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Happening This Week

• Sarah Tallman for Wonderbound – Program: Icy Haught
  • December 7, 2023 – December 17, 2023:  Wonderbound will present Icy Haught, a new program featuring choreography by Sarah Tallman (female) and Garrett Ammon (male). 
• Bobbi Jene Smith for Ballet Theater Basel – Program: Marie & Pierre
  • November 18, 2023 – February 17, 2024:  Ballet Theater Basel will present Marie & Pierre, a program featuring two works by Bobbi Jene Smith (female), one of which is a world premiere and the other a company and Swiss premiere. The program also features a commissioned score by Celeste Oram (female).  
• Nicole Haskins for Smuin Contemporary Ballet – Program: The Christmas Ballet
  • November 18, 2023 – December 24, 2023:  Smuin Contemporary Ballet will present The Christmas Ballet. A program featuring world premiere choreography by Nicole Haskins (female) alongside choreography by Michael Smuin (male), Amy Seiwert (female), Tessa Barbour (female), and Rex Wheeler (male). 
• Vittoria Girelli, Samantha Lynch, and Morgan Runacre-Temple – Program: CREATIONS XII-XV
  • November 25, 2023 – February 16, 2024:  Stuttgart Ballet will present CREATIONS XII-XV, a program featuring world premiere works by three female choreographers Vittoria Girelli (female), Samantha Lynch (female) and Morgann Runacre-Temple (female). 
• Samantha Lynch for the Norwegian National Ballet – Program: Klassik Mesteraften
  • November 9, 2023 – May 11, 2024:  the Norwegian National Ballet will present Klassik Mesteraften, a program featuring a new work by Samantha Lynch (female), alongside works after Marius Petipa by Kaloyan Boyadjiev (male), Natalia Makarova (female), and Xander Parish (male). 
• Micaela Taylor for NDT 2 – Program: Illuminate
  • November 2, 2023 – December 21, 2023:  NDT 2 will present Illuminate, a program featuring world premiere works by Micaela Taylor (female), and Jermaine Spivey (male), alongside a work by Nadav Zelner (male).
• Sabrina Sadowska for Theater Chemnitz Ballet – Program: Rhapsody in C
  • October 28, 2023 – March 17, 2023:  Theater Chemnitz Ballet will present Rhapsody in C, a program featuring a new evening-length work by company Ballet Director Sabrina Sadowska (female)
• Rima Pipoyan for Bern Ballet – Program: Anatomy of Emotion
  • September 14, 2023 – January 6, 2024:  Bern Ballet will present Anatomy of Emotion, a program featuring world premiere works by Rima Pipoyan (female), Etienne Béchard (male), and Mauro Astolfi (male).

Female Choreography Commissions, World Premieres, and Programming

• Felicia Andersson, Elisa Fosatti, Jade Longley, and Anna Cecilia Meyer for Royal Swedish Ballet – Program: Young Choreographers
  • January 23, 2024 – January 27, 2024:  the Royal Swedish Ballet will present Young Choreographers, a program featuring new works by members of the Royal Swedish Ballet Felicia Andersson (female), Jade Longley (female), Elisa Fosatti (female), and Anna Cecilia Meyer (female), Lorenzzo Fernandes (male), Daniel Norgren-Jensen (male), Kentaro Mitsumori (male), Julien Keulen (male), Jérémie Neveu (male), and William Dugan (male).
• Tess Voelker and Katarzyna Kozielska for Ballet D’Jerri – Program: Winter Programme
  • February 16, 2024 – February 18, 2024:  Ballet D’Jerri will present its Winter Programme, A program featuring new works by Tess Voelker (female) and Katarzyna Kozielska (female).

Leadership Changes

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

• Sarasota Performing Arts Foundation Announces New CEO
  • On November 15, 2023:  The Sarasota Performing Arts Foundation announced that Tania Castroverde Moskalenko (female) has been appointed CEO of the organization, effective February 5, 2024. She succeeds Jim Travers (male) who has been serving as Interim CEO of the organization. 
• Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Foundation Announce New Director and CEO
  • On November 20, 2023:  the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Foundation announced that Dr. Mariët Westermann (female) has been appointed as the new Director and CEO effective June 1, 2024. Westermann succeeds Richard Armstrong (male), who announced his departure in the summer of 2022. 
• Garth Fagan Dance Announces New Artistic Director and CEO
  • On November 20, 2023:  Garth Fagan Dance announced the retirement of Garth Fagan (male) as Artistic Director and CEO of the company. The company also announced the appointment of Natalie Rogers-Cropper (female) as the new CEO, and Norwood “PJ” Pennewell (male) as the new Artistic Director of the company. 
• Cleveland Ballet President & CEO Announces Resignation
  • On November 21, 2023:  Former Cleveland Ballet President and CEO Michael Krasnyansky (male) announced his official resignation effective immediately. The company’s current Vice President Howard Bender (male) is serving as Interim CEO for the company.
• Leipzig Ballet Announces New Ballet Director Appointment
  • On November 27, 2023:  Leipzig Ballet announced that Rémy Fichet (male) will succeed Mario Schröder (male) as Director of the company effective at the beginning of the 2024/2025 season. This is a male-to-male transition.
• Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Announces First Ever Ailey Artist In Residence
  • In October 2023:  Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater announced that Amy Hall Garner (female) is the first awardee of the Ailey Artist In Residence Program.
    
    

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.)

• NYU Center for Ballet & The Arts and Juilliard Announce Second CBA-Juilliard Fellowship Recipient
  • NYU’s Center for Ballet and the Arts and Juilliard have announced that Mio Ishikawa (female) is the second-ever recipient of the CBA-Juilliard Fellowship. This fellowship “supports a developing artist and Juilliard alum by providing space and resources that allow the fellow to take risks and try new ideas” and create new work. 
    
• Australasian Dance Collective and BlakDance Announce First Collective Residencies Recipients
  • Australasian Dance Collective (ADC) and BlakDance have announced the First Collective Residencies recipients. These residencies are designed to “support established and emerging First Nations choreographers and dancers.” Recipients include Vicki Van Hout (female), Yolande Brown (female), Jasmin Sheppard (female), Amrita Hepi (female),  Katina Olsen (female), raymond blanco (male), Joel Bray (male), and Karul Projects.
    
    

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