the English National Ballet will present the world premiere of a new evening-length version of The Nutcracker, co-choreographed by Arielle Smith (female) and Aaron S. Watkin (male).  
• Jennifer Archibald for The Washington Ballet – Program: transcenDANCE
  • February 20, 2025 – February 23, 2025:  The Washington Ballet will present transcenDANCE, a program featuring a world premiere work by Jennifer Archibald (female), alongside works by Ulysses Dove (male) and Edwaard Liang (male).
• Hope Boykin for Paul Taylor Dance Company at the Kennedy Center 
  • February 27, 2025 – March 1, 2025:  Paul Taylor Dance Company will be in residence at the Kennedy Center presenting a program featuring a world premiere work by Hope Boykin (female), alongside works by Paul Taylor (male).
• Jamison Curcio and Shanice Mason at the Kennedy Center – Program: I have a secret to tell you…
  • August 22, 2025 – August 23, 2025:  The Kennedy Center’s The Local Dance Commissioning Project Awardees Jamison Curcio (she/they), and Shanice Mason (female), will present a new work entitled I have a secret to tell you…

Leadership Changes

For continual updates on leadership changes see Dance Data Project® – Artistic Director Transitions 2024 Spreadsheet

• The Australian Ballet School Announces New Artistic Director
  • On April 16, 2024:  The Australian Ballet School announced that Megan Connelly (female) has been appointed as the next Artistic Director of the school effective May 31, 2024. Connelly succeeds Lisa Pavane (female) in the role. This is a female-to-female transition. 
• Grand Rapids Ballet Announces New Executive Director
  • On April 19, 2024:  Grand Rapids Ballet announced that Mary Jennings (female) has been appointed as Executive Director of the company effective June 10, 2024. Jennings succeeds Glenn Del Vecchio (male) in the role. This is a male-to-female transition. 
• Ballet Arizona Announces First Female Artistic Director
  • On April 24, 2024:  Ballet Arizona announced that Daniela Cardim (female) will succeed Ib Andersen (male) in the role of Artistic Director effective July 1, 2024. Cardim is the first female Artistic Director of Ballet Arizona. This is a male-to-female transition. 

 

Artist Opportunities

This section focuses on new or upcoming deadlines for artist opportunities, in conjunction with our Fellowships, Competitions and Initiatives Guide. For a more comprehensive list of artist opportunities, please see the link above.  

Outstanding Artists (lighting, music, tech, design, etc.)

• The Youth America Grand Prix Choreography Award Winners Announced
  • The Youth America Grand Prix announced the 2024 New York Finals Winners, including the Choreography Award Winners. Winners include Krista King-Doherty (female) and Andrea Astuto (female)
• 2024 Doris Duke Artist Awards Announced
  • The 2024 Doris Duke Artist Awards have been announced. The dance awardees announced include Acosia Red Elk (female), and Shamel Pitts (male). 

 

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