Global Update:
Bailey’s Blog
Happening This Week
- Azure Barton for Hamburg Ballet – Program: Slow Burn
- December 8, 2024 – July 7, 2025: Hamburg Ballet will present Slow Burn, a program featuring a world premiere work by Aszure Barton (female), alongside a work by William Forsythe (male).
- Hope Boykin for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at New York City Center
- December 4, 2024 – January 5, 2025: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater will be in residence at New York City Center presenting a new program featuring new works by Hope Boykin (female), Matthew Rushing (male), Jamar Roberts (male), Lar Lubovitch (male) alongside works by Ronald K. Brown (male), and Elisa Monte (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).
Female Choreography Commissions, World Premieres, and Programming
- Brett Ishida for Ishida Dance – Program: as long as there is in me
- January 10, 2025 – January 14, 2025: Ishida Dance will present as long as there is in me, a program featuring world premiere works by Brett Ishida (female), and Mauro Astolfi (male), alongside a US premiere by Drew Jacoby (female)
- Lucinda Childs for Gibney Company at the Joyce
- May 6, 2025 – May 11, 2025: the Gibney Company will be at the Joyce featuring a program of new works by Lucinda Childs (female) and Peter Chu (male).
- Ayodele Casel at the Joyce
- May 28, 2025 – June 8, 2025: Ayodele Casel (female) will be in residence at the Joyce, to present a world premiere work.
Leadership Changes
For continual updates on leadership changes see Dance Data Project® – Artistic Director Transitions 2024 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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