July 22, 2022
"The Devil Ties My Tongue" by Amy Seiwert performed for the SKETCH Series, 2013. Photo by David DeSilva. Courtesy of Amy Seiwert's Imagery
July 22, 2022
Global Update:
Bailey’s Blog
Female Choreography Commissions, World Premieres, and Programming
- Bridget Breiner, Yuka Oishi, Danielle Rowe, and Claudia Schreier for San Francisco Ballet – Program: Next@90
- January 20, 2023 – February 11, 2022: San Francisco Ballet will present Next@90, a program featuring nine world premiere works from Nicolas Blanc (male), Bridget Breiner (female), Robert Garland (male), Benjamin Millepied (male), Yuka Oishi (female0, Yuri Possokhov (male), Jamar Roberts (male), Danielle Rowe (female), and Claudia Schreier (female). Four of the nine world premieres will be choreographed by women.
- Claudia Schreier for Atlanta Ballet – Program: Significant Others
- May 12, 2023 – May 14, 2023: Atlanta Ballet will present Significant Others, a triple bill featuring new works by Claudia Schreier (female), and Remi Wörtmeyer (male), alongside a work by Ben Stevenson (male).
Leadership Changes
For continual updates on leadership changes see Dance Data Project® – Artistic Director Transitions 2022 Spreadsheet
- Jodie Gates to take the reins of Cincinnati Ballet & Cincinnati Ballet Otto M. Budig Academy
- Effective August 1, 2022: Jodie Gates (female) will begin her tenure as the Artistic Director of the Cincinnati Ballet and Cincinnati Ballet Otto M. Budig Academy. Gates succeeds Victoria Morgan (female), who will retire after 25 years with the company. This is a female to female transition.
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.)
- Jawole Willa Jo Zollar awarded the Gish Prize
- July 18, 2022: Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, Founder of Urban Bush Women was awarded the Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize. This award “is given to U.S. artists who, as described by the renowned actress Lillian Gish, have made “an outstanding contribution to the beauty of the world” and to people’s “understanding and enjoyment of life.””
- For more information on this artist and their work see the link.
- Rena Butler selected as Parsons Dance GenerationNOW Fellowship.
- July 11, 2022: Parsons Dance announced Rena Butler (female) as the recipient of the GenerationNOW fellowship. This fellowship includes a three week residency resulting in a world premiere to be featured in the 2023 Joyce season.
- For more information on this artist and their work see the link.
*DDP utilizes multiple sources to inform Global Roundups. A comprehensive list of publications, subscriptions & sources can be found here.
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