Global Update:

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Happening This Week

• Melisa Zulberti for Biennale Danza 2024 – Program: Posguerra
  • July 20, 2024 – July 21, 2024:  Biennale Danza 2024 will present Posguerra, A new work by the “winner of the international call for new choreographies” Melisa Zulberti (female).
• Valerie Medonia & Susan Stroman for Lake Tahoe Dance Festival
  • July 23, 2024 – July 26, 2024:  Lake Tahoe Dance Festival will take place, the festival will present new works by Valerie Medonia (female) & Daniel Baudendistel (male), Mayfield Hayens (male), and Dwight Rhoden (male). and a newly commissioned work in progress by Daphne Fernberger (female), alongside work by Susan Stroman (female),  and  Erick Hawkins Dance Company.
• Katina Olsen and Milena Sidorova for Queensland Ballet – Program: Bespoke
  • July 25, 2024 – August 3, 2024:  Queensland Ballet will present Bespoke, a program featuring new works by Katina Olsen (female), Milena Sidorova (female), and Jack Lister (male).
• Dorotea Saykaly for Biennale Danza 2024 
  • July 26, 2024 – July 28, 2024:  Biennale Danza 2024 will present Biennale College Choreographers-This was meant to find you- Lethe: A Search for the Waters of Oblivion, a program featuring a world premiere work by Dorotea Saykaly (female), alongside a new work by Recuerdo Número7.
• Cherice Barton, DaYoung Jung, and Donna Salgado for the National Choreographer’s Initiative
  • On July 27, 2024:  the National Choreographer’s Initiative will present NCI Discovery, a program featuring new works by Cherice Barton (female), DaYoung Jung (female), Donna Salgado (female), and Charles Askegard (male).
• Arielle Smith for London City Ballet – Program: Resurgence
  • July 17, 2024 – September 14, 2024:  London City Ballet will present the company’s inaugural season tour program, Resurgence, which features a world premiere work by Arielle Smith (female) alongside works by Christopher Marney (male), Ashley Page (male), and Kenneth MacMillan (male)

Female Choreography Commissions, World Premieres, and Programming

• Julianna Rubio Slager for Ballet 5:8 – Program: La Llorona
  • October 5, 2024 – October 6, 2024:  Ballet 5:8 will present La Llorona, a new evening-length work by Julianna Rubio Slager (female).
• Nanine Linning for Scapino Ballet Rotterdam – Program: Anima Obscura
  • May 28, 2025 – June 1, 2025:  Scapino Ballet Rotterdam will present Anima Obscura, an evening-length work by Nanine Linning (female).

Leadership Changes

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

 

Artist Opportunities

• San Francisco Ballet Announces Inaugural Raising Leaders Fellows
  • On July 17, 2024:  San Francisco Ballet announced that Sasha De Sola (female) and Julia Rowe (female) are the Inaugural Raising Leaders Fellows. The Raising Leaders Fellowship is described as a “two-year artist development initiative to support company dancers seeking to lead in the global dance and art sectors.”

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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