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Happening This Week

• Twyla Tharp Dance at the Joyce
  • February 13, 2024 – February 25, 2024:  Twyla Tharp Dance will be in residence at the Joyce, the company will present a program featuring two world premiere works by Twyla Tharp (female), alongside historical repertoire also by Tharp. 
• Jessica Lang for The Washington Ballet – Program: Jazz Icons: A Fine Romance
  • February 14, 2024 – February 18, 2024:  The Washington Ballet will present Jazz Icons: A Fine Romance, a double bill featuring world premiere works by Jessica Lang (female) and Dwight Rhoden (male).
• Stina Quagebeur for Joffrey Ballet – Program: Studies in Blue
  • February 15, 2024 – February 25, 2024:  The Joffrey Ballet will present Studies in Blue, a triple bill featuring a world premiere work by Stina Quagebeur (female), alongside works by Liam Scarlett (male) and Andrew McNicol (male).
• Gemma Bond and Jessica Lang for the Royal Ballet – Program: Festival of New Choreography
  • February 15, 2024 – February 21, 2024:  the Royal Ballet will present Festival of New Choreography, which will present a program of New Works by Gemma Bond (female), Jessica Lang (female), Joshua Junker (male), and Mthuthuzeli November (male), and a new “immersive work” by Robert Binet (male).
• Simone Orlando for Ballet Kelowna – Program: Turning Point
  • February 16, 2024 – February 17, 2024:  Ballet Kelowna will present Turning Point, a program featuring world premiere works by Simone Orlando (female), and Robert Stephen (male).
• Tess Voelker and Katarzyna Kozielska for Ballet D’Jerri – Program: Winter Programme
  • February 16, 2024 – February 18, 2024:  Ballet D’Jerri will present its Winter Programme, A program featuring new works by Tess Voelker (female) and Katarzyna Kozielska (female).
• Eryn Renee Young for Joffrey Ballet Concert Group – Program: Spring Gala – In My Art
  • February 16, 2024 – February 18, 2024:  Joffrey Concert Group will present Spring Gala-In My Art which will feature world premiere works by Eryn Renee Young (female), Vernard J Gilmore (male), and Bradley Shelver (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).

Female Choreography Commissions, World Premieres, and Programming

• Ilenia Vinci and Alicia Fabry for Nice Méditerranée Ballet – Program: Artistic Emergence: Young Choreographer
  • On February 16, 2024:  Nice Méditerranée Ballet will present Artistic Emergence: Young Choreographer, a program featuring new works by Ilenia Vinci (female), Alicia Fabry (female), Romain Sirvent (male), Noah Dunlop (male), and Isaac Shaw (male).
• Francesca Harper for Ailey II at the Joyce
  • April 9, 2024 – April 14, 2024:  Ailey II will be in residence at the Joyce Theater and will present a program featuring new works by Francesca Harper (female), and Baye & Asa, alongside works by Alvin Ailey (male), Judith Jamison (female), and William Forsythe (male).
• Iratxe Ansa, Wubkje Kuindersma, Seeta Patel, Arielle Smith and Thais Suárez for Birmingham Royal Ballet – Program: Luna
  • October 3, 2024 – October 5, 2024:  Birmingham Royal Ballet will present Luna, a program featuring “an all-female, international creative team, including Choreographers Iratxe Ansa (female), Wubkje Kuindersma (female), Seeta Patel (female), Arielle Smith (female), Thais Suárez (female), with music composed by Kate Whitley (female). Costume Design is by Imaan Ashraf (female), Projection Design by Hayley Egan (female), and Lighting Design by Emma Jones (female).”

Leadership Changes

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

• Ballet de Santiago Announces New Artistic Director
  • On January 19, 2024:  Ballet de Santiago announced that Cesar Morales (male) had been appointed as Artistic Director of the company effective March 1, 2024. Morales is a principal dancer with Birmingham Royal Ballet and will leave the company to take this new position. 
• Ate9 Dance Company Announces Expansion to Europe
  • On January 30, 2024: Ate9 Dance Company announced its expansion to Europe and announced their new European team appointments including Andrea Just (female) as Associate Artistic Director, and Rebecah Goldstone (female) as Rehearsal Director. 
• Bejart Ballet Announces New Artistic Director
  • On February 2, 2024:  Bejart Ballet announced the dismissal of its artistic director Gil Roman (male). On February 5, 202, the company announced that Julien Favreau (male), will succeed Roman effective April 30, 2024. 
• BalletCollective Announces First Executive Director
  • On February 7, 2024:  BalletCollective announced that Cara Lonergan (female) has been appointed as the first Executive Director of the company. 
    

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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