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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

Leadership Changes

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

• Lexington Ballet Company Announces New Executive Director 
  • Lexington Ballet Company has announced that Mia Isaac (female), has been appointed Executive Director of the company. 
• Malashock Dance Announces Artistic Director Transition
  • Malashock Dance has announced that Founding Artistic Director John Malashock (male) will step down from his position effective January 1, 2024. The company also announced that Christopher Kaui Morgan (male) has been appointed Malashock’s successor. This is a male-male transition. 
• Ballet de Monterrey Announces New Artistic Director
  • On November 10, 2023: Ballet de Monterrey announced that Yosvani Ramos (male) has been appointed as the new Artistic Director of the company. Ramos succeeds Thiago Soares (male) in the role. This is a male-to-male transition. 
• Estonian National Ballet Announces Departure of Artistic Director
  • On December 7, 2023:  the Estonian National Ballet announced that Artistic Director Toomas Edur (male) would not be renewing his contract, which will expire on December 31, 2023. No successor has been named as of the date of this post. 
    
    

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.

• Rotterdam International Duet Choreography Competition Applications Now Open
  • On December 1, 2023: Applications officially opened for the 2024 Rotterdam International Duet Choreography Competition. Applications are open from December 1, 2023-March 1, 2024. For more information about this opportunity see the link above.

This section focuses on new or upcoming deadlines for artist opportunities, in conjunction with our Fellowships, Competitions, and Initiatives Guide. Please see the link above for a more comprehensive list of artist opportunities. 

 

Outstanding Artists (lighting, music, tech, design, etc.)

• Chicago Dancemakers Forum Announced 2024 Lab Artists
  • On November 30, 2023:  the Chicago Dancemakers Forum announced the 2024 Lab Artists. These artists include Aaliyah Christina (female), Helen Lee (they/she), Nora Sharp (they/them), and Phree (male).

 

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