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Happening This Week

• Sidra Bell for The Big Muddy Dance Company – Program: Winter Concert: Evolution
  • January 11, 2024 – January 14, 2024:  The Big Muddy Dance Company will present Winter Concert: Evolution, A program featuring a world premiere work by Sidra Bell (female), alongside a work by Norbert De La Cruz III (male).
• Ella Rothschild for Opera Ballet Vlaanderen – Program: Die Sieben Todsünden
  • December 16, 2023 – February 4, 2024:  the Opera Ballet Vlaanderen will present Die Sieben Todsünden & Petroesjka, A double bill featuring new reimagined works by Ella Rothschild (female), and Stijn Celis (male).
• 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). 
• 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). 
• 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).  
• 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

• Sofia Nappi at Tanz Köln – Program: Pupo
  • January 13, 2024 – January 14, 2024:  Tanz Köln will present Pupo, a new work by Sofia Nappi (female). 
• LA Dance Project Presents Summation Dance + Derion Loman
  • February 1, 2024 – February 3, 2024:  LA Dance Project will present Summation Dance + Derion Loman, a program featuring an evening-length world premiere work by Taryn Vander Hoop (female), alongside a work by Derion Loman (male).
• Sophie Laplane for Ballet Black – Program: Ballet Black: HEROES
  • March 22, 2024:  Ballet Black will present Ballet Black: HEROES, a program featuring a new work by Sophie Laplane (female) alongside a work by Mthuthuzeli November (male). 
    
    

Leadership Changes

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

• Royal Ballet School Announces Departure of Artistic Director
  • On January 2, 2024:  the Royal Ballet School announced that the school’s Artistic Director, Christopher Powney (male), will step down in July 2024. No successor has been announced as of the date of this post.  
• Kaatsbaan Culture Park Announces 2024 Ballet Intensive Guest Artists and Guest Choreographers
  • On January 4, 2024:  Kaatsbaan Culture Park announced Gemma Bond (female), Calvin Hilper (male), and Jessica Lang (female) as Guest Choreographers for the 2024 Kaatsbaan Ballet Intensive, It was also announced that Yan Chen (female) and Julie Kent (female) have also been announced as Guest Artists for the Intensive.

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.  

• Rhode Island Women’s Choreography Project Now Accepting Applications for 2024 Season
  • On January 2, 2024:  the Rhode Island Women’s Choreography Project announced they are accepting applications for their 2024 season. The deadline for applications is February 18, 2024. For more information about the application and requirements see the link above. 
    
    

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

 

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