Global Update:

Bailey’s Blog

Happening This Week

Female Choreography Commissions, World Premieres, and Programming

Leadership Changes

  • Royal Winnipeg Ballet Announces New Artistic Director
    • On January 24, 2025: the Royal Winnipeg Ballet announced that Christopher Stowell (male) will succeed André Lewis (male) as Artistic Director of the company. This is a male-to-male transition. 
  •  The Kennedy Center Announces Departure of President
    • On January 27, 2025: The Kennedy Center announced that Deborah F. Rutter (female) will step down as President of the Center effective at the end of 2025. No successor has been announced as of the date of this post. 
  • Queensland Ballet Announces New Artistic Director
    • On January 31, 2025: Queensland Ballet announced that Ivan Gil-Ortega (male) has been appointed as the new Artistic Director of the company. Gil-Ortega succeeds Greg Horsman (male) who has been serving as Acting Artistic Director.

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. 

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