Global Update:
Bailey’s Blog
Happening This Week
- Bridget Breiner for Staatsballett Karlsruhe – Program: Maria Stuart
- April 16, 2023 – June 16, 2023: Staatsballett Karlsruhe will present Maria Stuart, an evening-length premiere by Bridget Breiner (female).
- Annie Rigney for Martha Graham Dance Company
- April 18, 2023 – April 30, 2023: the Martha Graham Dance Company will be in residence at the Joyce Theater to present a program featuring world premiere works by Annie Rigney (female), Baye & Asa (males), alongside works by Martha Graham (female), Hofesh Shechte (male), Sonya Tayeh (female) with Yue Yin (female), Jenn Freeman (female), Micaela Taylor (female), Juliano Nunes (male), Alleyne Dance, and Robert Cohan (male).
- Nanine Linning for Boston Ballet – Program: Our Journey
- April 6, 2023 – April 16, 2023: Boston Ballet will present Our Journey, a double bill featuring a world premiere by Nanine Linning and a work by Justin Peck (male).
- Lauren Lovette for Oregon Ballet Theater – Program: Firebird
- April 7, 2023 – April 15, 2023: Oregon Ballet Theater will present Firebird, a program featuring a world premiere work by Lauren Lovette (female), alongside works by Yuri Possokhov (male), and Stanton Welch (male).
- Suzanne Haug for Eugene Ballet – Program: BOLD
- April 8, 2023 – April 9, 2023: Eugene Ballet will present BOLD, a quadruple bill featuring a world premiere work by Suzanne Haug (female) alongside works by Val Caniparoli (male), Nicolo Fonte (male), Eva Stone (female).
- Lali Ayguadé for Theater Bielefeld – Program: Verkörpert
- March 25, 2023 – June 2, 2023: The Theater Bielefeld will present, Verkörpert, a double bill featuring new works by Lali Ayguadé (female) and Sharon Fridman (male).
- Bridget Breiner and Neshama Nashman for Ballet Am Rhein – Program: Shortcuts
- March 24, 2023 – May 24, 2023: Ballet Am Rhein will present Shortcuts, a quadruple bill featuring world premiere works by Bridget Breiner (female) and Neshama Nashman (female) alongside works by Hans van Manen (male) and William Forsythe (male).
- Katarzyna Kozielska for the Estonian National Ballet – Program: Black/White
- March 24, 2023 – May 19, 2023: the Estonian National Ballet will present Black/White, a double bill featuring a world premiere work by Katarzyna Kozielska (female) alongside a work by Serge Lifan (male).
- Hope Boykin for Hubbard Street Dance Chicago – Program: Elements
- March 23, 2023 – April 22, 2023: Hubbard Street Dance Chicago will present Elements, a series of two separate programs featuring world premiere works by Hope Boykin (female) and Thang Dao (male), alongside works by Lar Lubovitch (male), Kyle Abraham (male), Azure Barton (female), Osnel Delgado (male), and Spenser Theberge (male).
- Sharon Eyal for Staatsballett Berlin – Program: Ekman/Eyal
- March 8, 2023 – May 27, 2023: Staatsballett Berlin will present Ekman/Eyal, a double bill featuring a world premiere work by Sharon Eyal (female), and a work by Alexander Ekman (male).
Female Choreography Commissions, World Premieres, and Programming
- Amanda Castro, Ayodele Casel, and Michelle Dorrance for Ayodele Casel: Artists at the Center
- April 13, 2023 – April 15, 2023: New York City Center will present Ayodele Casel: Artists at the Center, a program featuring World premiere works by Amanda Castro (female), Ayodele Casel (female), and Michelle Dorrance (female), alongside works by Brinae Ali (female) and Gerson Lanza (male), Jared Alexander (male) and Tomoe “Beasty” Carr (female), Caleb Teicher (they/them) and Naomi Funaki (female).
- Yuki Kishimoto, Ekaterina Mamrenko, Yanelis Rodriguez, Julia Schalitz, Mariya Tyurina, and Marie Van Cauwenbergh for Aalto Ballett Essen – Program: PTAH V: Young Choreographers
- May 11, 2023 – May 28, 2023: Aalto Ballett Essen will present PTAH V: Young Choreographers, a program that promotes young choreographic talent from within the company. The choreographers including Yuki Kishimoto (female), Ekaterina Mamrenko (female, Julia Schalitz (female), Mariya Tyurina (female), Marie Van Cauwenbergh (female), Matheus Barboza (male), Ige Cornelis (male), Dale Rhodes (male), Yanelis Rodriguez (male), and Yulia Tikka (male).
- Noel Pong for City Contemporary Dance Company – Program: Travel of Soul Time AFTER Time & Echo in the Mirror
- May 12, 2023 – May 14, 2023: Hong Kong based company City Contemporary Dance Company will present Travel of Soul Time AFTER Time & Echo in the Mirror, a double bill featuring new works by Noel Pong (female) and Terry Tsang (male).
- Chyrstyn Fentroy and Arianna Hughlett for the Boston Ballet School – Program: Next Generation
- On May 19, 2023: the Boston Ballet School will present Next Generation, a program featuring premiere works by Chyrstyn Fentroy (female), Arianna Hughlett (female), and Paulo Arrais (male), alongside well-known repertory works.
- Elizabeth Corbett for The Big Muddy Dance Company – Program: Blaze
- May 19, 2023 – May 20, 2023: The Big Muddy Dance Company will present Blaze, A program featuring new works by Elizabeth Corbett (female) and Marcus Willis (male), alongside works by Kirven Douthit-Boyd (male) and Norbert De La Cruz III (male).
- Gladisa Guadalupe for Cleveland Ballet – Program: Carmen & Other Works
- September 22, 2023 – September 23, 2023: Cleveland Ballet will present Carmen & Other Works, a program featuring a new work by Gladisa Guadalupe (female), alongside repertory works including Carmen and excerpts from Raymonda.
- Brianna Kell & Sarah-Jayne Howard for the Australian Dance Theater – Program: Cultivate:ONE
- November 17, 2023 – November 25, 2023: the Australian Dance Theater will present Cultivate:ONE, a program featuring new works by Brianna Kell (female), Sarah-Jayne Howard (female), Zachary Lopez (male) and Sebastian Geilings (male).
- Andrea Schermoly, Rebecca Margolick, Makino Hayashi, and Charlotte Nash for Oregon Ballet Theater – Program: Made in Portland
- June 6, 2024 – June 9, 2024: Oregon Ballet Theater will present Made in Portland, A program featuring new works by Andrea Schermoly (female), Rebecca Margolick (female), Makino Hayashi (female) and Charlotte Nash (female).
Leadership Changes
For continual updates on leadership changes see Dance Data Project® – Artistic Director Transitions 2022 Spreadsheet
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.)
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