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Happening This Week

• Kirsten Wicklund and Wubkje Kuindersma for the Dutch National Ballet Junior Company – Program: Ten
  • February 3, 2024 – March 17, 2024:  the Dutch National Ballet Junior Company will present Ten, a quadruple bill featuring new works by Kirsten Wicklund (female), Wubkje Kuindersma (female), and Joseph Toonga (male) alongside a work by George Balanchine (male). 
• Anne Mueller for Ballet Idaho – Program: Anthology
  • February 8, 2024 – February 11, 2024:  Ballet Idaho will present Anthology, A program featuring a new work co-choreographed by Anne Mueller (female) and Garrett Anderson (male) alongside works by James Kudelka (male), and Alejandro Cerrudo (male).
• Crystal Pite for Nederlands Dans Theater at Holland Dance Festival – Program: From Here Now Far
  • February 8, 2024 – February 10, 2024:  Holland Dance Festival will present Nederlands Dans Theater’s program From Here Now Far, which features a world premiere collaboration between Crystal Pite (female) and Simon McBurney (male) alongside works by Sharon Eyal (female) and Gabriela Carrizo (female).
• Suzanne Haag for Eugene Ballet – Program: Gatsby
  • February 9, 2024 – February 10, 2024:  Eugene Ballet will present Gatsby, a program featuring a world premiere work by  Suzanne Haag (female) alongside a work by Toni Pimble (female).
• Mollie Sansone and Yusha-Marie Sorzano for Nashville Ballet – Program: Attitude
  • February 9, 2024 – February 11, 2024:  Nashville Ballet will present Attitude, a program featuring world-premiere works by Mollie Sansone (female), Yusha-Marie Sorzano (female), and Jermaine Spivey (male).
• Chieko Imadda for Ballet Tucson – Program: Winter Concert
  • February 9, 2024 – February 11, 2024:  Ballet Tucson will present Winter Concert, a program featuring a world premiere work by Chieko Imada (female).
• Courtney Lyon for Ballet Quad Cities – Program: Love Stories
  • February 9, 2024 – February 10, 2024:  Ballet Quad Cities will present Love Stories, a program featuring a new work by Courtney Lyon (female).
• Germaine Acogny & Malou Airaudo for The Music Center
  • February 9, 2024 – February 11, 2024:  The Music Center will present The Rite of Spring & common ground[s], a program featuring a new work by Germaine Acogny (female) & Malou Airaudo (female), alongside a work by Pina Bausch (female).
• Penny Saunders for Diablo Ballet – Program: Sleeping Beauty’s Wedding
  • February 9, 2024 – February 10, 2024:  Diablo Ballet will present Sleeping Beauty’s Wedding, a program featuring a new work by Penny Saunders (female), alongside company repertory, and a work by Gerald Arpino (male).
• Malia Johnston for New Zealand Dance Company at Holland Dance Festival – Program: Whenua
  • February 9, 2024 – February 11, 2024:  Holland Dance Festival will present New Zealand Dance Company’s program Whenua, which features a new creation by Malia Johnston (female) and Rodney Bell (male) alongside a work by Eddie Elliott (male).
• Kirsten Wicklund for Ballet Edmonton – Program: Avancer
  • February 9, 2023 – February 10, 2024:  Ballet Edmonton will present Avancer, a program featuring world premiere works by Kirsten Wicklund (female), and James Gregg (male), alongside a work by Wen Wei Wang (male). 
• Hana Delong and Alysia Johnson for Dallas Black Dance Theater – Program: Cultural Awareness
  • February 9, 2024 – February 10, 2024:  Dallas Black Dance Theater will present Cultural Awareness, a program featuring world premiere works by Hana Delong (female) and Alysia Johnson (female) alongside works by Matthew Rushing (male) and Christopher L. Huggins (male). 
• Tiler Peck for New York City Ballet – Program: New Combinations
  • February 1, 2024 – February 24, 2024:  New York City Ballet will present New Combinations, a program featuring a world premiere work by Tiler Peck (female), alongside works by Justin Peck (male), and Alexei Ratmansky (male). 
• Lynne Taylor-Corbett and Amy Hall Garner for Carolina Ballet – Program: Rhapsody in Blue
  • February 1, 2024 – February 18, 2024:  Carolina Ballet will present Rhapsody in Blue, a program featuring world premiere works by Lynne Taylor-Corbett (female) and Amy Hall Garner (female).
• Caroline Finn and Paloma Muñoz Luengo for Bern Ballett – Program: Virginia’s House
  • January 21, 2024 – April 5, 2024:  Bern Ballett will present Virginia’s House, a double bill featuring world premiere works by Caroline Finn (female) and Paloma Muñoz Luengo (female).
• 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). 
• 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). 
• 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).

Female Choreography Commissions, World Premieres, and Programming

Leadership Changes

For continual updates on leadership changes see Dance Data Project® – Artistic Director Transitions 2024 Spreadsheet

• Hope Boykin for Collage Dance Collective – Program: Rise
  • February 3, 2024 – February 4, 2024:  Collage Dance Collective will present Rise, A program featuring a world premiere work by Hope Boykin (female), alongside works by Amy Hall Garner (female), Camille A Brown (female) and Kevin Thomas (male).
• Shannon Rodriguez for Rochester City Ballet – Program: Peter and the Wolf
  • February 3, 2024 – March 17, 2024:  Rochester City Ballet will present Peter and the Wolf, a story ballet featuring choreography by Shannon Rodriguez (female).
• Paige Robinson, Holly Harkins, Courtney Jefferies, Sarah Taylor and Marie Kuhns for Dance Kaleidoscope – Program: Intimate DK: NEW WORKS
  • February 9, 2024 – February 11, 2024:  Dance Kaleidoscope will present Intimate DK: NEW WORKS, A program featuring new works by Paige Robinson (female), Cody Miley (male), Bo Brinton (male), Holly Harkins (female), Courtney Jefferies (female), Sarah Taylor (female), and Marie Kuhns (female).
• Norte Maar to Present Female Led Dance Performance – Program: Counterpointe11
  • March 1, 2024 – March 3, 2024:  Norte Maar will present Counterpointe11, “a curated performance series of newly commissioned choreographic works by female dance artists.” commissioned artists include Chloe Sonnet Brown (female), Tina Bararian (female), Minnie Lane (female), Nicole Speltic (female), Danielle Diniz (female), Sarah Marazzi-Sassoon (female), and Julia K. Gleich (female). 
• Tess Sinke for Deos Contemporary Ballet – Program: EMBER
  • March 15, 2024 – March 17, 2024:  Deos Contemporary Ballet will present EMBER, A program featuring world premiere works by Artistic Director Tess Sinke (female), and Isaac Aoki (male) alongside a work by Attila Mosoylgo (male).
• Young Soon Hue and Alice Topp for Tulsa Ballet – Program: Creations in Studio K
  • September 12, 2024 – September 22, 2024:  Tulsa Ballet will present Creations in Studio K, A program featuring new works by Young Soon Hue (female), Alice Topp (female) alongside a work by Stephanie Martinez (female).
    
    

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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