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Happening This Week

• Ballet Festival: Unite at the Joyce to Present Female World Premieres
  • August 13, 2024 – August 17, 2024:  Ballet Festival: Unite at the Joyce will be presented at the Joyce Theater. This festival will feature world premiere works by Aleisha Walker (female), Adriana Pierce (female), and Zhongzing Fang (female) alongside a large program of works by George Balanchine (male), Lauren Lovette (female), Sir Kenneth Macmillan (male), Angelin Preljocaj (male), and Calvin Royal III (male) and others. 
• Sarah Aiken, Kristina Chan, and Ashleigh Musk for Sydney Dance Company – Program: INDance 2024
  • August 15, 2024 – August 24, 2024:  Sydney Dance Company will present INDance 2024, a program featuring new works by independent choreographers including Sarah Aiken (female), Kristina Chan (female), Ashleigh Musk (female), and Harrison Ritchie-Jones (male).
• Penny Saunders and Laura O’Malley for Dance Aspen – Program: Momentum
  • On August 16, 2024:  Dance Aspen will present Momentum, a program featuring new works by Penny Saunders (female), Laura O’Malley (female), and Jamar Roberts (male).
• Sarah Foster-Sproull and Alice Topp for the Royal New Zealand Ballet – Program: Solace: Dance to Feed Your Soul
  • August 1, 2024 – August 17, 2024:  the Royal New Zealand Ballet will present Solace: Dance to Feed Your Soul, a program featuring new works by Sarah Foster-Sproull (female) and Alice Topp (female), alongside a work by Wayne McGregor (male).
• Arielle Smith for London City Ballet – Program: Resurgence
  • July 17, 2024 – September 14, 2024:  London City Ballet will present the company’s inaugural season tour program, Resurgence, which features a world premiere work by Arielle Smith (female) alongside works by Christopher Marney (male), Ashley Page (male), and Kenneth MacMillan (male).
    
    

Female Choreography Commissions, World Premieres, and Programming

• Madeline Scott and Noelle Kayser for Dance Aspen – Program: Bloom
  • September 5, 2024 – September 6, 2024:  Dance Aspen will present Bloom, a program featuring the premiere of a dance film by Madeline Scott (female), a company premiere work by Noelle Kayser (female), and a new creation by choreographer Matthew Gilmore (male).
• Melanie Lane for Sydney Dance Company – Program: Twofold
  • September 18, 2024 – September 28, 2024:  Sydney Dance Company will present Twofold, a program featuring a world premiere work by Melanie Lane (female) alongside a work by Rafael Bonachela (male).
• Alysa Pires for Ballet Kelowna – Program: Ex Animo
  • February 14, 2025 – February 15, 2025:  Ballet Kelowna will present Ex Animo, a program featuring world premiere works by Alysa Pires (female), and Cameron Fraser-Monroe (male), alongside a work by Robert Stephen (male). 
• Xenia Wiest and Ana Isabel Casquilho for Ballet de l’Opéra de Bordeaux – Program: Quatre Tendances
  • April 8, 2025 – April 16, 2025:  Ballet de l’Opéra de Bordeaux will present Quatre Tendances, a program featuring world premiere Xenia Wiest (female), and the winner of the 2024 Young Choreographers Competition Ana Isabel Casquilho (female), alongside works by Sol Leon (female) & Paul Lightfoot (male), and Wayne McGregor (male).
• Lesley Telford and Xie Xin for Ballet Bern – Program: Zwielichter
  • April 26, 2025 – June 23, 2025:  Ballet Bern will present Zwielchter, a program featuring new works by Lesley Telford (female), Xie Xin (female), and Marioenrico D’Angelo (male).
• Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre to Present World Premiere – Program: Awaken
  • May 8, 2025 – May 10, 2025:  Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre will present Awaken at New York Live Arts. The program is a world premiere work by Amanda Selwyn (female).
    
    

Leadership Changes

For continual updates on leadership changes see Dance Data Project® – Artistic Director Transitions 2022 Spreadsheet

• Compañía Nacional de Danza Announces New Artistic Director
  • On July 9, 2024:  Compañía Nacional de Danza announced that Muriel Romero (female) has been appointed Artistic Director of the company effective September 1, 2024. Romero succeeds, Joaquín de Luz (male).
• Ballet de Barcelona Announces Second Company Artistic Director
  • In July 2024:  Ballet de Barcelona announced that Domenico Luciano (male) has been appointed as the Artistic Director of Ballet de Barcelona. 
• Gauthier Dance Announces Artist in Residence
  • On July 15, 2024:  Gauthier Dance announced that Barak Marshall (male) has been appointed as Artist in Residence for the company. 
• English National Ballet Announces New Repetiteur 
  • In July 2024:  the English National Ballet announced that Erina Takahashi (female), has been appointed as a Repetiteur for the company. 
• Tallahassee Ballet Announces New Leadership
  • On August 5, 2024:  Tallahassee Ballet announced that Lauren Hernandez (female) has succeeded Janet Pichard (female) as CEO of the company. It was also announced that the current Interim Artistic Director, Meagan Helman (female) has been appointed as Artistic Director of the company. Helman succeeds Tyrone Brookes (male) in the role.
• Ballet Des Moines Announces New Rehearsal Director
  • On August 5, 2024:  Ballet Des Moines announced that Joshua Bodden (male) has been appointed as a Rehearsal Director for the company.

 

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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