Global Update:
Bailey’s Blog
Happening This Week
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Female Choreography Commissions, World Premieres, and Programming
- Tsai Hsi Hung for Dance Kaleidoscope – Program: Emerge
- March 14, 2025 – March 16, 2025, Dance Kaleidoscope will present Emerge, a program featuring a world premiere work by Tsai Hsi Hung (female), alongside works by Stuart Lewis (male), and Joshua Blake Carter (male).
- Rena Butler for Parsons Dance at the Joyce
- May 13, 2025 – May 24, 2025, the Parsons Dance will be in residence at the Joyce Theater, presenting a program featuring a world premiere by Rena Butler (female) alongside a work by David Parsons (male).
- Autumn Eckman for Dance Kaleidoscope – Program: Under the Covers
- May 30, 2025 – June 1, 2025, Dance Kaleidoscope will present Under the Covers, a program featuring world premiere works by Autumn Eckman (female), and Joshua Blake Carter (male)
Leadership Changes
- Dutch National Ballet Announces Incoming Artistic Director
- On December 18, 2024, the Dutch National Ballet announced that Ernst Meisner (male) will succeed Ted Brandsen (male) as Artistic Director of the company effective August 1, 2025.
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.
*DDP utilizes multiple sources to inform Global Roundups. A comprehensive list of publications, subscriptions & sources can be found here.