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Happening This Week

• Sharon Eyal and Sol León for Staatsballett Berlin – Program: 2 Chapters Love
  • December 11, 2023 – June 14, 2024:  Staatsballett Berlin will present 2 Chapters Love, A program featuring new works by Sharon Eyal (female), and Sol León (female). 
• Ella Rothschild for Opera Ballet Vlaanderen – Program: Die Sieben Todsünden
  • December 16, 2023 – February 4, 2024:  the Opera Ballet Vlaanderen will present Die Sieben Todsünden & Petroesjka, A double bill featuring new reimagined works by Ella Rothschild (female), and Stijn Celis (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).  
• 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

• Jolene Bailie for Winnipeg’s Contemporary Dancers 
  • May 3, 2024 – May 5, 2024:  Winnipeg’s Contemporary Dancers will present a world premiere program featuring a new work by Jolene Bailie (female) and an original sound score by Emma Hendrix (female).
• Niki Powell for State Street Ballet – Program: Other Voices
  • May 10, 2024 – May 11, 2024:  State Street Ballet will present Other Voices, a program featuring a new work by Niki Powell (female), alongside works by Laurie Eisenhower (female), Edgar Zendejas (male), Royce Zachary (male).
    
    

Leadership Changes

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

• Queensland Ballet Announces New Artistic Director
  • On December 20, 2023:  Queensland Ballet announced that Leanne Benjamin (female) has been appointed as the new Artistic Director of the company. Benjamin is the first female artistic director in the company’s history. She succeeds Li Cunxin (male) in the role and will begin her tenure in January 2024. This is a male-to-female transition. 
• Alberta Ballet Announces New Artistic Director
  • On December 21, 2023:  Alberta Ballet announced that Francesco Ventriglia (male) has been appointed as Artistic Director of the company. Ventriglia succeeds Christopher Anderson (male) in the role and will begin his tenure effective January 2024. This is a male-to-male transition. 

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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