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"The Devil Ties My Tongue" by Amy Seiwert performed for the SKETCH Series, 2013. Photo by David DeSilva. Courtesy of Amy Seiwert's Imagery
February 24, 2023
Global Update:
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Happening This Week
- Amanda Lewis for Milwaukee Ballet II – Program: Momentum
- February 25, 2023 – March 4, 2023: Milwaukee Ballet II will present Momentum, a program featuring new works by Amanda Lewis (female), Kristopher Estes-Brown (male), and Calvin Hilpert (male) alongside company repertoire.
- Caili Quan, Makino Hayashi, Viki Psihoyos & Claudia Anata Hubiak for Boulder Ballet – Program: New Moves
- February 24, 2023 – February 26, 2023: Boulder Ballet will present New Moves, an all-female choreographed program featuring new works by Caili Quan (female), Makino Hayashi (female), Viki Psihoyos (female), and Claudia Anata Hubiak (female), alongside a work by Twyla Tharp (female).
- Amy Seiwert for BalletX – Program: Winter Series 2023
- March 1, 2023 – March 5, 2023: BalletX will present Winter Series 2023, a triple bill featuring new works by Amy Seiwert (female) and Gary W. Jeter II (male) alongside a work by Jorma Elo (male).
- Emma Portner for Norwegian National Ballet – Program: Portner/Kylian/Balanchine
- March 2, 2023 – March 24, 2023: Norwegian National Ballet will present Portner/Kylian/Balanchine, a triple bill featuring a world premiere work by Emma Portner (female) alongside works by Jiří Kylián (male) and George Balanchine (male).
- Danielle Agami for Visceral Dance Chicago – Program: Winter Engagement
- February 17, 2023 – February 26, 2023: Visceral Dance Chicago will present Winter Engagement, a program featuring a world premiere work by Danielle Agami (female), alongside works by Mark Godden (male), and Nick Pupillo (male).
- Amy Hall Garner for Miami City Ballet – Program: Modern Masters
- February 10, 2023 – March 5, 2023: Miami City Ballet will present Modern Masters, a program featuring world premiere works by Amy Hall Garner (female) and Pontus Lidberg (male) alongside works by José Limón (male) and Martha Graham (female).
- February 10, 2023 – March 5, 2023: Miami City Ballet will present Modern Masters, a program featuring world premiere works by Amy Hall Garner (female) and Pontus Lidberg (male) alongside works by José Limón (male) and Martha Graham (female).
Female Choreography Commissions, World Premieres, and Programming
- Alexandra Schooling & DaYoung Jung for Oklahoma City Ballet – Program: Future Voices
- March 9, 2023 – March 12, 2023: Oklahoma City Ballet will present Future Voices, a program featuring new works by Alexandra Schooling (female), DaYoung Jung (female), Mayim Stiller (male), Benjamin Tucker (male), Ryland Acree III (male), Alejandro González (male), and Roylan Ramos Hechavarria (male).
- Rosario Murillo for Ballet de Monterrey – Program: Work in Progress
- March 12, 2023: Ballet de Monterrey will present Work in Progress, a program featuring new works in progress and creative process discussions for choreographers Rosario Murillo (female), Julio barrios (male), and Armando Medina (male)
- Jaclyn Brown for Repertory Dance Theater LINK Series – Program: MATRIARCH
- March 17, 2023 – March 18, 2023: Repertory Dance Theater LINK Series will present MATRIARCH, a new work by Jaclyn Brown (female) described as “a display of embodied research exploring the topic of maternity in dance.”
- Kristen Klein, Lauren Settembrino, and Brenda Neville for Neville Dance Theater – Program: Celebrating Women Composers
- March 25, 2023: Neville Dance Theater will present Celebrating Women Composers, a program featuring new works by Kristen Klein (female), Lauren Settembrino (female), and Brenda Neville (female), alongside three repertory works by Brenda Neville (female). All works in this program are set to music from a “diverse mix of female composers from the last century.”
- Jennifer Archibald, Shannon Alvis, and Stephanie Martinez for Ballet Des Moines – Program: She
- April 27, 2023: Ballet Des Moines will present She, a triple bill featuring works by Jennifer Archibald (female), Shannon Alvis (female), and Stephanie Martinez (female).
- Donna Marisa and Hannah Bontrager for Ballet Fantastique – Program: Robin Hood
- May 11, 2023 – May 14, 2023: Ballet Fantastique will present Robin Hood, a world premiere work by Donna Marisa (female), and Hannah Bontrager (female).
- Helen Pickett for The National Ballet of Canada – Program: Emma Bovary & Passion
- November 11, 2023 – November 18, 2023: The National Ballet of Canada will present Emma Bovary & Passion, featuring a world premiere work by Helen Pickett (female) alongside a work by James Kudelka (male).
- November 11, 2023 – November 18, 2023: The National Ballet of Canada will present Emma Bovary & Passion, featuring a world premiere work by Helen Pickett (female) alongside a work by James Kudelka (male).
Leadership Changes
For continual updates on leadership changes see Dance Data Project® – Artistic Director Transitions 2022 Spreadsheet
- Alabama Ballet Announces Retirement of Artistic Director
- On February 17, 2023: Alabama Ballet announced that effective June 2023 Artistic Director Tracey Alvey (female) would retire after 16 years as artistic director. As of the date of this post, no successor has been announced.
- Royal Winnipeg Ballet Announces Retirement of Artistic Director & CEO
- On February 23, 2023: Royal Winnipeg Ballet announced that effective Spring 2025 company Artistic Director and CEO, André Lewis (male) will step down. The company also announced that they will launch an international recruitment process and that they “anticipate announcing a new Executive Director by the end of June 2023 and a new Artistic Director in 2024.”
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.
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