Global Update:
Bailey’s Blog
Happening This Week
- Danielle Rowe for the Joffrey Ballet – Program: Golden Hour
- February 20, 2025 – March 2, 2024: the Joffrey Ballet will present Golden Hour, A program featuring world premiere works by Danielle Rowe (female), and Yuri Possokhov (male), alongside works by Cathy Marston (female), and Nicolas Blanc (male).
- Jennifer Archibald for The Washington Ballet – Program: transcenDANCE
- February 20, 2025 – February 23, 2025: The Washington Ballet will present transcenDANCE, a program featuring a world premiere work by Jennifer Archibald (female), alongside works by Ulysses Dove (male) and Edwaard Liang (male).
Female Choreography Commissions, World Premieres, and Programming
- Valerie Mae Browne for American Liberty Ballet – Program: The Dying of Swan Lake
- March 1, 2025 – March 2, 2025: American Liberty Ballet will present The Dying of Swan Lake, a program featuring a new work choreographed by company director Valerie Mae Browne (female) & Allan McCormick (male) alongside another work by Valerie Mae Browne (female) featuring concept and design by Anna Khachatryan (female).
- Danielle Diniz for Saint Louis Ballet – Program: At the Grandel
- May 17, 2025 – May 18, 2025: Saint Louis Ballet will present At the Grandel, a program featuring a new work by Danielle Diniz (female).
- Jessica Lang for the Sarasota Ballet at Jacob’s Pillow
- July 16, 2025 – July 20, 2025: Sarasota Ballet will be in residence at Jacob’s Pillow presenting a program featuring a world premiere work by Jessica Lang (female) alongside a work by Sir Frederick Ashton (male)
- Stephanie Martinez for Miami City Ballet – Program: Spring Mix 1: Your Perfect Golden Hour
- March 27, 2026 – April 7, 2026: Miami City Ballet will present Spring Mix 1: Your Perfect Golden Hour, a program featuring world premiere works by Stephanie Martinez (female) and Durante Verzola (male), alongside works by Jerome Robbins (male) and Paul Taylor (male).
- Lauren Lovette for Miami City Ballet – Program: Spring Mix 2: ¡Vamos! To The Beach
- May 1, 2026 – May 10, 2026: Miami City Ballet will present Spring Mix 2: ¡Vamos! To the Beach, a program featuring a world premiere work by Lauren Lovette (female) alongside works by Twyla Tharp (female) and George Balanchine (male).
Leadership Changes
- Miami City Ballet Announces Departure of Artistic Director
- On February 12, 2025: Miami City Ballet announced the departure of artistic director Lourdes Lopez effective at the end of the 2024/2025 season. No successor has been announced as of the date of this post.
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.
